Drivin N Cryin: Best of Songs (Vinyl LP)
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Drivin' n' Cryin' are a critically acclaimed real rock/folk/alt-country/punk/jam band from Atlanta, GA. Formed in 1985 in the fertile college rock scene of middle Georgia, they first achieved commercial success in 1991 with the Fly Me Courageous album which went gold,. Leader Kevn Kinney decided back in 2012 to abandon the idea of recording albums in favor of smaller EP's, each with 5-6 songs on them. The results were Songs From the Laundromat (2012); Songs About Cars, Space & the Ramones (2012); Songs From the Psychedelic Time Clock (2013); and Songs For the Turntable (2014). Now, they've put together a 10-song distillation of these releases called Best of Songs. And, in typical retro form, it's only available on vinyl, with the album cover resembling a classic K-tel record. Side one opens with the driving Hot Wheels, one of the catchiest tracks the band has ever laid down, while Turn is an excellent midtempo rocker. It wouldn't be a Drivin N Cryin record without diversity, with the moody Strangers and the Skynyrd-esque Roll Away the Song rounding out the first side.Side two blasts off with the one-two punch of Dirty and Ain't Waitin' on Tomorrow, showing that these veterans haven't lost their ability to kick ass. They revisit their roots with the gentle ode to their friends REM, while The Little Record Store Around the Corner pays homage to the 13th Floor Elevators, with a descending bass line. The record ends with the psychedelic instrumental Space Eyes. Hot Wheels, Out Here in the Middle of Nowhere, Turn, Strangers, Roll Away the Song, Dirty, Ain?T Waitin? on Tomorrow, R.E.M, The Little Record Shop Just Around the Corner, Space Eyes
Drivin' n' Cryin' are a critically acclaimed real rock/folk/alt-country/punk/jam band from Atlanta, GA. Formed in 1985 in the fertile college rock scene of middle Georgia, they first achieved commercial success in 1991 with the Fly Me Courageous album which went gold,. Leader Kevn Kinney decided back in 2012 to abandon the idea of recording albums in favor of smaller EP's, each with 5-6 songs on them. The results were Songs From the Laundromat (2012); Songs About Cars, Space & the Ramones (2012); Songs From the Psychedelic Time Clock (2013); and Songs For the Turntable (2014). Now, they've put together a 10-song distillation of these releases called Best of Songs. And, in typical retro form, it's only available on vinyl, with the album cover resembling a classic K-tel record. Side one opens with the driving Hot Wheels, one of the catchiest tracks the band has ever laid down, while Turn is an excellent midtempo rocker. It wouldn't be a Drivin N Cryin record without diversity, with the moody Strangers and the Skynyrd-esque Roll Away the Song rounding out the first side.Side two blasts off with the one-two punch of Dirty and Ain't Waitin' on Tomorrow, showing that these veterans haven't lost their ability to kick ass. They revisit their roots with the gentle ode to their friends REM, while The Little Record Store Around the Corner pays homage to the 13th Floor Elevators, with a descending bass line. The record ends with the psychedelic instrumental Space Eyes. Hot Wheels, Out Here in the Middle of Nowhere, Turn, Strangers, Roll Away the Song, Dirty, Ain?T Waitin? on Tomorrow, R.E.M, The Little Record Shop Just Around the Corner, Space Eyes