The Drive By Truckers are a difficult idea to buy into. A southern rock indie band? It sounded like a horrible idea to me up until and two years ago, when I finally gave them a chance. Here's a few things that I love about this band:
-They've managed to put out 4 great albums in the past 5 years: Decoration Day. Dirty South, A Blessing And A Curse, and Brighter Than Creation's Dark. How about that for consistency?
-They sound more country than anything on popular country radio. They don't look like models and they sing about crystal meth, hookers, and murder, so it's a guarantee that they will never get played on country radio.
-They just lost one of their main singers, so they got another one since they refuse to have less than three lead singers. I think this idea should catch on.
-Their new album has 19 songs. That is ridiculous for any album that isn't a rap album. For most bands this would be excessive; for them its just generous.
So if you still aren't sold on this band, try their new album. You might find yourself buying their entire catalog like it did. Thank you Drive By Truckers for the first great album of 2008!
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