Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders

Taylor Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thrive
• ASIN: B000EBCEDG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

MTV News

An unabashed ode to classic rock.

Hawkins and his band take us to a place where Cream, Queen and the Who would be comfortable hanging out.

The Foo Fighters drummer grabs the reins and cooks up some classic rock.

Product Description

As the drummer for the Foo Fighters for the last eight years, Taylor Hawkins has become one of the most beloved and recognizable rock musicians in the world. His new side project Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders blends the straight ahead hard alt rock edge of Hawkins' much loved Foos with 70's pop-rock harmonic stylings and prog rock time signatures. Thrive. 2006.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little known GEM. Shockingly great., January 25, 2010

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Kevin G. "Just Another Rundgrenhead" (La Porte, IN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders (Audio CD)

My discovery of this album came as a result of being a Them Crooked Vultures fan, which led to checking out some Foo Fighters cds, which took me to an Amazon link for this album. Well, the 30 second snipets on the sample seemed OK so I took a chance. I Cannot Quit Playing This Album. A good stereo helps alot and it's not for background music to talk over. But when you have the time to really listen to it, it has a ton of little subtle touches, drum-run here, bassline there. These guys are playin' their asses off! Taylor has figured out the art of building a song, and, coupled with many changes of direction within songs, it makes for a really FUN album to listen to. I had no idea what a fantastic drummer "T Hawk" is and former Jane's Addiction bassist, Chris Chaney, adds the perfect compliment with his lively bass lines.Don't look for alot of guitar solos from Gannon. Nonetheless , he adds some tasty guitar textures ( and an occasional short solo.) Superb engineering, intriguing lyrics (that you can actually understand!), and interesting song structures combined with excellent musicianship make for a real joy to listen to. An acquired taste, maybe, but well worth your listening effort. I believe they have a new album coming out in 2010 - can't wait!! It will be tough for them to top this underappreciated gem.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders Review, August 29, 2008

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Colleen E. Meyer - See all my reviews
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This is a great album I would highly recommend to any music lover (foo fighters or not). Taylor Hawkins really shines as lead singer of his own band and it is great to listen to his own style and voice. If you don't have this album, get it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Look deeper... Excellent, July 2, 2008

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K. Bickel - See all my reviews
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Excellent CD. Hands down very impressed. Go to TaylorHawkins.com and you can read about the creation of this album and you'll realize that this wasn't meant to be a huge deal. He released the entire album recording one song PER DAY in his brother's bedroom, basically throwing the album together and out into stores. Do not make this album out to be a Foo Fighters sized, epic album, it's simply Taylor's attempt at writing his own songs and releasing it to the public. As before I'm thoroughly impressed with what he's done and think considering what he put together in this album as well as what he's done for FF, he is proving himself as a songwriter.