Some of you who know me personally are well aware by now that I have this insidious plot to turn as many of you guys & gals as possible into hillbillies or at least roots music aficionados. Granted, So Lack will never turn to the wurlitzer side no matter how many Joy Division bootlegs I use as bait to get him into the Ernest Tubb Record Shop but I'm not giving up on the rest of you. At any rate, I just wanted to take this opportunity to cash in some of the credibility that I may have with a few of you and urge you to pick up a Fulks cd next time you're out music shopping. I love all his records but the three that really stand out for me are Country Love Songs (a strong contender for "Best Debut Album), Couples In Trouble (which, after the Flatt & Scruggs-like opening track, goes all Imperial Bedroom on you) and his latest, Georgia Hard which gets better each and every time I hear it.
Also, in the shameless plug department, Fulks was nice enough to allow us to use a quote of his from a BT interview on one of our super fine tees - http://www.cafepress.com/beingtheremag.42985343
Robbie Fulks Is Pretty Much The Man
I just posted that Lou Rawls was "definitely the man" but now I find that Robbie Fulks is merely "pretty much the man."
Still, haven't heard a note of the guy as far as I can tell, but anyone who can do "go Imperial Bedroom" on a country album has got to be worth listening to.
As to becoming a hillbilly -- my infamous half-brother who lives in Ohio has a lifelong prejudice against people so labelled, so for that alone it would be fun to become a jewbilly.
Still, haven't heard a note of the guy as far as I can tell, but anyone who can do "go Imperial Bedroom" on a country album has got to be worth listening to.
As to becoming a hillbilly -- my infamous half-brother who lives in Ohio has a lifelong prejudice against people so labelled, so for that alone it would be fun to become a jewbilly.
http://www.forwardtoyesterday.com -- Where "hopelessly dated" is a compliment!
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