Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And...
- 艺人
- Charlie Pickett
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Bloodshot Record
- 发行时间
- 2008年10月07日
- 专辑类别
- 精选集
专辑介绍
Bar Band Americanus is the perfect title for this retrospective, as sonic scientists would be hard-pressed to find a more deserving band to honor with the clinical name for raw roadhouse rock. R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, one of the several producers represented, calls Pickett and his band “one of the undiscovered giants of the late eighties.” This Bloodshot compilation does a good job of making the case, with its chugging collection of barnstormers inspired by the likes of Lou Reed and Johnny Thunders – and a precursor to country-rockers like Jay Farrar (Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt).
The sequencing casts chronological order to the wind. The collection ends with a lively quartet of live songs from 1982, and new track “Penny Instead” gets prime placement at the sixth track. There isn’t quite the same amount of fire in “Penny Instead” – it’s more of a pause-and-reflect sort of track – but it fits fairly well with its surrounding songs, most of which were recorded almost 25 years prior.
Bar Band Americanus delivers the goods for newcomers and completists alike. In addition to the new track and the live tracks, there’s the previously unreleased “Get Off On Your Porch” (again given prominent positioning as the second track) and singles including the dynamite “Slow Death” from 1981. On the latter, Pickett comes across as a sort of bayou punk, infusing his vocals with a sneer as the guitars squeal around him. The dusty, finger-snapping sing-along “But I Didn’t” is another highlight, showing Pickett adapting more of a classic crooner style. Pickett – at least in his songs – was not typically lucky in love, as proven in the swamp-rocker “Liked It A Lot” and the straight-up rocker “If This Is Love, Can I Get My Money Back?” Another standout that keeps with the theme is opener “All Love All Gone,” featuring one of Pickett’s best and most woebegone vocals and a great, ragged riff from Jim Duckworth.
Pickett eventually tired of the rock and roll grind and, with mainstream attention eluding him, hung up the guitar for a law degree. Nowadays he still plays around Miami – but his influence can be heard across the country on any given night.
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