Hank III - Straight to Hell

[Xabiche]

Dang, there's some great songwriting & awesome playing on this CD.

[Gas-man]

:bong

Isn't Redd on this one?

[robelinda2]

Johnny Hiland too, check out Smoke And Wine, KILLER playing!!!!!!

[Xabiche]

From wikipedia:



Hank III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams_III) - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric tic-tac bass, Fremelo guitar, Phaser guitar, shouts, bong
JoeBuck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoeBuck) - electric bass, stand-up bass, mandolin, accordion, guitar, electric tic-tac bass, shouts
Andy Gibson - steel guitar, Dobro, Hawaiian steel guitar
Donnie Herron - fiddle, clawhammer banjo
Johnny Hiland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hiland) - electric guitar
Shawn McWilliams - drums
Randy Kohrs - Dobro, steel guitar, backing vocals
Tim Carter - banjo
Eric B - guitar
Tia Sprocket - backing vocals
Rod Janzen - electric guitar
Joe Fazzio - drums
Travis "Skunky" Gillespie - harmonica

[Voiceofasoul]

Funny, I just picked this up new in a $5.99 bin about a month ago. Once I listened to it I could not believe that no one had bought it. Great album. I love III's dark touch, and Hiland's playing very tasty!

[Gas-man]

Rod Jazen plays with Dierks Bentley.

Now THERE is a polar opposite of ol' Hank! At least on the surface. I'm sure they both have at least one hobby in common.

And Donnie Herron is with BR549. Good to see his name on there.

Joe Buck scares me.

[KazJY]

Funny, I just picked this up new in a $5.99 bin about a month ago. Once I listened to it I could not believe that no one had bought it. Great album. I love III's dark touch, and Hiland's playing very tasty!

$5.99 bin where? I have to get this.

Donnie Herron is good stuff too. Heck of a nice guy as well.

[guitbeef]

I've been bitten recently by the Hank III bug, I love it. "Straight To Hell" is killer. I know a few guys here in Nashville that have worked for him and they say he's really laid back and polite, kinda the opposite of what you'd expect. A great view into his twisted musical mind is "The Official Bootlegs" (3 volumes), if you can find it.

Rod Janzen is a good friend of mine, and while not taking anything away Redd and Johnny, if you can ever catch Rod gigging around town in local beer joints, he'll kill you with versatility- Joe Pass and Wes on a western swing tune, killer rock soloing on another and can play a ballad or a old country standard authentically, all with great tone to boot.

[mprvise]

I was on a getaway with the girlfriend a few weeks ago in the Ozarks and we stopped in this little local favorite hippy restaurant. There was this odd, yet really catchy stuff playing. The players were obviously top notch. Vocals were a bit quirky, but great and sometimes hilarious lyrics. I couldn't place it for the life of me and thought it might be some local group I'd never heard of. I asked the waitress and it was Hank III "Straight To Hell". I've been meaning to pick it up ever since. Good stuff! :AOK:AOK

[Gas-man]

Rod Janzen is a good friend of mine, and while not taking anything away Redd and Johnny, if you can ever catch Rod gigging around town in local beer joints, he'll kill you with versatility- Joe Pass and Wes on a western swing tune, killer rock soloing on another and can play a ballad or a old country standard authentically, all with great tone to boot.

You said it about Rod.

I was at Roberts a few years back and saw him playing with whomever and thought "Damn, that guy is GOOD".

Then a few months later I see him on TV with Dierks Bentley.

Dude paid his dues, fo sho.

Excellent harmony singer too.

[RichSZ]

this has been a constant in my rotation since xmas 2007....great stuff

[bluesbreaker59]

That's a great disc of REAL country and psychobilly

Now go get yourself some Dale Watson, I recommend his Hightone years stuff, that's REAL DEAL country music.

[devilrob1979]

I saw him play bass for Super Joint Ritual a few years ago. Kinda different from his solo work obviously.

[Gas-man]

That's a great disc of REAL country and psychobilly

Now go get yourself some Dale Watson, I recommend his Hightone years stuff, that's REAL DEAL country music.

You mean Dale I-ripped-off-everything-Merle-Haggard-ever-did Watson?

That one?

:p

Yah, he's the real deal. Just ask the loud-mouth!

[Voiceofasoul]

$5.99 bin where? I have to get this.

Donnie Herron is good stuff too. Heck of a nice guy as well.


It was at my local Hastings. Of course they've been throwing all kinds of little treasures in the bin. I don't know if it's a company-wide thing or if the management here is just smokin' the dope, lol.... :huh :rotflmao

[bluesbreaker59]

You mean Dale I-ripped-off-everything-Merle-Haggard-ever-did Watson?

That one?

:p

Yah, he's the real deal. Just ask the loud-mouth!

Yeah that guy, and yes he does have alot of Merle influence, but I wouldn't say a direct ripoff. Dale has a deeper, richer voice than Merle for one, and he does truckin songs (Red Simpson influence) Boom-chicka tunes (Cash), Western Swing that is reminiscent of Asleep at the Wheel and Bob Wills, and even some upbeat shuffles that remind me of Buck.

I'd say if you really listen to his stuff, especially those 3 Hightone discs, you'd hear some great stuff that you'd really like, and its not completely a "copy" or "ripoff". Dale's pretty much the only guy out there doing real deal Bakersfield type country these days.

[Gas-man]

Dale has a deeper, richer voice than Merle for one, .

Now THEMS is fightin' words!

:boxer

I've heard a lot of Dale's material. I've opened up for him. I've seen him live several times.

His whole "Mah music is the only real country, just like Johnny Cash" schtick is self-serving crap in my never-to-be-humble opinion.

He usually has a killer band though, I'll say that. And I noticed that he doesn't do as much "Country My Ass" type of attitude songs in Texas as he does at say, Lees in Mpls.

He's basically a loud-mouth bore, but that's just me talkin'.

[TheMachine]

Rod Janzen is a good friend of mine, and while not taking anything away Redd and Johnny, if you can ever catch Rod gigging around town in local beer joints, he'll kill you with versatility- Joe Pass and Wes on a western swing tune, killer rock soloing on another and can play a ballad or a old country standard authentically, all with great tone to boot.

+1 on Rod Janzen. A band I was in opened for Chad Brock when Rod was touring with him. Rod was a MONSTER player, and a helluva nice guy, too. Talked for a while about gear, tone, etc. Even brought me onto Chad's bus. Most importantly, he turned me on to the Tom Anderson Hollow T.

[bluesbreaker59]

Now THEMS is fightin' words!

:boxer

I've heard a lot of Dale's material. I've opened up for him. I've seen him live several times.

His whole "Mah music is the only real country, just like Johnny Cash" schtick is self-serving crap in my never-to-be-humble opinion.

He usually has a killer band though, I'll say that. And I noticed that he doesn't do as much "Country My Ass" type of attitude songs in Texas as he does at say, Lees in Mpls.

He's basically a loud-mouth bore, but that's just me talkin'.

It is just you talking. I love the fact that guys like him are still carrying on real country music.