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Mescalito |  | Artist: Ryan Bingham
Label: Lost Highway
Category: Music
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Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 639
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.2
UPC: 602517396746
EAN: 0602517396746
ASIN: B000VDDCHE
Release Date: October 2, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Southside of Heaven | | • | The Other Side | | • | Bread and Water | | • | Don't Wait for Me | | • | Boracho Station | | • | Sunshine | | • | Ghost of Travelin' Jones | | • | Hard Times | | • | Dollar a Day | | • | Take It Easy Mama | | • | Long Way from Georgia | | • | Ever Wonder Why | | • | Sunrise | | • | For What It's Worth |
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Product Description
Track Listing 1. Southside Of Heaven 2. The Other Side 3. Bread & Water 4. Don't Wait For Me 5. Boracho Station 6. Sunshine 7. Ghost Of Travelin' Jones 8. Hard Times 9. Dollar A Day 10. Take It Easy Mama 11. Long Way From Georgia 12. Every Wonder Why 13. Sunrise 14. For What It's Worth/Best Of Me
Amazon.com
A vagabond spirit permeates these tales of truck stops, tip jars, boxcars, and love left behind, with a slide guitar punctuating arrangements that range from acoustic folk to classic rock (amid hints of the Rolling Stones, Neil Young's Crazy Horse, and a young Tom Waits). Yet ultimately, the impressive debut by this Southwestern, raspy-voiced troubadour is more than the sum of its songs, as the sequencing almost amounts to a narrative of life on the road, with the world-weary, end-of-the-line "Long Way from Georgia" and "Ever Wonder Why," leading to the renewal of "Sunrise." Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford produced and provides multi-instrumental support, with Texas honky-tonk legend Terry Allen offering guest vocals and piano on "Ghost of Travelin' Jones." --Don McLeese
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Ryan Bingham, an undiscovered talent October 8, 2007
37 out of 39 found this review helpful
I don't agree with the 1st review at all. To start with, Mescalito is Ryan's first official album. The two previous albums in question were probably created by Ryan in a basement in Texas and only sold at his shows by his girlfriend...
Ryan Bingham's lyrics stem from his hard lived life in west Texas. Sung with his whiskey burned voice. His thoughts and feelings permeate this album with richness and depth not usually found by someone so young. Something easy to pin on Ryan is that he's wise beyond his years.
This is an incredible first album, filled with songs that stay with you throughout the day. You'll find yourself singing his tunes while you work hours after listening to Mescalito.
I wish I could buy a few shares of Bingham stock... October 3, 2007
Jon Christianson (Minneapolis, MN)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I was introduced to Ryan Bingham and Dead Horses when they played an opening slot to an empty room in Minneapolis earlier this year -- and I was completely floored. While it seems an album could never replace a Ryan Bingham live show, this album certainly does it justice. He has a refreshingly welcome sound in the over-produced major label arena. He's a perfect fit for Lost Highway and, if he proves he can write and record more than 15 great songs, he could have a long and fruitful career following in the footsteps of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Ryan Adams. Hopefully he and his advisers are smart enough to keep him traveling down that path, because it has the potential to be legendary.
My vote for best album of the year.
This guy's great...! October 30, 2007
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
This guy's great... Soulful, greasy, gritty roadhouse Americana-rock, with savvy production and earthy guitar work from Mark Ford (of Black Crowes fame). This is one of the best alt-country records in years -- totally deserving of your attention! (DJ Joe Sixpack)
Love it! March 6, 2008
doltizar (Millville, PA United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Cruising around "cdnow" one night and I came across this, decided to give it a listen.It has turned out to be one of those gems that you just feel excited about having.This man is a true talent, from his songwriting to his playing,simply remarkable.Just as the cover of the cd shows, this is excellent road music, pop it in and go for a ride!
Fabulous damn album July 11, 2008
Jud Fink (New Tripoli, PA USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Bought 4 CDs at once - this one, new Jakob Dylan (a fine album itself), Ryan Adams, Elvis Costello - and this is the one that stays in the CD player nearly full time.
The early Steve Earle comparisons are fair, and I'd throw Chris Whitley's Living with the Law in there too (maybe even Lowell George era Little Feat), but Bingham's decidedly got his own sound, a raw authentic blues-inflected alt country rock that can piledrive on one song and lope on the next. The band's musicianship, particularly on the occasional banjo and slide parts, is exceptional.
The sheer number of great songs on this record tell you that this is a guy who's got a lot more in him. Everyone loves "Southside of Heaven," "Bread and Water" is great (first time my girlfriend heard it, she started dancing - isn't any way you can listen to that song and *not* move), but right now I can't get enough of "The Other Side." I'm just sad when it stops after only two minutes.
I haven't seen him live yet; I can tell you I haven't been this excited to see someone in person since I first heard Springsteen on the radio.
Buy this CD or the MP3 version so he becomes a big star and we can all hear a lot more of him, OK?
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