Thursday, January 28, 2010

Where Did The Wolfman Go




















As reader Pete from down under recently pointed out to me after I wrote about obscure Texas country artist Terry Allen in these pages, there´s more to the man than just his masterpiece Lubbock (On Everything). His later efforts may be a little more uneven, but the highlights are definitely not to be missed.

Take Flatland Boogie, from Human Remains (´96) for instance. A heavenly tune, featuring exquisite backing vocals by Lucinda Williams, who´s timing it just right. Richard Bowden´s fiddle is to die for, too. "Got Four Roses in a sack, and we ain´t lookin´ back tonight..." Sounds good to me.

Terry Allen - Flatland Boogie MP3

4 comments:

Paul said...

This is great. So was your last Terry Allen post. He is definitely one of the most under-rated country artists. Way to spread the word.

Chris Jackson said...

Don't neglect Juarez, his early masterpiece, a true concept album. I like piano driven songwriters and Terry is among the best.

Windfarm said...

"Gimme a Ride to Heaven" is definitely a classic of his if you haven't heard it. Think it's on Smoking the Dummy.

Also, he did the soundtrack to a foreign film called Amerasia, and while that record is generally available, for the life of me I can't find the movie anywhere.

Ramone666 said...

Ride To Heaven´s another goodie indeed. It´s on Bloodlines. Can´t help you with that movie either. All that comes up when you search for it is that it´s a little-seen film...