Sex, Drugs and Bill Monroe

by Nine Pound Hammer

Overview

Groups such as Rank & File and Lone Justice were called "country punk" circa 1982 (just for not being lame), but it wasn't until Mike Ness covered Johnny Cash and this Owensboro, KY group hit, that such a link-up was achieved. On their sixth studio LP in 20 years (they were defunct for years, and Blaine Cartwright started Nashville Pussy), they crank up gnarly axes 'n' speed and hit like a buckin' bronc. And they're mean riffers, with Sun Records' hillbilly-rockabilly flavorings brought into punk's guitars even more directly than X. (Dig that traditional lap steel on "Mama's Doin' Meth Again," though.) This kicks like MC5 and Radio Birdman if they loved outlaw C&W as much as Chuck Berry, and the opening "I'm Your Huckleberry" is like a sped-up Stooges' "1970" for 2008. Just try to ride this bull, cowboy! ~ Jack Rabid

Product Details

Release Date:	02/26/2008
Label:	Acetate Records
UPC:	0094061702829

Tracks

1. I'm Yer Huckleberry
2. Hookers and Hot Sauce
3. Black Sheep
4. Everybody's Drunk
5. Fightin' Words
6. Mama's Doin' Meth Again
7. Right to Do You Wrong
8. Rode Hard
9. Too Sorry
10. Hell in My Head
11. The Wheels Flew off Again
12. Ain't Worth Killin'
13. Cookin' the Corn
14. The Way It Is

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nine Pound Hammer   Primary Artist
Rick Ballard   Vocal Harmony
Brian Pulito   Drums,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Earl Crim   Guitar
Scott Luallen   Vocals
Mark Hendricks   Guitar,Bass
Blaine Cartwright   Vocals,Guitar

Technical Credits

Mark Hendricks   Group Member
Scott Luallen   Art Direction,Group Member
John Haywood   Cover Painting
Victor Dawahare   Design,Layout Design
Brian Pulito   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Group Member
Earl Crim   Title,Group Member
Mark Chalecki   Mastering
Blaine Cartwright   Group Member