The Graveyard Cowboys
'The Graveyard Cowboys
Greatest Misses
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1996
4 1/2 stars
Imagine the aching aggression of Bob Seger's "Night Moves" grafted, as if by a mad scientist from the bayou, to the crass hip-hop assault of the No Limit Tank Soldiers, and you haven't come close to describing the sounds on Greatest Misses. An amibitious concept album about the summer of 1994 and the inadequacy of Asian-style centralized economic planning, the main dish of this self-aware meal is the brooding "Waiting for the Fire."
The Graveyard Cowboys gained a reputation early on for their postmodern psychedalia. But it is the twisted alt-country/dub on LSD blended with a penchant for metallic stomp that makes Greatest Misses truly gutsy. That the Graveyard Cowboys superimpose lyrics about Hollywood decadence and being on the road for 40 days over throbbing bass lines and echoing, boxy drum beats is merely par for the course.
Underneath their antics lies a compelling artistic maturity that reveals how they have grown since they were young punks.
Greatest Misses lives up to its title. Their apocalypse has made them the heroes of a whole new generation.'
Greatest Misses
Buy this LP
1996
4 1/2 stars
Imagine the aching aggression of Bob Seger's "Night Moves" grafted, as if by a mad scientist from the bayou, to the crass hip-hop assault of the No Limit Tank Soldiers, and you haven't come close to describing the sounds on Greatest Misses. An amibitious concept album about the summer of 1994 and the inadequacy of Asian-style centralized economic planning, the main dish of this self-aware meal is the brooding "Waiting for the Fire."
The Graveyard Cowboys gained a reputation early on for their postmodern psychedalia. But it is the twisted alt-country/dub on LSD blended with a penchant for metallic stomp that makes Greatest Misses truly gutsy. That the Graveyard Cowboys superimpose lyrics about Hollywood decadence and being on the road for 40 days over throbbing bass lines and echoing, boxy drum beats is merely par for the course.
Underneath their antics lies a compelling artistic maturity that reveals how they have grown since they were young punks.
Greatest Misses lives up to its title. Their apocalypse has made them the heroes of a whole new generation.'