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As the opening track, "Agony Wagon," shuffles out of the starting blocks like some sort of hillbilly klezmer chestnut, complete with violin and clarinet, you can't help but wonder if the Legendary Shack Shakers have done a 180 for their second album, 2004's Believe. Further research confirms this isn't quite the case, but Believe does find this band of hot-wired Nashville maniacs adding a few more flavors to their usual gumbo of country, blues, rockabilly, and punk. Fiddles and horns add seasoning to a few tracks, the group musters up a shade more technical finesse than they did on their blasting debut, Cockadoodledon't, and the graceful waltz-time "The Pony to Bet On" suggests this band might actually have some subtlety lurking deep down inside of them. But for the most part Believe shows the Shack Shakers's instincts remain mercifully unchanged -- they're here to kick ass and get wild, and man oh man, are they good at it. The blues-shot swagger of "All My Life to Kill," the ominous thunder of "Where's the Devil When You Need Him?," and the swampy hipshake of "Piss and Vinegar" all capture this band in high-impact mode, and if anything they're stronger and more swingin' than on their debut. Believe is a high-octane shot of energy and attitude that confirms the promise of the Legendary Shack Shakers' debut, and proves this is one revved-up live band who know how to make their sweat and shakin' signify on tape -- these guys are the best thing to happen to Dixie-fried dementia since Southern Culture on the Skids. ~ Mark Deming
Audio Mixer: Jordan Richter.
Recording information: Roswell East Studios, Nashville, TN.
Photographers: Randi Anglin; Matt Slocum.
Unknown Contributor Role: Paulie.
The Legendary Shack Shakers: Mark Robertson (guitar, double bass, bass guitar); Colonel J.D. Wilkes (harmonica, Wurlitzer piano); Paulie.
Personnel: Colonel J.D. Wilkes (vocals, whistling, guitar, harp, pipe, accordion, piano, toy piano, Wurlitzer organ, sound effects); David Lee (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Nick Kane (guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar); Jordan Richter (guitar, bells); Fats Kaplin (banjo, fiddle, accordion); Donnie Herron (fiddle); Bruce Baxter (accordion); Jim Hoke (clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Paulie (tuba, drums, snare drum, percussion, bells); Jessica Rose (tambourine).
Additional personnel: David Lee (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Fats Kaplin, Jim Hoke, Jordan Richter, Nick Kane, Donnie Herron.
Mojo (Publisher) (p.97) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he band successfully recreates the raw, visceral drama of their vaudevillian stage shows....BELIEVE is packed wit enough seismic, moonshine-fueled punk-meets-rockabilly grooves to shift tectonic plates." Believe Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.53) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Punk CDs, Psychobilly, Rock | | Label | Yep Roc | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  65492  | | CD Universe Part number | 6781030 | | Catalog number | 2079 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 05, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | J.D. Wilkes; Mark Robertson; J.D. Wilkes; Mark Robertson | | Engineer | Jordan Richter; Mark Robertson; Steve Mebbe; Jordan Richter | | Personnel | Jim Hoke - clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Donnie Herron - fiddle
Mark Robertson - guitar, double bass, bass guitar
Fats Kaplin - banjo, fiddle, accordion
Nick Kane - guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar
Paulie - tuba, drums, snare drum, percussion, bells
David Lee - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Colonel J.D. Wilkes - harmonica, Wurlitzer piano
Jordan Richter - guitar, bells
Bruce Baxter - accordion
Jessica Rose - tambourine
Also: Nashville, "Agony Wagon, 2004's Believe, TN.
Photographers: Randi Anglin |
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