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I Want It So Bad | The Gourds | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Drop the Charges | The Gourds | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Two Sparrows | The Gourds | 6:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Drop What I'm Doing | The Gourds | 4:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Haunted | The Gourds | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Melchert | The Gourds | 2:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ink and Grief | The Gourds | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Peppermint City | The Gourds | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Marginalized | The Gourds | 5:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Must Not Know | The Gourds | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Eyes of a Child | The Gourds | 4:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Your Benefit | The Gourds | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
Old Mad Joy finds The Gourds recording at Levon Helm’s studio in Woodstock, N.Y., underscoring the quintet’s sonic debt to The Band. The presence of Bob Dylan guitarist Larry Campbell as producer likewise highlights their affinity for classic folk-rock. This time out, singer/guitarist Kevin Russell delivers a dose of festive gospel-swing (“I Want It So Bad”), juggles bittersweet biblical imagery (“Two Sparrows”), and serves up a soulful celebration of love (“Eyes of a Child”). He’s complemented by Jimmy Smith’s zany, non sequitur–studded tunes, with “Drop the Charges,” “Marginalized,” and “Melchert” standing out for their supple grooves and poker-faced lunacy. Adding yet another color is Max Johnston’s “Haunted,” a spacious country-road ballad illuminated by Campbell’s pedal-steel work. Collectively, The Gourds play with the sort of loose-limbed camaraderie that comes with years of bar-band gigging. Their easygoing charm can’t disguise the quirky brilliance and heartfelt charm within these tracks. Old Mad Joy is an irresistible Americana oddball gem.
Customer Reviews
Want it so bad
A very soulful mix of rock, country and blues. I like alot of their stuff but this one really stands out. I Want It So Bad is a serious killer.
Weak - Except for "Two Sparrows"
Gourds albums usually have three or four really good songs, but "Two Sparrows" is the only song on this one that I have any interest in ever hearing again. Kevin Russell contributes only a couple of tunes, and they're rather pedestrian; very puzzling considering how prolific (and on occasion, how brilliant) he has been in the past. On the whole, an extremely disappointing album.
Gourds do it to it!
A great album and only adds to their dynamic sound and can't wait to hear them live in Burlington!
Biography
Formed: 1992 in Austin, TX
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
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Gin and Juice | Shinebox | 6:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lower 48 | Blood of the Ram | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Country Love | Haymaker! | 2:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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How Will You Shine? | Noble Creatures | 5:11 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Pill Bug Blues | Heavy Ornamentals | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hooky Junk | Heavy Ornamentals | 4:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Shreveport | Haymaker! | 4:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Country, Honky Tonk, Alternative Country, Adult Alternative, Southern Rock
- Released: Sep 09, 2011
- ℗ 2011 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Label Services,
