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California Dreamin' by The Hickmen
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fave it Americana | Roots Rock
11 tracks | 49 minutes
Released Sep 2004
on JustBobs
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:31 Hills of California lyrics BUY MP3 03:31 Hills of California lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:31 Hills of California
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:17 Hungry City lyrics BUY MP3 03:17 Hungry City lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:17 Hungry City
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:38 In a Fever lyrics BUY MP3 04:38 In a Fever lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:38 In a Fever
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:09 Costco Socks lyrics BUY MP3 05:09 Costco Socks lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:09 Costco Socks
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:13 Father Winter lyrics BUY MP3 05:13 Father Winter lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:13 Father Winter
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:39 I Gotta Gun lyrics BUY MP3 05:39 I Gotta Gun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:39 I Gotta Gun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:14 True Blue Red American lyrics BUY MP3 04:14 True Blue Red American lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:14 True Blue Red American
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Envy lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Envy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Envy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:03 Let's Remember This lyrics BUY MP3 04:03 Let's Remember This lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:03 Let's Remember This
A tuneful helping of populist whup-ass, delivered as only the pissed-off can.
Bio / Background
Energized by the songwriting on their first CD, Welcome Home, as well as regular live dates in Southern California, The Hickmen turned to political themes for this, their second CD (a third CD is in the works, with perhaps a release date in summer '07). Though they take shots at second amendment rights as well as red vs. blue America, these rockin' guitar tunes find their softest target in the ever-expanding homogenization of the Southern California landscape known as sprawl.
Perhaps no other region of the country is as connected with sprawl as Southern California, but as the popularity of this "land-use" spreads across the nation, it occurred to The Hickmen that the American Dream may need a re-write. From the opening salvo of "Hills of California," to the textural depth of "Fever," through the big-box asphalt desertification of "Costco Socks," to the rave-up of "Envy," the majority of these tunes are a sprawl-aholic's nightmare. Think Joe Strummer meets James Howard Kunstler.
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