STORYVILLE
''DOG YEARS''
JUNE 16 1998
55:58
1 /Enough/4:24
2 /Searching Understone/4:03
3 /Don't Make Me Suffer/5:25
4 /Who's Left Standing/4:19
5 /Two People/5:18
6 /Born Without You/3:34
7 /Talk to Me/5:45
8 /Keep a Handle on It/3:52
9 /There's a Light/4:36
10 /Fairplay/5:36
11 /It Ain't No Fun to Me/4:08
12 /Luck (One More Time)/4:58
Sweet Pea Atkinson /Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
Sir Harry Bowens /Guest Artist
Debra Dobkin /Percussion
David Grissom /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
David L. Holt /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Chris Layton /Drums, Percussion
Pat Mastelotto /Drum Programming
Malford Milligan /Vocals
Jamie Muhoberac /Keyboards
Riley Osbourne /Keyboards
Bonnie Raitt /Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
Tommy Shannon /Bass
Don Was /Bass (Upright), Guest Artist
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Storyville don't change their tune much on Dog Years, their first major-label effort and third album overall. Granted, the album has a slicker sound than its predecessors, but at its core it remains a hard-rocking blend of Texas blues-rock and Southern rock. The primary pleasure of Dog Years is hearing the band play. David Grissom and David L. Holt may not be distinctive guitarists, but they're solid musicians, pushing the record in the right direction. The songs themselves aren't particularly memorable, but there's enough energy in the hard rockers (the ballads fall a little flat) to make it an enjoyable, contemporary Southern blues-rock record.
BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Veterans from dozens of jam sessions and all-star backing bands, the members of Storyville gelled at just such a jam, in 1994 at the Austin club known as Antone's. Bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton had played in Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble for ten years before the bluesman's death in 1990, and both moved on to the Arc Angels before meeting the other members of Storyville. Lead guitarist David Holt played on the Mavericks' debut album, and appeared with another lead guitarist David Grissom in Joe Ely's backing band. Grissom would also gain experience touring with John Mellencamp and the Allman Brothers. The only member of the band with less than ten sideman credits, vocalist Malford Milligan, sang with the Austin band Stick People before the formation of Storyville -- named, of course, in honor of New Orleans' historic red-light district. 
After several sessions to work out their bluesy soul/R&B, Storyville hopped into the recording studio and produced an album for November Records. Released the same year of the band's foundation, The Bluest Eyes won the band six awards at the 1995 Austin Music Awards, including Best Band and Best Single. The LP was rated highly in mainstream publications, and earned Storyville a major-label contract, with the Atlantic subsidiary Code Blue. Though the band released no new material during 1995, three more trophies at that year's Austin Music Awards were forthcoming. Second album A Piece of Your Soul was released in 1996, followed in 1998 by Dog Years.
''DOG YEARS''
JUNE 16 1998
55:58
1 /Enough/4:24
2 /Searching Understone/4:03
3 /Don't Make Me Suffer/5:25
4 /Who's Left Standing/4:19
5 /Two People/5:18
6 /Born Without You/3:34
7 /Talk to Me/5:45
8 /Keep a Handle on It/3:52
9 /There's a Light/4:36
10 /Fairplay/5:36
11 /It Ain't No Fun to Me/4:08
12 /Luck (One More Time)/4:58
Sweet Pea Atkinson /Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
Sir Harry Bowens /Guest Artist
Debra Dobkin /Percussion
David Grissom /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
David L. Holt /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Chris Layton /Drums, Percussion
Pat Mastelotto /Drum Programming
Malford Milligan /Vocals
Jamie Muhoberac /Keyboards
Riley Osbourne /Keyboards
Bonnie Raitt /Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
Tommy Shannon /Bass
Don Was /Bass (Upright), Guest Artist
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Storyville don't change their tune much on Dog Years, their first major-label effort and third album overall. Granted, the album has a slicker sound than its predecessors, but at its core it remains a hard-rocking blend of Texas blues-rock and Southern rock. The primary pleasure of Dog Years is hearing the band play. David Grissom and David L. Holt may not be distinctive guitarists, but they're solid musicians, pushing the record in the right direction. The songs themselves aren't particularly memorable, but there's enough energy in the hard rockers (the ballads fall a little flat) to make it an enjoyable, contemporary Southern blues-rock record.
BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Veterans from dozens of jam sessions and all-star backing bands, the members of Storyville gelled at just such a jam, in 1994 at the Austin club known as Antone's. Bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton had played in Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble for ten years before the bluesman's death in 1990, and both moved on to the Arc Angels before meeting the other members of Storyville. Lead guitarist David Holt played on the Mavericks' debut album, and appeared with another lead guitarist David Grissom in Joe Ely's backing band. Grissom would also gain experience touring with John Mellencamp and the Allman Brothers. The only member of the band with less than ten sideman credits, vocalist Malford Milligan, sang with the Austin band Stick People before the formation of Storyville -- named, of course, in honor of New Orleans' historic red-light district.
After several sessions to work out their bluesy soul/R&B, Storyville hopped into the recording studio and produced an album for November Records. Released the same year of the band's foundation, The Bluest Eyes won the band six awards at the 1995 Austin Music Awards, including Best Band and Best Single. The LP was rated highly in mainstream publications, and earned Storyville a major-label contract, with the Atlantic subsidiary Code Blue. Though the band released no new material during 1995, three more trophies at that year's Austin Music Awards were forthcoming. Second album A Piece of Your Soul was released in 1996, followed in 1998 by Dog Years.
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