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Swing Time
Artist:
Wayne Hancock
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions
1. Lose Your Mind
2. Louisiana Blues
3. Big City Good Time Gal
4. Juke Joint Jumpin'
5. Thunderstorms & Neon Signs
6. Johnny Law
7. Tag Along
8. Route 66
9. Highway 54
10. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
11. Hoy Hoy Hoy
12. Walkin' the Dog
13. Flatland Boogie
14. [Untitled Hidden Track] - (hidden track)
More Info:
Austin's Wayne "The Train" Hancock is the world's finest purveyor of juke joint swing: an enticing blend of honky-tonk, western swing, blues Texas rockabilly, and big band. This is their second Bloodshoot album and was recorded live, over several nights, at Austin's fabled roadhouse, the Continental Club. Includes old nuggets, new stuff, and covers that scuffed up the dance floor. These tunes are more infectious than poison ivy and twice as hard to shake once you've been exposed to them.Reviews:
Hancock spent years trying to sound less like Hank Williams, but finally resigned himself to the fact that vocally he's a dead ringer for Hank, Sr. He has the same edge of desperation in his vocals and often trails off into a choking yodel at the end of a vocal line; giving his dirty honky tonk sound a haunting sense of dvu. Hancock also leads one of the toughest small combos on the scene and on Swing Time they're captured live at the Continental Club in Austin, Texas, their homebase. Highlights include "Big City Good Time Gal" a new Hancock tune that sounds like Hank Williams channeling Eddie Cochran, "Johnny Law" a Hancock fave that gives the band's three guitarists-Paul Skelton, Eddie Rivers and Dave Biller-a chance to show off, and a relaxed take on "Route 66" with a bit of pedal steel by guest (and co-producer) Lloyd Maines. The album tracks like a live set, slowly building up steam until the closing numbers pummel you into submission. "Hoy Hoy Hoy" is a bright, bouncy bit of jumpin' jive that sets you up for the knockout punch of "Flatland Boogie," a track that tears the roof off with an eight-minute jam that gives everyone a chance to shine. Skelton, Rivers and Biller play hot enough to make their guitar necks spontaneously combust. Hancock's rhythm guitar playing is just as frenzied; he bangs his acoustic like a steam drill, and when bass player Dan Enriquez joins in, the room ignites.
