Get the Money

by Taylor Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders

Overview

It took Taylor Hawkins nearly a decade to record his third album with the Coattail Riders but, to be fair, his main gig as the drummer of the Foo Fighters kept him busy in the nine years separating 2010's Red Light Fever from 2019's Get the Money. To his credit, Hawkins essentially picks up where he left off with Red Light Fever, creating a retro-rock fantasia out of his favorite parts from his favorite old LPs. Queen remains his main touchstone: "Don't Look at Me That Way" is puffed up with layers of harmonies, "C U in Hell" slyly salutes Queen's tendency to write mini-suites, and Roger Taylor himself stops by to lend vocals to an album-closing "Shapes of Things," the Yardbirds psych-standard that's performed in the style of Jeff Beck's 1968 cover. Taylor isn't the only superstar guest, nor is Queen the only band consciously evoked. Joe Walsh plays guitar and Chrissie Hynde sings on "Get the Money," a mock-reggae number that takes a detour into spacy Pink Floyd territory, Nancy Wilson and LeAnn Rimes both stop by the studio, as do Duff McKagan, Perry Farrell, and Steve Jones, not to mention Dave Grohl. Of this cast of characters, Grohl's signature is the most evident -- "You're No Good at Life No More" could easily slide onto a Foo Fighters album -- but the fun of Get the Money is how Hawkins spins through a number of different sounds and styles from the classic rock era. The elements are familiar, but Hawkins assembles fuzz guitars, glam beats, New Wave synths, and operatic harmonies with flair and wit, turning Get the Money into a giddy journey to the past that's remarkably devoid of nostalgia. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/08/2019
Label:	Columbia / Rca
UPC:	0190759920121

Tracks

1. Crossed the Line
2. Don't Look at Me That Way
3. You're No Good at Life No More
4. I Really Blew It
5. Queen of the Clowns
6. Get the Money
7. C U in Hell
8. Middle Child
9. Kiss the Ring
10. Shapes of Things

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders   Primary Artist
Taylor Hawkins   Primary Artist,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic)
John Lousteau   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Brent Woods   Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Roger Taylor   Vocals
Nancy Wilson   Vocals
Jon Davison   Vocals (Background)
Oliver Roman   Slide Guitar
Sylvia Massy   Vocals (Background)
Chris Chaney   Bass,Keyboards
Chrissie Hynde   Vocals
LeAnn Rimes   Vocals
Gannin Arnold   Guitar
Pat Smear   Guitar
Dave Grohl   Guitar,Vocals
Duff McKagan   Bass
Perry Farrell   Vocals
Steve Jones   Guitar
Joe Walsh   Guitar
Mark King   Bass,Vocals

Technical Credits

Brent Woods   Composer,Group Member
Roger Taylor   Composer
Nancy Wilson   Composer
Victor Rodriguez   Technician
Joshua J. MacRae   Engineer
Dustin Mosley   Engineer
Ryan Richardson Pratt   Illustrations
Jon Davison   Composer
Oliver Roman   Composer,Engineer
David McKracken   Engineer
Ivan Handwerk   Engineer
Taylor Hawkins   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Group Member
Paul Samwell-Smith   Composer
Sylvia Massy   Mixing,Composer
Chris Chaney   Composer,Group Member
Keith Relf   Composer
Chrissie Hynde   Composer
LeAnn Rimes   Composer
Gannin Arnold   Composer
Pat Smear   Composer
Dave Grohl   Screams,Composer
Duff McKagan   Composer
Perry Farrell   Composer
Jim McCarty   Composer
Steve Jones   Composer
Joe Walsh   Composer
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Mark King   Composer
John Lousteau   Composer,Engineer,Producer