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HAYSEED DIXIE
"A Hot Piece of Grass" (Cooking
Vinyl; 2005)
Reviewed by Jeff Rogers
If I could, I would leave three question marks instead of any guitarsaws here, but the boss wouldn't want to listen to this disc to rate it either. I'm not a fan of bluegrass (see my review of "Strummin' With The Devil: The Southern Side Of Van Halen"; it was hideous) and anytime I hear a watered down, toothless, plucking version of any rock songs I want to commit acts worse than the average person -- such as burning popcorn to mask the stench left behind by the "music."
This disc has some classic rock songs on it that have
replaced the familiar guitar with a banjo. The music is good, I'll give them
that but why, why, why? Some of the band's other discs have different
songs on them and unless your hitting Branson for a good time I doubt these
songs will ever make it onto anybody's MP3 player.
The songs they turn into "Deliverance" favorites are:
Black Dog
War Pigs
Holiday
Ace Of Spades
Whole Lotta Love
Whole Lotta Rosie
Runnin' With The Devil
There are some bluegrass songs that round out the last half of the disc that
have some sweet picking on them. These guys can play but I think they
should leave the rock songs to those who own amplifiers and know how to use
them.
For more information, check out
http://www.hayseed-dixie.com.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
Copyright © 2010 by R. Scott Bolton. All rights
reserved.
Revised:
28 Oct 2024 12:36:41 -0500.
