BREAKHEART PASS BAND - BORDERLINE THRILL (USA '82 COUNTRY ROCK)

Breakheart Pass Band "Borderline Thrill" (Breakheart Pass Enterprises, 1982) (LP)
(Produced by Scott Fronsoe & Steve Fjeland)
A country-oriented bar band from Minneapolis, Minnesota with a wealth of freshly-written material... The album's producer, bassist Scott Fronsoe, wrote or co-wrote all but three of the songs while the remainder were originals as well, including a couple written by guitarist Joe Campbell. Includes songs such as "Burned Out Feelins," "In A Bar Room, On A Bar Stool," and "Minnesota Woman." Pretty solid stuff, in the classic hippiebilly country-rock style. Recommended!  

 

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LOOSE CHANGE - SELF TITLE (USA '81 SOUTHERN ROCK)

 

    Loose Change Rare Southern Rock       Macon Georgia- Chris Hicks

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J.D. CROWE AND THE NEW SOUTH - SOMEWHERE BETWEEN (USA '81 COUNTRY)

 

Banjo picker J.D. Crowe was one of the leading lights of the 1970's "newgrass" scene, taking the New South band from triumph to triumph, shepherding numerous talents and collaborating with other top-flight pickers, young and old. Starting out as a teenager, Crowe apprenticed in the 1950's edition of Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys, then set out on his own in a decade's long run as one of bluegrass music's most respected bandleaders. The core of his sound has been closely tied to Martin's canny mix of plangent mountain music and bluesy country, but he was also open to the poetic strains of the "progressive" bluegrass movement... Here's a quick look at his work.

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BOONE CREEK BAND - ONE WAY TRACK (USA '78 COUNTRY BLUEGRASS)

 To many young bluegrass converts, the name Boone Creek might not ring a bell. For those who are not familiar with that name, how do the names Jerry Douglas, Terry Baucom, and Ricky Skaggs grab ya?

This short-lived group was a progressive bluegrass powerhouse during its short existence. Formed following Skaggs and Douglas’ departure from J.D. Crowe & the original New South, Boone Creek’s1978 LP One Way Track brought together the all-star talent of Terry Baucom (banjo, fiddle, harmony vocals), Steve Bryant (bass, bass vocal), Wes Golding (guitar, lead and harmony vocals), Jerry Douglas (dobro, harmony vocals), and Ricky Skaggs (mandolin, fiddle, guitar, lead and harmony vocals).

On One Way Track, Boone Creek does many traditional bluegrass numbers, but gave them a progressive makeover; however, there are two original numbers that are stellar and really raise the bar for bluegrass of this time period.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/8cjjgyj12tpam5g/Boone+Creek+-+One+Way+Track+(Usa+'78+Country+Bluegrass).rar/file

BANDERA - KNIGHTS (USA '81 SOUTHERN ROCK)

Bandera "Knights" (MCA Records, 1981) (LP)

(Produced by Leon Tsilis & Pat Higdon)
A little-known Southern rock band formed by California-born jack-of-all-trades Lawrence Shoberg (aka Lore Orion) (1949-2013) who started the band while struggling in late-'70s Nashville. These guys tried to go national but fell short, despite signing with MCA and recording their lone album, which is pretty much just a rock record. There isn't much country in their sound, which is mainly build around shrill vocals, a sludgy rhythm section and Allman-esque twin guitars that rarely show a glimmer of originality or a distinctive tone. Fans of .38 Special or Rossington/Collins, et. al., might enjoy this rather workmanlike album, but nothing here really moved me. One of the band's principal songwriters, Lore Orion, was also a visual artist who apparently designed album covers for the New Riders Of The Purple Sage (as well as the one for this album) and also wrote children's books before concentrating on music. He had modest success pitching songs in Nashville, initially with a Top Ten hit for Bill Anderson in 1976 ("That's What Made Me Love You") and again after Bandera broke up, when Chris Ledoux and Tim McGraw covered a few tunes (though nothing that wound up as a single...) One of these songs, "Illegal," is on this album in its original form as a sort of clunky redneck reggae. All in all, a pretty negligible disc, but the iceberg-tip of a remarkable career.

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SANDY CREEK PICKERS - SELF TITLE (USA '77 COUNTRY BLUEGRASS)

 In 1975 Sandy Creek Pickers was formed with band members John, Mike, Steve Heironymus and Kevin Avey. The “Pickers” toured much of the US and enjoyed considerable success at bluegrass festivals. John loved to recall the time Bill Monroe entered and danced on the stage as the Sandy Creek Pickers played at the Rocky Mountain Bluegrass Festival. Recored 1 & 2 March 1977 Sound Recorders Omaha, Nebraska. RIP JOHN 

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BUCK BARKER - ROCKIN' ALL NITE LONG (USA '79 PSYCH FOLK BLUES)

Rare private label Tennessee folk-rock. Buck recorded everything himself, overdubbing guitar, vocals, bass, drums, and sometimes banjo and string synthesizer. There's a real outsider vibe, with a strong influence from the psychedelic rock scene. The songs have unusual structures and lyrical themes and really draw you into the unusual viewpoint of the singer. A lot of the performances are right on the edge of falling apart structurally, with strange and unexpected guitar riffs and extra beats showing up in the middle of a song.

 

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