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Waco Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bloodshot Records
• ASIN: B00006L3HJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397,326 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of their better albums, November 1, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Deal (Audio CD)

The Waco Brothers -- comprised of Mekons frontman Jon Langford and veterans of various Chicago industrial and rock bands -- almost singlehandedly brought cowpunk back to life in the mid-'90s. Their first album was a nice hot blast from the forges of twangcore, mixing feedback with leftie politics. The next couple of albums wore thin, though, and seem a bit obsessed with the idea and seemingly rowdy image of "insurgent country," at the expense of the music itself. This latest album is a welcome return to form... Although some cowpunk tedium persists, this disc also has several well-written, catchy tunes, including the languid, bluesy "New Moon," and "Just No Way," both of which betray a strong (and welcome!) Stones-y streak in the current Wacos lineup. I still can't make up my mind whether Jon Langford is a "distinctive" performer, or if he just plain bugs me, but I was swept along by a couple of his tunes, particularly "I'm A Ghost," which has a nice chorus, amid the deceptively Country Top 40-ish fiddles and pedal steel. A lot of their lyrics and musical motifs are still simply too blunt, and I prefer their slower tunes, but this is a pretty solid album. Less hurried, aggro and simplistic than other WacoBro efforts. Definitely worth checking out!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THESE GUYS! THEY ROCK!, April 14, 2003

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Matt Bialer (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Deal (Audio CD)

I love the Waco Brothers. They are just some great, no frills rock and roll. I also love WACO WORLD and ELECTRIC WACO CHAIR. I know a lot of "purists" love the older discs. I dig those too but these newer cds have better songs and the better production does their music justice. Big thumbs up. I feel lucky to know their music. Am I gushing enough for you?

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alan Doughty(Bass Extrodinaire), October 30, 2002

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This review is from: New Deal (Audio CD)

I got interested in the Waco Brothers strangely enough through my love of Jesus Jones. ...I never have heard mention of the fantastic musicionship of bassist Alan Doughty, also in Jesus Jones. This cd is great, possibly their best to date. As you listen to this great cd turn up the bass on your stereo and enjoy Al Jaworski I mean Alan Doughty's fantastic contribution to this band.