Booker T. Jones
As we blogged on last year's rumors, Booker T, The Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young have recorded a new album titled POTATO HOLE.
With backing from the Drive-By Truckers and guitar contributions from Neil Young on nine of the album’s ten tracks, POTATO HOLE is set for release on April 21, 2009.
Regarding The Drive-By Truckers, “Their three-guitar approach appealed to me,” Booker T told USA Today. Make that five, on occasion: Jones added guitar parts on some tracks, and Neil Young played throughout. “He adds that special thing that only he can do,” said Jones of Young's contributions.
From Billboard:
"'It was a matter of finding people to help me interpret these ideas,' Jones told Billboard. 'In the public's mind, it's gonna be a new sound for me. In my mind it's not. I've loved rock for a long time. In the '60s I wrote a few songs for Otis Redding and Eddie Floyd that were rock songs, but it was too soon for us to be doing that kind of music.'"
From ANTI Label Blog, Potato Hole tracklisting:
01. Pound It Out
02. She Breaks
03. Hey Ya
04. Native New Yorker
05. Nan
06. Warped Sister
07. Get Behind The Mule
08. Reunion Time
09. Potato Hole
10. Space City
Thanks Tim M.!
More on the fascinating connections between the Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young.
And maybe this album will help finally put to rest one of the longest enduring myths in rock history.
UPDATE: MP3 of "Warped Sister" : New Song by Booker T. w/ Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young.
Make it stop Neil! My bank account can't handle your productivity.
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BUOAHS
Billboard: 'covers such as "Hey Ya"...'
ReplyDeleteThe Outkast song?? As interpreted by Booker T/DBT/Neil Young?? If so, this could be bizarrely great.
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Potatos! Can't wait.
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well, that explains where Neil got "Get Behind The Wheel" From...
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Fuckin great news, The Drive By TRruckers are really incredible with theire southern soul-rock, Booker T is a legend and Neil is Neil. And a Tom Waits cover I guess, Get Behind The Mule, that's unbelievable. I'm waiting for you Potato Hole.
ReplyDeleteThere's a bailout comin', but it's not for Neil fans in debt because of Potato Hole, Archives, Toast, SM, tix, t-shirts, blurays, etc.
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i forgot Fork in Rd, also
ReplyDeleteNeil has got to be one of the busiest people in the biz!
ReplyDeleteI don't know. Maybe i'm reading too much into things here but first Neil plays with legend Booker T.
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On Tues., the U.S. inaugartes the first man into the White House.
Must just be the moon and stars...
The days of Alabama's Southern man continues to wane.
Premiere: Booker T. With Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young: "Warped Sister" [Stream]
ReplyDeleteListen to it now!
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/148878-premiere-booker-t-with-drive-by-truckers-and-neil-young-warped-sister-stream
Just bought this at my local record shop in Sydney Australia. The whole thing is incredible...it is such a nice thick soup of Bookers church chords and the DBTs doing there thing with wailing, succinct geetar solos from Ol' Neil. Booker T. is obviously inspired.
ReplyDeleteIn the liner notes he says thanks to Neil for: " being like a race horse, unable to wait to get out of the gate, and for playing with so much heart and brilliance". Well said, Booker T...and spot on!
p.s. the cover of Tom Waits "Get Behind the Mule" is down home, down right, slow cooker & a show case for Booker's fingers.
ReplyDeleteThe album has a lot of good feedback. It has some cool music.
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