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Brent Amaker and the Rodeo by Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
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fave it 50's Rock | Western
10 tracks | 23 minutes
Released Dec 2006
on J-Shirt Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:50 You're No Good lyrics BUY MP3 01:50 You're No Good lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:50 You're No Good
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:24 I've Got a Little Hillbilly in Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:24 I've Got a Little Hillbilly in Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:24 I've Got a Little Hillbilly in Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:32 Sissy New Age Cowboy lyrics BUY MP3 02:32 Sissy New Age Cowboy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:32 Sissy New Age Cowboy
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:14 Bring Me the Whiskey lyrics BUY MP3 03:14 Bring Me the Whiskey lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:14 Bring Me the Whiskey
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:20 I Guess You Wanna Die lyrics BUY MP3 02:20 I Guess You Wanna Die lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:20 I Guess You Wanna Die
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Whiskey, Women, & Wild times. The spirit of true country music lives on through Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. Raise your glass, take a shot, and watch your back. The Rodeo is here, and it's about time. - Troy Nelson, KEXP 90.3FM
Editorial review
Johnny Cash, who died in 2003, reportedly sold 4.8 million albums in 2006, making him the second-best-selling artist of the year. It's not surprising that new artists might want to emulate him, but Oklahoma-born, Seattle-based Brent Amaker and his band the Rodeo are almost as much an affectionate parody as actual descendants of Cash. Like their hero, they dress entirely in black, even including black cowboy hats, which Cash himself did not affect. Recording in mono, they take their sound directly from Sun Records circa 1956, even though they write their own original songs. Amaker has a bass-baritone that he uses in Cash's patented style, as a sort of ruminative musical speech. If Cash was an artist who seemed equally obsessed with sin and salvation, it is only the former that interests Amaker and his band. The Man in Black was not known to use four-letter words in his songs, but Amaker does freely, and he adopts the belligerent attitude Cash only sometimes exhibited for his entire lyrical stance. These are songs about drinking whiskey and physical confrontation, whether it's with someone who is messing with the singer's girl ("I Guess You Wanna Die") or messing with country music purity ("Sissy New Age Cowboy"); either way, Amaker is spoiling for a fight, and he expects his bandmembers to be right behind him. This essentially humorous style stops just short of being silly, which is as it should be. If Amaker took it just one step further, this would be a novelty act. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo are the best kind of country and western band. None of your glossy feathered-hair boy-band yodelly slick crap, I mean real music played by men who know who they are. The best of indie meets the best of country and we are all the better for it -- welcome to the Rodeo.
Recorded in two days on an ancient 4-track reel-to-reel tape machine in glorious mono, the Rodeo's self-titled debut LP has an authentic sound to go with Brent Amaker's authentic songs. The album is scheduled for release February 13, 2007, coinciding with a national press and publicity campaign handled by Team Clermont.
Whiskey, Women, & Wild times.
The spirit of true country music lives on through Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. Raise your glass, take a shot, and watch your back. The Rodeo is here, and it's about time.
- Troy Nelson, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle
[Brent Amaker and the Rodeo] have a distinct, straightforward sound and a consistent look....
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