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Bottle Rockets - Songs of Sahm (2002)

"For a week in August 2001, the Bottle Rockets holed up in a studio with Lou Whitney playing and recording Doug Sahm songs. This CD shares all the joy and love that the BRox feel for the legendary musician. The 13 tunes include classic numbers like "Mendocino", "Be Real" and "She's About A Mover", along with such quintessential Sahm songs as "You Can't Hide A Redneck (Under That Hippy Hair)" and "Lawd, I'm Just A Country Boy In This Great Big Freaky City". Brian Henneman's vocals uncannily capture both Sahm's grit and exuberance, while the band turns out spirited performances of psychedelic-tinged country rock. The disc is a great way to relive Sahm's music or check it out for the first time." -Miles of Music

01. Floatway

02. Mendocino

03. Be Real

04. At The Crossroads

05. She’s About A Mover

06. Lawd, I’m Just A Country Boy In The Great Big Freaky City

07. Nitty Gritty

08. Song Of Everything

09. Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day

10. Stoned Faces Don’t Lie

11. You Can’t Hide A Redneck (Under That Hippy Hair)

12. I Don’t Want To Go Home

13. I’m Not That Kat Anymore

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If there's an artist who deserves a tribute album, it's Doug Sahm, the tireless Texas groover whose Lone Star state of mind encompassed roots rock, blues, country, garage rock, norte?o, psychedelia, and a countless number of spots in between over the course of a career that spanned five decades. One might have figured some bunch of Austin all-stars would have been the most likely candidates to honor Sahm on disc after his untimely passing in the fall of 1999, but the responsibility has instead fallen to those proud sons of Festus, MO, the Bottle Rockets, who take a lively stab at 13 of Sahm's compositions on their first album for Bloodshot, Songs of Sahm. The Bottle Rockets have long proven themselves a superb straight-ahead rock & roll band with a deep feeling for rough-and-tumble roadhouse country, but while those are both paths Sahm traveled, that was hardly the sum total of his accomplishment, and while there's never a moment on Songs of Sahm where you doubt that the BoRox love these songs with all their heart and soul, on a few cuts they sound as if they're playing a bit out of their league -- the easy shuffle of "Be Real" doesn't quite suit a band whose forte is stomp, the bluesy lament of "At the Crossroads" is a few notches too slow for comfort, and "Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day" sure sounds goofy coming from a band with no outwardly hippielike tendencies. Also, producer Lou Whitney doesn't get this band's power on tape with the same ?lan as Eric "Roscoe" Ambel. But, for the most part, Sahm's tunes fit the Bottle Rockets better than you'd have any left to expect, and this album's best moments are superb, especially the hard rock groove of "Floatway," the manic rave-up on "I'm Not That Kat Anymore," and the deathless "Lawd, I'm Just a Country Boy in This Great Big Freaky City." One hopes that Brian Henneman has another batch of quality originals on deck for the Bottle Rockets' next album, but Songs of Sahm is not only a fitting tribute to one of alt-country's primal influences, it's a healthy dose of rockin' country and lots of fun. :~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

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Doug Sahm - Songs of Sahm

The originals of the 13 tracks covered by BRox above.

192 kbps

Thanks to gadonka for the idea & the tracks.

Still Available:

Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino (1969)

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