The musical tornado known as Left Lane Cruiser are back. And like a tornado, you better get the hell out of the way or risk finding yourself flat on your ass three miles down the road. The duo of Freddy J. IV and Brenn Beck are back and the formula remains the same – Freddy J. belts out the vocals while he plays the guitar like its on fire and Beck beats the drums like they grabbed his wife’s ass.
While the formula remains the same there are a couple of subtle differences. In spite of an excellent finger-picking acoustic number, “Ol’ Fashioned,” the album sounds heavier (more metal) than Bring Yo’ Ass To The Table and it sounds cleaner than its predecessor, Thanks to Jim Diamond’s production. That’s never more evident than on “Hillgrass Bluebilly” and “Black Lung.”
Back in March, my buddy Jefe and I caught them on a small deck at SxSW and after the set I was half-deaf, exhausted and had a thirst for moonshine. And while they might not be reinventing the wheel with their update on delta blues, it is being done with an incredible amount of individual talent and fervor that is lacking with many of today’s acts.
Left Lane Cruiser – Crackalacka
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//Beck beats the drums like they grabbed his wife’s ass.//
Are there any metaphors more fun to come up with than when describing a percussionist’s style?
That link doesn’t seem to work for yours truly, either to play or download.
i’m just not going to be able to sleep until i find out if they’re covering the Fat Boys’ classic or not.
When you try to hear the link, “The page cannot be found” appears on the screen
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Sorry y’all. its fixed.
Yay the link is fixed! Good thing too this song is awesome
Love these guys, it’s a good song.
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