THE CODETALKERS
''DEE-LUX UH-DISH-UN''
AUGUST 10 2004
58:50
1. Body in the Lake/6:44
2. Grandma/4:35
3. Did My Time/4:30
4. Saturn/7:05
5. Lima/6:00
6. I'm So Glad/4:58
7. UFO/4:48
8. Rice Clients/3:55
9. Isles of Langerhan/4:39
10. Something Wrong/2:55
11. Beggin'/4:47
12. Apple Pie (Bonus Track)/3:54
Tyler Greenwell /Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Col. Bruce Hampton /Additional Personnel, Guitar, Vocals
Bobby Lee Rodgers /Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Vocals
Swan /Guitar (Bass)
REVIEW
by Stewart Mason
The self-titled debut album by the Code Talkers originally came out in 2001, but that self-released edition had very limited distribution, and it wasn't until 2004's reissue under the title Deluxe Edition that most fans of Col. Bruce Hampton's previous outfits discovered his new incarnation. A shame, since these are among Hampton's best songs; freed from the noodly tendencies of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Hampton and his co-leader, Bobby Lee Rodgers, here venture closer to the skewed pop of NRBQ. (Actually, the ultraquirky "Rice Clients" steers straight to They Might Be Giants land.) The songs are catchy in a variety of roots rocking styles, with the rockabilly snap of "Beggin'" and the dry pop/rock wit of "Body in the Lake" particular highlights. The difference between the out of print original copy and Deluxe Edition is new artwork and the attention of a minor new song, a Hampton-Rodgers duet called "Something Wrong." If you have the first edition, giving Deluxe Edition a pass won't be a hardship, but Hampton fans and other aficionados of the poppier side of jam bands should seek it out.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
The Codetalkers are a jam band formed by singer, guitarist, and banjo player Bobby Lee Rodgers and Col. Bruce Hampton. Rodgers spent five years in the 1990s as an instructor at the Berklee School of Music in Boston before moving to Atlanta, GA, in 1999. At a Halloween party, he met veteran musician Hampton (Hampton Grease Band, the Aquarium Rescue Unit), and they began playing together as The Codetalkers soon after. Bootleg Live! appeared in 2000, followed in 2001 by a self-titled studio recording (reissued in 2004 as Deluxe Edition). After various personnel changes, the lineup solidified in 2004 with the rhythm section of bassist Ted Pecchio and drummer Tyler Greenwell. This configuration recorded Now, released on June 13, 2006.
''DEE-LUX UH-DISH-UN''
AUGUST 10 2004
58:50
1. Body in the Lake/6:44
2. Grandma/4:35
3. Did My Time/4:30
4. Saturn/7:05
5. Lima/6:00
6. I'm So Glad/4:58
7. UFO/4:48
8. Rice Clients/3:55
9. Isles of Langerhan/4:39
10. Something Wrong/2:55
11. Beggin'/4:47
12. Apple Pie (Bonus Track)/3:54
Tyler Greenwell /Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Col. Bruce Hampton /Additional Personnel, Guitar, Vocals
Bobby Lee Rodgers /Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Vocals
Swan /Guitar (Bass)
REVIEW
by Stewart Mason
The self-titled debut album by the Code Talkers originally came out in 2001, but that self-released edition had very limited distribution, and it wasn't until 2004's reissue under the title Deluxe Edition that most fans of Col. Bruce Hampton's previous outfits discovered his new incarnation. A shame, since these are among Hampton's best songs; freed from the noodly tendencies of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Hampton and his co-leader, Bobby Lee Rodgers, here venture closer to the skewed pop of NRBQ. (Actually, the ultraquirky "Rice Clients" steers straight to They Might Be Giants land.) The songs are catchy in a variety of roots rocking styles, with the rockabilly snap of "Beggin'" and the dry pop/rock wit of "Body in the Lake" particular highlights. The difference between the out of print original copy and Deluxe Edition is new artwork and the attention of a minor new song, a Hampton-Rodgers duet called "Something Wrong." If you have the first edition, giving Deluxe Edition a pass won't be a hardship, but Hampton fans and other aficionados of the poppier side of jam bands should seek it out.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
The Codetalkers are a jam band formed by singer, guitarist, and banjo player Bobby Lee Rodgers and Col. Bruce Hampton. Rodgers spent five years in the 1990s as an instructor at the Berklee School of Music in Boston before moving to Atlanta, GA, in 1999. At a Halloween party, he met veteran musician Hampton (Hampton Grease Band, the Aquarium Rescue Unit), and they began playing together as The Codetalkers soon after. Bootleg Live! appeared in 2000, followed in 2001 by a self-titled studio recording (reissued in 2004 as Deluxe Edition). After various personnel changes, the lineup solidified in 2004 with the rhythm section of bassist Ted Pecchio and drummer Tyler Greenwell. This configuration recorded Now, released on June 13, 2006.
