Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Stone River Boys Title: Love on the Dial Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: COW ISLAND Original Release Date: 1/1/2010 Re-Release Date: 6/8/2010 Genres: Country, Pop Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 801655239827 |
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When Dave Gonzalez put together a band to support the release of the Hacienda Brothers' final recording, it was a tough job. Dave's musical partner and co-founder Chris Gaffney had recently passed and Dave wanted to get ou... more » |
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Product Description When Dave Gonzalez put together a band to support the release of the Hacienda Brothers' final recording, it was a tough job. Dave's musical partner and co-founder Chris Gaffney had recently passed and Dave wanted to get out there one last time to pay tribute to his close friend. When Dave turned to Mike Barfield to fill out a band made up of Austin s finest pickers, the Stone River Boys' seed had been sown. Love On The Dial , the debut release from the Stone River Boys, firmly establishes this band as is powerhouse in the roots music world. Dave and Mike are ably assisted by a cadre of talented musicians including Dave Biller, Scott Esbeck (Los Straitjackets), Hank Maninger (Hacienda Brothers) , Kevin Smith (Dwight Yoakam, High Noon), Fuzzy Blazek, Justin Jones and Damien Llanes. Produced by Dave Gonzalez, it's some of the funkiest country and countryest funk to come up the river in a good while! In addition to his work in the Hacienda Brothers, Dave Gonzalez was the driving force behind the San Diego-based Paladins for over 20 years. He s toured all over the US and Europe and is as roadworthy a player as you ll find. Mike Barfield previously led the Houston-based Hollisters and released two solo albums that earned him the title The Tyrant of Texas Funk. Love On The Dial achieves a cohesive mix of hard country and Texas funk which includes ten original compositions along with four choice covers. From the opening riff of Steve Bruton's Bluebonnet Blue to the final notes of Boomerang, this is one hard hitting debut. And don't miss out on the latest dance craze, it's called the Struggle! Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsDave Gonzalez and Mike Barfield cook up country, rock, soul hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 06/09/2010 (4 out of 5 stars) "Out of tragedy, new opportunities sometimes spring. With the passing of vocalist Chris Gaffney, the Hacienda Brothers were shuttered, and Gaffney's partner, Dave Gonzalez, was left to seek a new musical outlet. As a founding member of the California-based Paladins, Gonzalez had explored rockabilly and blues, and crafted a reputation as an ace electric guitarist. His work with Gafney on three Hacienda Brothers studio albums refined his playing with quieter country and southern soul flavors. His new partner, the Texas-based Mike Barfield, cut his teeth leading the Houston-based Hollisters, folding together country-rock hillbilly twang, tic-tac train rhythms, and deadpan baritone vocals that brought to mind Johnny Cash and John Doe. After two group albums, Barfield turned solo, issuing the superb Living Stereo in 2002.
Barfield's second solo album, The Tyrant, was heavier on the funk rhythms than his debut, and though elements of that remain in this new collaboration, its his background in southern soul, blues and swamp rock that makes him a natural fit with Gonzalez. This isn't Hacienda Brothers Mark II, as Barfield and Gaffney are very different singers and songwriters, but the songs, including a few well-selected covers, draw on similar sources. Barfield reprises his cover of Tyrone Davis' "Can I Change My Mind," which appeared on Living Stereo in more raw form. Here the earlier twin guitar leads are replaced by Dave Biller's pedal steel and James Sweeny's Hammond organ, and the entire track finds a deeper, smoother soul groove atop Scott Esbeck's bass line. Barfield also revisits his own "Lovers Prison," slowing it down slightly and adding more bottom end. It ends up sounding like a winning cross between the Buckaroos and the Lovin' Spoonful. The album's most unusual cover is a take on Goffin & King's "Take a Giant Step" that melds the psychedelic inflections of the Monkees' original (the B-side of their first single) with the slow tempo of Taj Mahal's 1969 cover. Barfield and Gozalez's originals, written both separately and together, include southern-funk dance numbers, country rock, and most winningly, country-soul tunes that include the Gonzalez-sung "Still Feel the Feeling" and the co-written "Love's Gonna Make It." Barfield's Texas sensibilities fit well with the Memphis influences Gonzalez picked up working with Dan Penn [1 2 3], and both fold perfectly into the duo's country roots. Backed by a band that's equally at home with twang and deep bass, the Stone River Boys are all set to burn it up on the road. [©2010 hyperbolium dot com]" |
