HUSKY BURNETTE
''FACEDOWN IN THE DIRT''
SEPTEMBER 2 2011
46:51
1. Mile Marker 68 /3:46
2. Black Snake Boogie /4:37
3. Lake Water /4:40
4. Drivin' Through The Rain /2:49
5. Shake That Thang /4:06
6. Hog Jaw /3:28
7. Backstreets Of Town /4:31
8. Done Livin' /4:16
9. Law's Ridin' Up /4:07
10. McCoy's Blues /4:58
11. Preacher Man /5:33
REVIEW
BY TRIGGER
2011 has seen the rise of more entities and organizations to support music in the greater underground roots/country movement than possibly all the other years combined. One of those entities has been Reverend Nix’s Cracker Swamp Productions out of Orland, FL, which in the spirit of full disclosure, broadcasts a podcast from this very site through SCM LIVE on a weekly basis.
With a servants heart, Rev. Nix buries his nose deep into the murky recesses of music that many of us dare not to go, with a tireless drive to find the audio gold just waiting to be discovered. It was in this pursuit that he unearthed Lone Wolf early this year, a previously-unknown banjo-playing one man band whose first album was Cracker Swamp’s freshmen release and featured one of the freshest approaches to banjo music in years, and still holds up after 6 months as one of the standout albums of all 2011.
With Husky Burnette, it is a little less about discovery, and more about making sure an excellent album doesn’t fall through the cracks. Husky is a wily veteran of the underground roots circuits where country and blues intertwine with no prejudice, playing lead guitar for Roger Alan Wade for 2 1/2 years, and doing time with Polecat Boogie Revival who opened for Hank3. Zach Shedd, Hank3′s current bass player, plays bass on a couple of tracks for this album that is by far more blues than country.
Very few albums pass under my nose that I can’t find at least something wrong with, yet I can’t bring forth any gripe about Facedown in the Dirt. It’s not that the music is hugely groundbreaking, it simply is consistent and solid throughout, which is exceptional in its own right in this day of homespun, impatient projects cluttering the landscape.
Husky plays an electric, Mississippi Delta-style version of the blues, but what makes it so unique is his ability to straddle lines without crossing them. His voice has a hard grit and growl to it, but he doesn’t scream or sacrifice melody. His guitar tone is crunchy, but not so much that you would mistake this for metal. And the groove is the glue that binds Husky’s great taste for tone with his top notch songwriting, which works in traditional blues themes. Husky’s drummer Tony “Tonky Ponk” Jones also deserves props. His name might not be on the cover, but he is half responsible for the infectiousness of Husky’s grooves as the heartbeat of this blues tandem.
This is music to get you moving. I can’t listen to this album at home. I’ll get flying around and break things. I can only listen while driving, with a foot pumping on the gas pedal to the groove. If somebody was listening to this album and wasn’t at least bobbing their head or tapping their foot, the next thing I’d do is put a mirror in front if their mouth.
This is one of those albums that when someone first tells you they’re all originals, your gut instinct is to call bullsh. The songs are just too good, and too steeped in the authentic blues modes. But the liner notes don’t lie. They’re all Husky’s. And if you have any good sense, you should make them yours.
Two guns up!
OFFICIAL INFO
The Blues are a religion and Brian "Husky" Burnette sho nuff preaches it. You can feel the testimony as he blends Delta Blues, Rock n Roll and Electric Blues. His music is gritty, soulful, southern, low-down and dirty. Husky, who hails from Chattanooga, TN, followed in the family footsteps of rockabilly kings Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette, writing, recording and touring with several national artists over the years. Two of which that stand out are lead guitar position for legendary singer/songwriter Roger Alan Wade and the supporting act on tour for Hank Williams III. He has shared the stage with many others such as Leon Russell, T-Model Ford, Kenny Brown, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Shooter Jennings, Scott H. Biram, Col J.D. Wilkes (The Legendary Shack Shakers/The Dirt Daubers) and J.J. Grey and Mofro. Husky recently signed with Rusty Knuckles Music to release his next LP, “Tales From East End Blvd.” in August 2013. The new album was recorded and produced by J.B. Beverley and Buck Thrailkill at Rebel Roots Studio and features Shooter Jennings, Billy Don Burns and J.B. Beverley, among others.
In 2006, after leaving his road band Polecat Boogie Revival, Husky Burnette set out to do his own thing, as a solo artist with a band behind him. He hit the road and toured the US, releasing the out-of-print bootleg EP 'Snake Oil Salvation' on his own in 2007. In 2009, Husky won 'Best Blues Band' at the FYI Awards in Tennessee/Georgia. After signing up with Cracker Swamp Productions, 2011 saw a huge step forward for Husky Burnette: the release of his first full length album, "Facedown In The Dirt", (named Album Of The Year by R/N/Z Magazine) and a guitar endorsement with Cigar City CBG’s company . In 2012 Cracker Swamp released two more for Husky: a split EP with The Jonny Monster Band entitled “Down and on the Split” and an acoustic EP, “The Stripped EP”.
