CD’s, VINYL & DOWNLOADS
Warren Haynes (with Railroad Earth) Ashes & Dust (Concord)
Warren Haynes sure has come a
long way since the first time I saw
him. It was some- time during the ‘80’s on a New
Years Eve when I flipped the channel from Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Years Eve to find a country music New Year’s Eve special. David Alan Coe was performing, and he had this hot shot guitarist with him that captivated my attention from the time I
heard his first noted. Some 30 years later, that guitarist, Warren Haynes, remains one of my favorite entertainers as well as humans.
Whether he's fronting Gov't Mule, play-
ing with the Allman Brothers or the Dead, or sitting in with one of the many bands he has collaborated live with over the years, Haynes always lets his soul shine. The songs he assembled for his latest
recording, Ashes and Dust, fall into the "singer/songwriter" category. There’s no screaming Les Paul, but a lot of smooth, laid back music, backed by the great Rail- road Earth, a band every bit as talented on their respective instruments as Haynes is on the guitar. The results of the collabora- tion are something quite special, from songs like “Coal Tattoo,” with it’s flowing
The Boxmasters Providence (
boxmasters.com)
Billy Bob Thorn-
ton and J.D. Andrew have amassed quite a back catalog of as of yet unreleased al- bums. I have been one of the few, the fortunate, to hear
these albums over the years. Now the guys have begun releasing them one by one as downloads
via 60 their website at
melody, banjo, fiddle and Haynes’ signa- ture guitar. “Glory Road” is another out- standing track as is “Hallelujah Boulevard,” and what I consider one of the saddest songs of all time (and my favorite on the album) “New Years Eve.” The acoustic version on Disc Two is even bet- ter, in my opinion. Just Warren and his guitar, talking about a man who is spend- ing New Years Eve alone and thinking about all of his old friends who have moved into the next realm. Ashes and Dust is one of Warren’s best
albums. The songs are beautiful, short sto- ries set to music. and the playing is as top drawer as we have come to expect. There’s no doubt that this album will be in Kud- zoo’s Top Ten of 2015. It will be in yours too if you give it a chance.
- Michael Buffalo Smith
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