The only bad thing about keeping a blog is that everything I say is down in black and white (1’s and 0’s actually) and can easily be referenced. What happens then is that I say something one day and then turn around the next and say the complete opposite. Seriously, go look. I contradict myself more then the Bible.
So just days after whining and complaining about this recent surge in “new-old music†I’m going to rave about the new Greenhornes EP East Grand Blues, who play some great garage inspired rock.
The Greenhornes were going to release a full album but the producer, Brendan Benson, released his own album and thus the recording was cut short. The results of which is this new EP. East Grand Blues is standard Greenhornes but much, much cleaner and really, really short (only one of the five songs clocks in at over three minutes). Give it a quick listen. And as an added bonus, go kill some animals like you used when you played Oregon Trial.
Stuff to Sample: From the Greenhornes’ new EP East Grand Blues “Pattern Skies†and “Shine Like The Sunâ€
Damn, that's good. It moves them away away from The Animals' realm and puts them closer to the Small Faces or Zombies. More melodic, prettier, a bit more apt for making love to your old lady than previous releases.
Everyone is invited to come enjoy my porch this Saturday night in BG (244 S. Church). Shameless plug.
[1] Oh, I forgot.
That's not oregon trail! That's a crappy shooting game playing off our nostalgia for junior high tomfoolery.
Good way to incorporate it into the site, though.
[2] Of course its not the original Oregon Trail, I looked for hours but couldn't find a working version. Besides, the best thing about Oregon Trail was the hunting part (and the fording of rivers and the cannibalism).