''FACEDOWN IN THE DIRT''
SEPTEMBER 2 2011
46:51
1. Mile Marker 68 /3:46
2. Black Snake Boogie /4:37
3. Lake Water /4:40
4. Drivin' Through The Rain /2:49
5. Shake That Thang /4:06
6. Hog Jaw /3:28
7. Backstreets Of Town /4:31
8. Done Livin' /4:16
9. Law's Ridin' Up /4:07
10. McCoy's Blues /4:58
11. Preacher Man /5:33
REVIEW
BY TRIGGER
2011 has seen the rise of more entities and organizations to support music in the greater underground roots/country movement than possibly all the other years combined. One of those entities has been Reverend Nix’s Cracker Swamp Productions out of Orland, FL, which in the spirit of full disclosure, broadcasts a podcast from this very site through SCM LIVE on a weekly basis.
With a servants heart, Rev. Nix buries his nose deep into the murky recesses of music that many of us dare not to go, with a tireless drive to find the audio gold just waiting to be discovered. It was in this pursuit that he unearthed Lone Wolf early this year, a previously-unknown banjo-playing one man band whose first album was Cracker Swamp’s freshmen release and featured one of the freshest approaches to banjo music in years, and still holds up after 6 months as one of the standout albums of all 2011.
With Husky Burnette, it is a little less about discovery, and more about making sure an excellent album doesn’t fall through the cracks. Husky is a wily veteran of the underground roots circuits where country and blues intertwine with no prejudice, playing lead guitar for Roger Alan Wade for 2 1/2 years, and doing time with Polecat Boogie Revival who opened for Hank3. Zach Shedd, Hank3′s current bass player, plays bass on a couple of tracks for this album that is by far more blues than country.
Very few albums pass under my nose that I can’t find at least something wrong with, yet I can’t bring forth any gripe about Facedown in the Dirt. It’s not that the music is hugely groundbreaking, it simply is consistent and solid throughout, which is exceptional in its own right in this day of homespun, impatient projects cluttering the landscape.
Husky plays an electric, Mississippi Delta-style version of the blues, but what makes it so unique is his ability to straddle lines without crossing them. His voice has a hard grit and growl to it, but he doesn’t scream or sacrifice melody. His guitar tone is crunchy, but not so much that you would mistake this for metal. And the groove is the glue that binds Husky’s great taste for tone with his top notch songwriting, which works in traditional blues themes. Husky’s drummer Tony “Tonky Ponk” Jones also deserves props. His name might not be on the cover, but he is half responsible for the infectiousness of Husky’s grooves as the heartbeat of this blues tandem.
This is music to get you moving. I can’t listen to this album at home. I’ll get flying around and break things. I can only listen while driving, with a foot pumping on the gas pedal to the groove. If somebody was listening to this album and wasn’t at least bobbing their head or tapping their foot, the next thing I’d do is put a mirror in front if their mouth.
This is one of those albums that when someone first tells you they’re all originals, your gut instinct is to call bullsh. The songs are just too good, and too steeped in the authentic blues modes. But the liner notes don’t lie. They’re all Husky’s. And if you have any good sense, you should make them yours.
Two guns up!
OFFICIAL INFO
The Blues are a religion and Brian "Husky" Burnette sho nuff preaches it. You can feel the testimony as he blends Delta Blues, Rock n Roll and Electric Blues. His music is gritty, soulful, southern, low-down and dirty. Husky, who hails from Chattanooga, TN, followed in the family footsteps of rockabilly kings Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette, writing, recording and touring with several national artists over the years. Two of which that stand out are lead guitar position for legendary singer/songwriter Roger Alan Wade and the supporting act on tour for Hank Williams III. He has shared the stage with many others such as Leon Russell, T-Model Ford, Kenny Brown, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Shooter Jennings, Scott H. Biram, Col J.D. Wilkes (The Legendary Shack Shakers/The Dirt Daubers) and J.J. Grey and Mofro. Husky recently signed with Rusty Knuckles Music to release his next LP, “Tales From East End Blvd.” in August 2013. The new album was recorded and produced by J.B. Beverley and Buck Thrailkill at Rebel Roots Studio and features Shooter Jennings, Billy Don Burns and J.B. Beverley, among others.
In 2006, after leaving his road band Polecat Boogie Revival, Husky Burnette set out to do his own thing, as a solo artist with a band behind him. He hit the road and toured the US, releasing the out-of-print bootleg EP 'Snake Oil Salvation' on his own in 2007. In 2009, Husky won 'Best Blues Band' at the FYI Awards in Tennessee/Georgia. After signing up with Cracker Swamp Productions, 2011 saw a huge step forward for Husky Burnette: the release of his first full length album, "Facedown In The Dirt", (named Album Of The Year by R/N/Z Magazine) and a guitar endorsement with Cigar City CBG’s company . In 2012 Cracker Swamp released two more for Husky: a split EP with The Jonny Monster Band entitled “Down and on the Split” and an acoustic EP, “The Stripped EP”.
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