Hot Piece of Grass

Hayseed Dixie, Hayseed Dixies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cooking Vinyl
• ASIN: B000CDT2ZO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,538 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From the fertile Valley of Deer Lick Holler, deep in the heart of Appalachia, comes a sound that is old not new. In an area completely isolated from outside cultural and musical influence, this band of acoustic musicians grew up playing the traditional music of their forefathers. Then as fate would have it, one crisp fall afternoon a stranger passed through the holler. Well, he almost passed through. Unfortunately for him but fortunately for appreciators of great music worldwide, the stranger crashed his muscle car into a stately oak tree at Devil’s Elbow curve. Sadly, the stranger expired, but his legacy lives on. As they went through his belongings looking for some identification, the boys found an old box of vinyl records. The name of the band on the records was AC/DC, which they played on their old Edison Victrola which only played at 78 R.P.M. The boys all agreed that it was mighty fine country music, a bit different, but mighty fine just the same. In memory of the stranger who had perished, the boys set about learning these new songs, injecting elements of their own traditional mountain style. And thus, from these unlikely -beginnings, an entirely new musical and cultural synthesis was set in motion. Rockgrass was born. Now it’s six releases later, and Hayseed Dixie continue their tradition by covering songs such as "Whole Lotta Love" and "Dueling Banjos" on their latest release, " Hot Piece of Grass". Along with these classics, "Hot Piece of Grass" also contains some Hayseed Dixie originals, including fan favorite "Kirby Hill".

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars modern ROCKabilly, June 25, 2009

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cerberus "cerberus" (vermont) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Piece of Grass (Audio CD)

these guys are just outstanding! they come from true bluegrass lineage, with the Reno brothers following there legendary father. These guys are showing the old dog bluegrass traditionalist a few new tricks, real rock and roll done in that Appalachian styling. Barely Scotch (yes that's right and he's the lead singer) has said it best; "cuz a good song is a good song and getting drunk and playing music is getting drunk and playing music"

This album will blow you away; and if you get a chance to see them live? Grab your mason jar of the white lighten, your banjer and be ready to dance. 5 stars

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU WILL BE AMAZED!, August 23, 2007

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Lance Mikalik "L-MIK" (BLOOMINGTON ILLINOIS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Piece of Grass (Audio CD)

THIS IS THE BEST BLUEGRASS BAND IN MODERN TIMES,YOU WILL BE AMAZED!I SEEN THEM LIVE IN BLOOMINGTON ILLINOIS.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better when it's not a novelty., January 22, 2006

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A. Liebling (Long Island City, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Piece of Grass (Audio CD)

Hayseed Dixie have made a living covering various rock bands in a classic Appalacian bluegrass fashion. The first half of their new album continues that tradition with hillbilly renditions of Black Dog, War Pigs, Holiday (Green Day), Ace of Spades, Whole Lotta Love, Whole Lotta Rosie, and Runnin' With the Devil. The second half features originals (and the inescapable Dueling Banjos). Hayseed Dixie does a great job in what they set out to do: they manage to integrate fast banjo picking, fiddlin' and lonesome vocals into the covers, while still retaining loyalty toward them. But like Dread Zeppelin, Moog Cookbook, Gimme Gimmes, and all the others, it's ultimately a novelty imbued with irony, and after your curiosity is sated and you've played it for a couple of friends, it's not exactly something you'd listen to again. The album actually picks up midway with Hayseed's original compositions, where they become an actual bluegrass (or newgrass) band, and you can appreciate the musicianship and songwriting without having to hear it shoehorned into the ironic, kitchy covers.