Barrel Chested

Slobberbone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Doolittle Records
• ASIN: B000005A55
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,973 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Barrel Chested

2. Lame

3. Engine Joe

4. Front Porch

5. I'll Be Damned

6. Billy Pritchard

7. Little Drunk Fists

8. Get Gone Again

9. Your Excuse

10. Haze Of Drink

11. One Rung

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why don't you have this yet?, November 19, 2003

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J. Neely "jefeboy" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barrel Chested (Audio CD)

Don't let the name scare you off. It takes a lot of nerve to wear that moniker like badge when you're making music this good. Good? I mean great. Call it roots rock, or cow punk, or alt country or whatever. I call it smart, sharp, literate songwriting, perfect understated instrumentation, and fine musicianship. This album never ceases to amaze me. It delivers everything you could want, from melodies you can't get out of your mind to guitar licks you can't help but do a little head-noddin' to. Crunchy guitars and slick banjo pickin' and tough bass lines. There's a reason why Stephen King considers Slobberbone one of his favorite bands -- they're good. Give em a listen, you won't be disappointed. They're the best band ever named after a dog's chew toy. And one of the best American bands around today.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Nirvana...everybody wins!, December 11, 1999

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Johnny Roulette - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barrel Chested (Audio CD)

There was an amazing amount of growth between Crow Pot Pie & this album. Brent Best has certainly honed his skills as a songwriter. Barrel Chested is like a Larry Brown novel set to music. Where Crow Pot Pie was aggresive and at times tongue in cheek, this one settles into a dark journey through the underbelly of rural life. The songs strongly reflect the desolation, frustration & hopelessness of alcoholism. This is one of the best cds I have picked up in years. I still play it at least once a week, after two years of owning it. Crow Pot Pie brought me to Slobberbone...Barrel Chested will keep me there! Excellent lyrics and wonderful musicianship set a firm foundation for these gritty tales.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK, February 21, 2007

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James A. Boersma (Newport, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barrel Chested (Audio CD)

These guys rock better than my sister sleeps around, and my sister is reeeeeeeally good at sleeping around.