Album: Town + Country
Year: 1985
Style: Americana Country, Alt-Country
Similar Bands: Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven, Thorns, Uncle Tupelo, Del Fuegos, Blasters, Wire Train, BoDeans, Lone Justice
"One-Word" Review: Twangy Brooding Alt-Country
Based Out Of: Pittsburgh, Pa / LA, CA
Label: Fun Stuff Records
Cover, Sleeve, Record
Back, Liner Notes, Record
Town + Country (1985)- Positively Lost Me 5:10 (single)
- Remember (Newman's Lovesong) 2:53
- Better World 4:42
- Class Tramp 3:29
- In My Gremlin 2:10 /
- Radio 5:12
- By The Way 3:25
- Not Where You're At (But Where you Will Be) 3:43
- You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4:31 (Bob Dylan cover)
- Rave-Up/Shut Up 1:50
Members & Other Bands:
- Stephen Barnlard - Producer
- Clyde Kaplan - Recording Engineer
- Russell Nathan Castillo - Mixing Engineer
- Bernie Grundman - Mastering
- Terrmeister - Editing
- Robert Fusfield - Art Direction
- Jimmer Podrasky - Vox, Guitar (Lovin' Miserys, Jimmer)
- Terry Wilson - Guitar, Vox (Springfield, MO All Star Band, The Dog People, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, J. Wunderle, Jimmer, Flat Creek, Giorgio Moroder, Amii Stewart, Big Trouble, Kenny Loggins, Skeletons, )
- Tom Blatnik - Bass (Dancing Hoods, Lonsome Strangers, Whittier)
- Timothy Jimenez. - Drums (Jimmer)
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Pedal Steel Guitar (Burrito Bros, Burrito Delux, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon, Sir Raleigh & The Cupons, Flying Burrito Bros, Grease Band, John Braden, Lynn Blessing, Joe Cocker, Dillard & Clark, Denny Brooks, Bill Cowsill, Eve, Carp, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Hedge & Donna Capers, Mother Hen, Marc Ellington, Bob Gibson, Daniel Moore, Potter St. Cloud, Don Everly, Burton & Cunico, Billy Joel, Little Feet, Cherokee, Helen reddy, Al Kooper, Barry McGuire & The Dr., Byrds, Joni Mitchelle, Crazy Horse, Little Richard, Jackson Browne, Frank Zappa, Martin Mull, Bee Gees, Yoko Ono, John Lennon more)
Album Review: So rather than jangle pop, this midwestern (Pittsburgh might as well be the midwest), this college rock band accents heavily on the slide country guitar, and american working class mentality. Aside from looking like extras from Pretty in Pink a year before its release (Podrasky was dating & had a child with Molly Ringwalks older sister, Beth), they actually were in the film (as well as Beverly Hills 90210, where Podrasky had a brief relationship with Shannon Doherty). They also touch on Roots Rock and Rockabilly ("In My Gremlin"), and their moody "Radio" reminds me of James in parts. There have been a couple incarnations of the band, as members gathered and fell off as Podrasky moved from Pitts to LA back to Pitts and then back to LA. This main and steadiest version is the band happened after Podrasky's second move LA where he worked in the mailroom of A&M records along with the other 3 members.
Stand Out Track: By The Way
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