Adam’s House Cat was the VERY early incarnation of Drive-By Truckers which included current DBT members Patterson Hood, & Mike Cooley. They reunited for this show which was a benefit for Sabina Hartley-Burke and this is probably the only place to hear these songs unless you have one of the original demo tapes from back in ‘89.
This is a nice little acoustic set which features Hood, Cooley, & DBT drummer Brad Morgan. Rumor has it that the as yet unreleased Adam’s House Cat album from 1990 may see the light of day this year. We can only hope. Until then if you are like me and crave more DBT this will have to tide you over. There are a couple of killer Patterson songs on here like “Troubled Waters”, “Runaway Train”, and “6 o’clock Train”. Also some equally killer Cooley songs like “Three on the Tree”, and a stripped down version of “Women Without Whiskey”. But the real prize here is the stories which give a great insight into the beginnings of Drive-By Truckers.
Disc One:
01) Intro
02) Cemeteries
03) Cancelling Dates
04) Troubled Waters
05) 6 O’Clock Train
06) Buttholeville
07) Three On The Tree
08) Elvis Presley Stole My Car
09) Picture Of Elvis Cured My Cancer
10) Uncle Frank
11) Runaway Train
Disc Two:
01) Child Abuse
02) Love Really Sucks
03) One Of These Days
04) Long Time Ago
05) Women Without Whiskey
06) Lookout Mountain
07) E:) Airplane Screams
08) Tornadoes
09) Shut Up And Get On The Plane
). Nice version of “Let it Ride” to finish it off too.
This is a great set from Wayne “The Train”. Give it a listen to find out how he got that nickname. This is pure honky tonk music…..bass fiddle and all. This is the guy Hank III got his country act from. If you like Hank Williams, you will like Wayne Hancock.
Have you ever wondered what Hank Williams would have sounded like if he sang about smokin’ dope instead of drinkin’…….well now you know. If you like Hank III (the country version) and Wayne Hancock….there’s a pretty good chance you’ll like this. This also kind of reminds me of BR5-49, so if you like them check this out. They do some pretty mean Hank covers too.
This was the last show of his tour last year and III goes all out on this one…….he sounds ROUGH on this one boys…..I mean I ain’t ever heard him sound like this. His voice is on the verge of being shot….either from all the touring, 5 shots or rot-gut whiskey, or he just took a monster bong hit of the sticky icky……probably all three. Anyway this is a great set, probably my favorite I have heard from him, and I have heard alot……really raw…..like June says to Johnny in Walk the Line……”Sharp like a razor, steady like a train”.
