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All Music Guide - Chris Nickson
Former Chumbawamba member (and now Washington state resident) Danbert Nobacon won't win many prizes for either subtlety or singing in tune with this album. But that doesn't matter, since it's a great, politically-charged piece of rock & roll powered by Mekon Jon Langford and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, who give a wonderfully ramshackle, spontaneous feel to it all. Nobacon covers rock & roll and its oft-inflated place in the world ("Rock 'N' Roll Holy Wars") in a voice that recalls Tom Waits in its amount of gravel, American politics, global money and trade, equates "Christopher Marlowe" and art with the modern pop song, and goes to many places lyrically. It's an ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Chris Nickson
Former Chumbawamba member (and now Washington state resident) Danbert Nobacon won't win many prizes for either subtlety or singing in tune with this album. But that doesn't matter, since it's a great, politically-charged piece of rock & roll powered by Mekon Jon Langford and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, who give a wonderfully ramshackle, spontaneous feel to it all. Nobacon covers rock & roll and its oft-inflated place in the world ("Rock 'N' Roll Holy Wars") in a voice that recalls Tom Waits in its amount of gravel, American politics, global money and trade, equates "Christopher Marlowe" and art with the modern pop song, and goes to many places lyrically. It's an album with a lot of depth, even if the musical framework of the songs is quite simple. There's plenty of humor, as you'd expect from someone with his background, but that's a good way of getting his message across. It might only be roughly sewn together at the seams, but this is a very enjoyable disc, left of center (could it be anything else?) and a perfect combination of forces between like-minded musicians.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/14/2007
  • Label: Bloodshot Records
  • UPC: 744302014128
  • Catalog Number: 141

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Danbert Nobacon Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Jon Langford Banjo, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Tack Piano
John Rice Acoustic Guitar, Bouzouki, Dobro, Fiddle, Mandolin, Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Sitar, Tack Piano
Pat Brennan Organ, Piano, Accordion
Alan Doughty Bass, Bass Guitar
Dan Massey Percussion, Drums
Dan Massey Drums
Technical Credits
Jon Langford Producer, Mastering, Audio Production
John Rice Audio Production
Dan Dietrich Engineer
Danbert Nobacon Composer, Audio Production
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