vorite track. It’s an album full of Texas road- house blues rock, and another winner from
Delbert....The original lead guitar slinger for Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Bill Kirchen has a hot new record out. Stems & Seeds (Proper) was recorded in Great Britain and produced by Paul Riley. Bill and his band (Jack O’Dell on drums nd Mau- rice Cridlin on bass) rock fresh versions of classic Airmen tunage such as ‘Too Much Fun,” “Womb to the Tomb,” “Mama Hated Diesels” and “Hot Rod Lincoln,” along with a nice reading of Dylan’s “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.” Of course, the title track, “Down to Seeds and Stems Again” remains the saddest country song of all time, and it gets the 21st century update. Of course, Bill Kirchen being the “master of the Tele- caster” doesn’t hurt things. The man is a gui- tar playing monster! Too much fun!...Drivin and Cryin has released the third in their 4- part series of EPs (a piece of marketing ge- nius, in my opinion). Songs from the Psychedelic Time Clock (Almost Loaded) fea- tures six more artistic rockers from Kevn Kin- ney, Tim Nielsen, Dave V. Johnson and Sadler Vadens that find the boys going back to their psychedelic roots. "The Little Record Store Just Around The Corner," is a celebra- tion of the indie record shops we all love that have become as scarce as hen’s teeth. "Meta- morphcycle" is a swirling, trippy rocker, and "Sometimes The Rain is Just The Rain" is quite reminiscent of the jingle jangle sound of The Byrds. So I look forward to the final in-
stallment of the series. Be sure to collect ‘em all, like baseball cards! Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones and Songs From The Laundromat are equally good. And while we’re at it, let me say that in my book, Kevn Kinney is an icon of the American South. His music tends to always be good, whether with the band or solo, as on the recent (and out- standing) A Good Country Mile. Listen up!....On his 16th album, Loosen Up (Middle Mountain Music), R. B. Stone brings on the blues backed by a downright ferocious band that features the amazing Tom Haim- bridge on drums (also a world class songwriter and singer), Robert Britt on guitar, Tommy McDonald on bass and Jefferson Jarvis on key- boards. From “A Bad Case of Blues Goin’ On” to the rollin’ and tum- blin’ rocker “Harley Heart,” the album is
chock full of blues you can use.”Long Gone Lonesome Blues” sounds almost southern rock. It’s intense. Stone is a great vocalist, reminiscent at times of Delbert McClinton, and he is nothing short of an ace on the har- monica. Just listen to the boogie woogie of “High Horse,” one of the many highlights of the album. Stone never fails to surprise, and with “God Hears You When You Cry,” he ex- poses his spiritual side to great effect, while channeling the ghost of the great Roy Buchanan. RB Stone is the real deal, and Loosen Up! is a fine set. Tom Haimbridge did as fine a job in the producers chair as on the drume throne. •
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