**Official Drive-By Truckers Thread**

[AlexK79]

Yeah DBT doesn't play any of Jason's songs in their sets since he left the band. He will throw a few of them in his live set though still.

Jason glad you got to see the show on Saturday! I had tickets but ended up having to sell them when something came up that I couldn't get out of, was pretty bummed.

Sounds like a big studio year for DBT, apparently they are cutting a new record and Cooley is also making his first studio solo record as well.

[MVDMB]

Here's a great article written by Patterson for American Songwriter about the legacy of Bowie as a songwriter. I really enjoy Patterson's introspective articles that occasionally get published about whatever may be on his mind, and this is a good one.

http://americansongwriter.com/2016/0...he-songwriter/

[AlexK79]

Mike Cooley has a few solo acoustic dates in June and July, presale is on now. Grabbed tickets for both nights in Chicago, going to be awesome!!

http://mikecooley.shop.ticketstoday.com/

June 21 - City Winery, Chicago
June 22 - City Winery, Chicago
July 14 - Underground Arts, Philadelphia
July 15 - U-Street Music Hall, Washington D.C.

[mposey34]

nice! I'm looking forward to the Rock Show on Friday

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by mposey34

nice! I'm looking forward to the Rock Show on Friday

That's right! Give us a report after the show - I'm sure they will be killer as always!

[mposey34]

Originally Posted by AlexK79

That's right! Give us a report after the show - I'm sure they will be killer as always!

no problem. wish I had planned the weekend better to see the Saturday at the Old 97's festival in Dallas.

[mposey34]

They fucking killed. Dig deep in the catalog for the set. Scored a signed poster.

It was a damn good night!

[mposey34]

Setlist

Fourth night of my drinking
Three Dimes Down
Play it all night long
Shut up and get on the plane
Used to be a cop
Where the devil don't stay
The company I keep
Hearing jimmy loud
Drag the lake Charlie
Space city
Sandwiches for the road
Ghost to most
New Patterson - baggage
Roman Casiano
My sweet Annette
Sounds better in the song
Sinkhole
Women without whiskey
Hell no I ain't happy

English oceans
What it means.
Birthday boy
Let there be Rock
Zip City
Angels and fuselage

[pearljammer]

I'm absolutely sick about missing their Birmingham shows at the beautiful Lyric Theater last weekend. From everything i've heard, those hometown shows were epic! Plus, i've been wanting to visit the Lyric since they've reopened it and restored it after all those years.
www.lyricbham.com

[AlexK79]

Daaaaamn AMAZING setlist right there!! Awesome poster too.

Getting My Sweet Annette is an awesome treat - I feel like they only do that one occasionally. LOVE Used To Be A Cop as well, my favorite from Go-Go Boots.

[mposey34]

Check out @spacecityshows for a bunch of the songs from the show

I feel like the signed poster was a reward

[mposey34]

so Pizza Deliverance turned 17 years old. I almost never see this album mentioned with people's favorites, but look again at the track listing. there are just a handful of throw away songs but some real gems here, in bold:

Bulldozers and Dirt – 4:29 (Hood)
Nine Bullets – 4:05 (Hood)
Uncle Frank – 5:29 (Cooley)
Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus) – 3:16 (Hood)
Box of Spiders – 3:30 (Hood)
One of These Days – 5:15 (Cooley)
Margo and Harold – 4:51 (Hood)
The Company I Keep – 7:02 (Hood)
The President's Penis Is Missing – 4:12 (Hood)
Tales Facing Up – 5:03 (Hood)
Love Like This – 5:23 (Cooley)
Mrs. Dubose – 5:40 (Malone)
Zoloft – 3:17 (Hood)
The Night G.G. Allin Came to Town – 4:50 (Hood)

After all these years, One of These days remains one of Cooley's strongest songs. Tales Facing Up and The Company I Keep are two of my absolute favorites to catch live.

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by mposey34

so Pizza Deliverance turned 17 years old. I almost never see this album mentioned with people's favorites, but look again at the track listing. there are just a handful of throw away songs but some real gems here, in bold:

Bulldozers and Dirt – 4:29 (Hood)
Nine Bullets – 4:05 (Hood)
Uncle Frank – 5:29 (Cooley)
Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus) – 3:16 (Hood)
Box of Spiders – 3:30 (Hood)
One of These Days – 5:15 (Cooley)
Margo and Harold – 4:51 (Hood)
The Company I Keep – 7:02 (Hood)
The President's Penis Is Missing – 4:12 (Hood)
Tales Facing Up – 5:03 (Hood)
Love Like This – 5:23 (Cooley)
Mrs. Dubose – 5:40 (Malone)
Zoloft – 3:17 (Hood)
The Night G.G. Allin Came to Town – 4:50 (Hood)

After all these years, One of These days remains one of Cooley's strongest songs. Tales Facing Up and The Company I Keep are two of my absolute favorites to catch live.

