Hacienda Brothers

Hacienda Brothers

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2005)
• Original Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B0007514DA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,027 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Every Penny - A Certified and Bonafied A+, February 25, 2005

By	Greg L. (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

The Paladins have been one of my favorites since the 80's. We always look forward to them coming to Oregon. Dave Gonzalez is peerless on the guitar in a 3 piece band.

Listening to the last few Paladins albums this new direction was clearly coming. Just take a look at Dave's photo on the back of the Paladins latest "El Matador" with the telecaster and western threads. The guitar solos were getting more subtle and meant to be a component of the song. Dave combining his talents with Chris Gaffney into the Hacienda Brothers was the next logical step.

Listening to the new Hacienda Brothers CD brings it all together. I was anxiously awaiting its arrival and have been listening to it non-stop. By the time song #2 -"Mental Revenge"-was chugging along I knew this was one of the best handful of albums I have ever bought. Chris Gaffney has an unbelieveable voice and the songs where Dave takes lead vocals are excellent too. This is true musicianship - just 5 players that can lay it down in the studio or live. This record should cause Nashville to be embarrased with the junk they are sending out. These guys deserve our support and our praise. Buy It!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Built So High, August 28, 2005

By	Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Chris Gaffney & Dave Gonzalez of the Paladins head up the Hacienda Brothers. This self-titled CD honky tonks like it was 1969. In 1966, Mel Tillis recorded a song called "Mental Revenge" on his "Stateside" LP for Kapp which was followed in 1968 by a version by Waylon Jennings on an RCA LP called "Jewels." The Hacienda Brothers dust this off like a Sherman tank and march like they're stomping on an old love affair, "I hope that the train from Caribou, Maine runs over your new love affair." "I'm So Proud," penned by Chris & Dave, is a gorgeously romantic love song, "Loving each other, we been thru it all, You built me so high, Honey, don't let me fall." Dave Gonzalez's guitar stars on "South of Lonesome" that'd probably made Johnny Cash a bit jealous. Dan Penn who produced this disc has written some incredible classic tunes like "I'm Your Puppet" & "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man." With Dave Gonzalez, Penn pens "Lookin' for Loneliness," a sweet country-jazz flavored ditty with Spooner Oldham on organ. "Railed" is a delightful Dave Gonzalez instrumental that boogies like a Dick Dale surfer born in Texas. Chris Gaffney's weathered vocals embrace a Dan Penn original, "The Years That Got Away," "Hair that was black now's turning grey, where they go, I'll never know, the years that got away." On his 1967 self-titled LP that also had what would become the Nilsson "Midnight Cowboy" classic "Everybody's Talkin'," Fred Neil recorded "I've Got A Secret" that George Hamilton IV had released a year earlier. In this Hacienda Brothers' update, it's a dense smoky tear-in-your-beer last call number, "You know I pawned my watch, I pawned my chain, I would have sold my soul, but I felt ashamed." The 2nd instrumental "Saguaro" ends the set like the lost soundtrack to a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western. This is a strong outing for a partnership that will hopefully write a few more chapters before it heads off into the sunset. Enjoy!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Met My High Expectations, February 25, 2005

By	John Standiford (Cypress, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been a big fan of Chris Gaffney's for quite some time which is why I purchased this CD the day it was released. Surprisingly enough, I wasn't immediately blown away the first time I listened to it. I thought, "This was pretty good but not amazing." The second time through, I started thinking that it was maybe better than I thought. By the third or fourth time through, I was hooked. There are some CD's out there that need to grow on you. This is one of them and it's worth the time to enjoy it.

This is a great album thanks to a number of amazing songs. Walkin' on My Dreams and The Years That Got Away are two examples of songwriting that will last forever. While I've always thought that Gaffney's voice has been one of the best, I also enjoyed the songs where Dave Gonzales takes the lead.

Finally, I also have the feeling that these songs will work even better in a live setting. Gaffney and Gonzales are great performers so get in line if they come to a venue near you.