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David Childers, Modern Don Juans
Jailhouse Religion
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. No Pool Hall
2. Strayaway Child
3. Jailhouse Religion
4. Bottom of My Bottle
5. Roadside Parable
6. Chains of Sadness
7. Danse Macabre
8. The General Belgrano
9. Voice of the Devil - David Childers, Brackett, T.
10. Down Below
11. Peanut
12. George Wallace
13. Over the Limit
14. Beatrice in the Bushes

CD Details

All Artists: David Childers, Modern Don Juans
Title: Jailhouse Religion
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Modern Don Juans
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 2/21/2006
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Americana
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 820869004328

Synopsis

Album Description

David Childers and The Modern Don Juans is a Charlotte-based quartet comprising Childers on vocals/guitar, Randy Saxon on lead guitar, bassist Mark Lynch, and Robert Childers on drums. This is guitar-driven, harder edged Americana/rock that will appeal to fans of Drive-by Truckers, Jason and the Scorchers, Johnny Cash, and Billy Joe Shaver. Known for their blazing live shows, the Modern Don Juans has developed a loyal following throughout the Southeast. Jailhouse Religion marks the seventh release for Childers.

CD Reviews

Hard-edged, honest dose of Americana roots music

loce_the_wizard | Lilburn, GA USA | 08/22/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"David Childers and the Modern Don Juans deliver a musical care package for those wanting a hard-edged, honest dose of Americana roots music. Jailhouse Religion is packed full of sad, twisted tales that do not always have happy endings and exist somewhere in the margins of life, neither black nor white.

Childers and company are not locked into one groove or stalled by traditions. Elements of gospel, country, and hard rock ignite songs about religion, hard times, regret, and political history. Childer's exhortation "Welcome to the dark ages" in Dance Macabre and his invocation of sharks in General Belgrano are but two of the high water marks he hits with his lyrics.

His band--who both help write much of the music and who need to be seen live to be fully appreciated for skill and appearance--do not disappoint: Mark Lynch plays bass, Randy Saxon guitars and banjo, and Childer's son (or is it his brother?) Robert drums.

Course, most folks have never heard of David Childers as even the so-called alt-country Americana format doesn't give this music any airplay. So why did this recording shoot up to the top spot on the Euro Americana Chart? Because it's damn good, that's why.

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