10433 - BARBARA CUE - LOUISIANA TRUCKSTOP (2000)
BARBARA CUE
''LOUISIANA TRUCKSTOP''
JANUARY 11 2000
47:58
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1 Find a Fool 03:55
2 Little Floater 03:26
3 The Wrong Lover 06:19
4 For One Thing 03:07
5 Pictures of You 05:56
6 Don't Take It Away 05:01
7 True Identity 04:09
8 Back to Town 04:21
9 Dig Deeper 05:24
10 Louisiana Truckstop 06:15
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Crumpy Edwards - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Jon Mills - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
John Neff - Guitar, Pedal Steel, Vocals
Todd Nance - Drums, Vocals
William Tonks - Guitar, Dobro, Vocals
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REVIEW/AMG
Michael Berick
With their casually rootsy rock style, Barbara Cue could be classified as a Dixie counterpart to a British pub rock band or its Yankee equivalent, NRBQ. The NRBQ comparison is particularly appropriate since the Barbara Cue guys first got together to have some fun playing their favorite NRBQ tunes. While the group evolved into playing original material, this initial influence lingers both in the band's name (say "barbara cue" and "nrbq," and you can hear the similarities) and in their solo cover tune: NRBQ's "Little Floater." Barbara Cue serves as a side project for a number of Atlanta-area musicians. Drummer Todd Nance's main gig is with Widespread Panic. Guitarist William Tonks was part of the alt-country band Six String Drag, and pedal steel man John Neff has performed with honky tonkers the Star Room Boys and southern rocker Drive-By Truckers. Paul "Crumpy" Edwards and Jon Mills, who both play bass and guitar, fill out the band, while co-producer David Barbe (ex-Sugar) and Panic's keyboardist John Hermann contribute to the disc as well. Not surprisingly, Louisiana Truck Stop comes well stocked with a rich variety of American roots music that taps into the bandmembers' backgrounds and talents. "For One Thing" and "Back To Town" nicely mine a mellow country rock vein, while "Pictures of You" and "Dig Deeper" boast a bluesier Southern rock sound. On songs like "Find a Fool" and "True Identity," the band suggests Los Lobos had the band hailed from Georgia and not East L.A.. While "Little Floater" might be the most memorable tune here, the band blends country rock and bar rock with some Southern jams to create an appealing, good-timin' sound that strikes a nice balance between informality and craftsmanship.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Erik Hage
Barbara Cue is not a person but a five-piece "super group" from Athens, GA, that came together in 1997, spurred by their mutual affection for NRBQ. The band combines country, blues, rock, and R&B sounds, and while the NRBQ influence is certainly evident, Barbara Cue avoids the trap of simply aping their heroes. The group boasts a talented roster of musicians that have played with such groups as 6 String Drag, Widespread Panic, Star Room Boys, and Drive-By Truckers.
Louisiana Truckstop
In the beginning, the group played shows around Athens and did some remote recordings with producer/artist David Barbe (Sugar, Mercyland), working on the tapes at his Chase Park Transductions studios. However, the shows could only happen when all of the members were in town and not working with their other bands. Barbara Cue eventually decided to get serious about doing an album, and the result was Louisiana Truckstop, which featured originals by the group, collaborations between the group and other singer/songwriters, and a cover of NRBQ's "Little Floater". In 2004, the members of Barbara Cue found the time to return to Chase Park Transductions and record a second album, Rhythm Oil, which featured ten new songs from the members of the band and their friends.
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WEBSITE
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''LOUISIANA TRUCKSTOP''
JANUARY 11 2000
47:58
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1 Find a Fool 03:55
2 Little Floater 03:26
3 The Wrong Lover 06:19
4 For One Thing 03:07
5 Pictures of You 05:56
6 Don't Take It Away 05:01
7 True Identity 04:09
8 Back to Town 04:21
9 Dig Deeper 05:24
10 Louisiana Truckstop 06:15
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Crumpy Edwards - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Jon Mills - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
John Neff - Guitar, Pedal Steel, Vocals
Todd Nance - Drums, Vocals
William Tonks - Guitar, Dobro, Vocals
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REVIEW/AMG
Michael Berick
With their casually rootsy rock style, Barbara Cue could be classified as a Dixie counterpart to a British pub rock band or its Yankee equivalent, NRBQ. The NRBQ comparison is particularly appropriate since the Barbara Cue guys first got together to have some fun playing their favorite NRBQ tunes. While the group evolved into playing original material, this initial influence lingers both in the band's name (say "barbara cue" and "nrbq," and you can hear the similarities) and in their solo cover tune: NRBQ's "Little Floater." Barbara Cue serves as a side project for a number of Atlanta-area musicians. Drummer Todd Nance's main gig is with Widespread Panic. Guitarist William Tonks was part of the alt-country band Six String Drag, and pedal steel man John Neff has performed with honky tonkers the Star Room Boys and southern rocker Drive-By Truckers. Paul "Crumpy" Edwards and Jon Mills, who both play bass and guitar, fill out the band, while co-producer David Barbe (ex-Sugar) and Panic's keyboardist John Hermann contribute to the disc as well. Not surprisingly, Louisiana Truck Stop comes well stocked with a rich variety of American roots music that taps into the bandmembers' backgrounds and talents. "For One Thing" and "Back To Town" nicely mine a mellow country rock vein, while "Pictures of You" and "Dig Deeper" boast a bluesier Southern rock sound. On songs like "Find a Fool" and "True Identity," the band suggests Los Lobos had the band hailed from Georgia and not East L.A.. While "Little Floater" might be the most memorable tune here, the band blends country rock and bar rock with some Southern jams to create an appealing, good-timin' sound that strikes a nice balance between informality and craftsmanship.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Erik Hage
Barbara Cue is not a person but a five-piece "super group" from Athens, GA, that came together in 1997, spurred by their mutual affection for NRBQ. The band combines country, blues, rock, and R&B sounds, and while the NRBQ influence is certainly evident, Barbara Cue avoids the trap of simply aping their heroes. The group boasts a talented roster of musicians that have played with such groups as 6 String Drag, Widespread Panic, Star Room Boys, and Drive-By Truckers.
Louisiana Truckstop
In the beginning, the group played shows around Athens and did some remote recordings with producer/artist David Barbe (Sugar, Mercyland), working on the tapes at his Chase Park Transductions studios. However, the shows could only happen when all of the members were in town and not working with their other bands. Barbara Cue eventually decided to get serious about doing an album, and the result was Louisiana Truckstop, which featured originals by the group, collaborations between the group and other singer/songwriters, and a cover of NRBQ's "Little Floater". In 2004, the members of Barbara Cue found the time to return to Chase Park Transductions and record a second album, Rhythm Oil, which featured ten new songs from the members of the band and their friends.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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