I just spun this on vinyl last night after I saw their FB post about it being the 17th anniversary. I don't put on Gangstabilly and Pizza Deliverance that often, and when I spun Pizza last night I was struck by a few things:

1. The vinyl reissue sounds AMAZING, and I noticed that it was remasterd by Kevin Gray, which expains why.
2. There's a reason that a bunch of these songs are still in their live sets today: they're freaking fantastic. Bulldozers, Nine Bullets, Uncle Frank, Box of Spiders, One of These Days, Company I Keep, Love Like This....all total knockouts.

IMO One Of These Days is still one of Cooley's best songs ever, and so is Uncle Frank (though I think the version of it from The Fine Print bests the original from PD.)

[mposey34]

Full set by Isbell at House of Blues Boston

[mposey34]

we played several of the lullaby versions of songs for our little girl when she was an infant to help her sleep

finally they have released the DBT version
check out Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star on Facebook, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc

1 Birthday Boy

2 First Air of Autumn

3 Everybody Needs Love

4 Bulldozers and Dirt

5 Goddamn Lonely Love

6 The Righteous Path

7 Outfit

8 Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife

9 Zip City

10 Gravity's Gone

[mposey34]

Happy 20th Anniversary

DBT turns 20 today.

"Yes indeed, 20 years ago, at Andy Baker's little house in Athens GA we started this crazy journey. Part of the band had never met each other, as I had played with the Alabama guys and the Georgia guys separately prior to that day. I brought beer and pizza and we recorded 5 songs.

At the end of the day I asked everyone if they'd like to play a show or two. The rest is history. - PH"

[mja271]

10 albums since 1998. Got to love how prolific DBT has been over the years.

[mposey34]

and happy 13th to Decoration Day, and the emergence of the 3-headed monster that was Patterson, Cooley and Isbell

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by mposey34

and happy 13th to Decoration Day, and the emergence of the 3-headed monster that was Patterson, Cooley and Isbell

The middle album of what IMO is the greatest 3 album run by any band this century.

Definitely gonna be spinning that vinyl LOUD this weekend.

[jiggajm18]

saw isbell open for chris stapleton in Philly tonight. isbell was amazing, like always. stapleton was a huge letdown. crowd was terrible.

[AlexK79]

So there's a new DBT song available on Spotify all of the sudden called 'Surrender Under Protest.' It shows album cover art for a new DBT record called 'American Band', looks like we may have a new album on the horizon soon!

[MVDMB]

I just read an npr article saying Sep 30! I dig the tune.

http://www.npr.org/2016/06/21/482780...ntent=20160621

[mja271]

Good shit! New tune is rock solid. Was definitely caught off guard by the lack of Wes Freed album art. But it seems like this is going to be a very politically charged album and they probably wanted to make a more simple American statement with the cover

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by mja271

Good shit! New tune is rock solid. Was definitely caught off guard by the lack of Wes Freed album art. But it seems like this is going to be a very politically charged album and they probably wanted to make a more simple American statement with the cover

Yeah, it's borderline shocking to not see Wes Freed art on the cover, that's for sure....

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by MVDMB

I just read an npr article saying Sep 30! I dig the tune.

http://www.npr.org/2016/06/21/482780...ntent=20160621

Thanks for posting this! This quote really caught me:

"It's a small gift, within these challenging days, that one of the nation's best bands has made what very well might be its greatest album."

Its greatest album....that is HIGH praise considering this is the band that gave us Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, The Dirty South, and Brighter Than Creation's Dark. I can't wait to hear this.

[AlexK79]

DBT just posted on their Facebook page that there is some great Wes Freed artwork on the inside of the album.

[mposey34]

Originally Posted by AlexK79

Its greatest album....that is HIGH praise considering this is the band that gave us Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, The Dirty South, and Brighter Than Creation's Dark. I can't wait to hear this.

consider the source. NPR would naturally love a left leaning political album. I'm less than thrilled about the nature of the album but look forward to hearing it.

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by mposey34

consider the source. NPR would naturally love a left leaning political album. I'm less than thrilled about the nature of the album but look forward to hearing it.

Well the band has never really hid their political leanings, Patterson in particular. It's kind of always been sprinkled throughout their music (look at songs like 'Puttin People on the Moon,', 'A Ghost to Most', 'Get Downtown', etc), but this album does seem like it's going to have a very specific theme.

There was definitely a good amount of political commentary on English Oceans as well with Patterson's 'The Part of Him' and Cooley's 'Made Up English Oceans.'

[mposey34]

Originally Posted by AlexK79

Well the band has never really hid their political leanings, Patterson in particular. It's kind of always been sprinkled throughout their music (look at songs like 'Puttin People on the Moon,', 'A Ghost to Most', 'Get Downtown', etc), but this album does seem like it's going to have a very specific theme.

There was definitely a good amount of political commentary on English Oceans as well with Patterson's 'The Part of Him' and Cooley's 'Made Up English Oceans.'

sure, and I don't mind it at all, I easily separate my political beliefs from my taste in music. Just not sure I want a whole album of it

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by mposey34

sure, and I don't mind it at all, I easily separate my political beliefs from my taste in music. Just not sure I want a whole album of it

Yeah it's a fine line to walk, as even if you agree with their stance an entire album could come off preachy if not done right. I have confidence in their ability to do it well though. These guys are such great songwriters that they don't beat you over the head with their message.