TRIGGER HIPPY
''TRIGGER HIPPY''
SEPTEMBER 30 2014
52:44
1 Rise Up Singing
Jackie Greene 5:04
2 Turpentine
Audrey Freed / Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 4:32
3 Heartache on the Line
Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene 5:49
4 Cave Hill Cemetery
Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 4:20
5 Tennessee Mud
Audrey Freed / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 5:32
6 Pretty Mess
Nick Govrik 3:13
7 Pocahontas
Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Joan Osborne 3:47
8 Dry County
Tom Bukovac / Nick Govrik / Joan Osborne 6:37
9 Nothing New
Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 3:16
10 Ain't Persuaded Yet
Tom Bukovac / Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 5:40 11 Adelaide
Nick Govrik 4:54
Tom Bukovac/Guitar
Sarah Buxton/Vocals (Background)
Ian Fitchuk/Keyboards
Steve Gorman/Drums
Nick Govrik/Bass, Vocals
Jackie Greene/Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
Joan Osborne/Tambourine, Vocals
REVIEW
by Steve Leggett
Nashville's Trigger Hippy are a supergroup of sorts, with two strong vocalists, Joan Osborne and Jackie Greene, both of whom have prosperous solo careers of their own, and a back line that includes Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman and first-call Nashville session guitarist Tom Bukovac. Throw in strong group songwriting, and one has a roots rock powerhouse that sounds a bit like the Black Crowes backing up Delaney & Bonnie, with a strong R&B and soul feel, all filtered through a dose of hard country and Southern rock. The group's self-titled debut on Rounder Records opens with the delightful "Rise Up Singing," a Greene original, and holds that same warm, soulful feel throughout the whole set, with Osborne and Greene trading off vocals and verses song to song like so much honey and smoke. "Tennessee Mud," "Pretty Mess" (written by the group's bassist, Nick Govrik, another Nashville session cat), and the country-by-way-of-Stax "Dry County" are all standouts here, with sharp, warm playing and vocals to die for, all of which makes this debut stand up well against the supergroup hype that is bound to rain down on Trigger Hippy. There's little doubt that there's a lot of talent here, but the group's real hurdle will be in keeping it all together in the face of the other projects and commitments its members have on their plates. That's the problem with supergroups, but for now at least, Trigger Hippy have delivered a fine album of vintage Southern roots rock. What happens next may have as much to do with recording and touring schedules as it does with any concerns about creative chemistry, which this band has in spades.
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Leggett
A supergroup of sorts, Nashville-based Trigger Hippy grew out of a casual collaboration between Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed, and Nashville session bassist Nick Govrik. The group, with Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring on board, made its live debut in 2009 at the Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon, Georgia. Herring's tour commitments to Widespread Panic led to his exit from the band, and singer Joan Osborne and singer, songwriter, and Black Crowes guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jackie Greene were called in, and when Freed departed the band in the spring of 2012, Will Kimbrough replaced him briefly, and then first-call Nashville session guitarist Tom Bukovac rounded out the lineup that recorded the group's self-titled debut album, which was released by Rounder Records in 2014. Osborne and Greene gave Trigger Hippy a stunning set of vocalists, and the band's sturdy roots approach and R&B, soul, country, and Southern jam band mix of influences had them poised for a promising commercial and critical career.
''TRIGGER HIPPY''
SEPTEMBER 30 2014
52:44
1 Rise Up Singing
Jackie Greene 5:04
2 Turpentine
Audrey Freed / Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 4:32
3 Heartache on the Line
Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene 5:49
4 Cave Hill Cemetery
Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 4:20
5 Tennessee Mud
Audrey Freed / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 5:32
6 Pretty Mess
Nick Govrik 3:13
7 Pocahontas
Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Joan Osborne 3:47
8 Dry County
Tom Bukovac / Nick Govrik / Joan Osborne 6:37
9 Nothing New
Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 3:16
10 Ain't Persuaded Yet
Tom Bukovac / Steve Gorman / Nick Govrik / Jackie Greene / Joan Osborne 5:40 11 Adelaide
Nick Govrik 4:54
Tom Bukovac/Guitar
Sarah Buxton/Vocals (Background)
Ian Fitchuk/Keyboards
Steve Gorman/Drums
Nick Govrik/Bass, Vocals
Jackie Greene/Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
Joan Osborne/Tambourine, Vocals
REVIEW
by Steve Leggett
Nashville's Trigger Hippy are a supergroup of sorts, with two strong vocalists, Joan Osborne and Jackie Greene, both of whom have prosperous solo careers of their own, and a back line that includes Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman and first-call Nashville session guitarist Tom Bukovac. Throw in strong group songwriting, and one has a roots rock powerhouse that sounds a bit like the Black Crowes backing up Delaney & Bonnie, with a strong R&B and soul feel, all filtered through a dose of hard country and Southern rock. The group's self-titled debut on Rounder Records opens with the delightful "Rise Up Singing," a Greene original, and holds that same warm, soulful feel throughout the whole set, with Osborne and Greene trading off vocals and verses song to song like so much honey and smoke. "Tennessee Mud," "Pretty Mess" (written by the group's bassist, Nick Govrik, another Nashville session cat), and the country-by-way-of-Stax "Dry County" are all standouts here, with sharp, warm playing and vocals to die for, all of which makes this debut stand up well against the supergroup hype that is bound to rain down on Trigger Hippy. There's little doubt that there's a lot of talent here, but the group's real hurdle will be in keeping it all together in the face of the other projects and commitments its members have on their plates. That's the problem with supergroups, but for now at least, Trigger Hippy have delivered a fine album of vintage Southern roots rock. What happens next may have as much to do with recording and touring schedules as it does with any concerns about creative chemistry, which this band has in spades.
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Leggett
A supergroup of sorts, Nashville-based Trigger Hippy grew out of a casual collaboration between Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed, and Nashville session bassist Nick Govrik. The group, with Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring on board, made its live debut in 2009 at the Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon, Georgia. Herring's tour commitments to Widespread Panic led to his exit from the band, and singer Joan Osborne and singer, songwriter, and Black Crowes guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jackie Greene were called in, and when Freed departed the band in the spring of 2012, Will Kimbrough replaced him briefly, and then first-call Nashville session guitarist Tom Bukovac rounded out the lineup that recorded the group's self-titled debut album, which was released by Rounder Records in 2014. Osborne and Greene gave Trigger Hippy a stunning set of vocalists, and the band's sturdy roots approach and R&B, soul, country, and Southern jam band mix of influences had them poised for a promising commercial and critical career.
