I ain't never heard those Louvin Brothers telling me shit like that, preferring the old "You'll go blind, The Duke!" or "You'll be damned, is what, if you for a second think about smiling while you do that!".
Mary Jane rolls in on a kind of Caribbean vibe, and goes on to become a rather lovely treatise on the old "unrequitement" and what not.
Guts And Gravel is among the most vibrant sounding records The Duke has enjoyed in ages. How come these "baby-boomers" sound so energised and in love with their music, when folks half their age sound like the kinda miserable, self-obsessed sons a bitches that always wanted to thrust terrible poetry into your face at high school?
How come a song by the name of (I Been Eatin') Onions has a fella grinning from ear to ear, has a fella believing that yes, onions are the most worthy of topics for any song written anywhere by anyone to be dealing with?
Final track Rock N' Roll opens with a Jerry Lee Lewis bout of the ol' piano thrashing, and goes on to get concerned with the nostalgia and what not, and memories of that there musical genre what is also the title. It's whole hell of the fun, is what The Duke would announce, and brings to a close a record what don't have even the slightest hint of a cruddy number among it.
I'm gonna be keeping both eyes on these fellas, but not in a way what implies I find them sexually attractive, although I'm sure they're very enticing to the ladies, but in a way what means I'm looking forward to the next record.
Good work, Dan Daniels And Your No Good Buddies.
Guts And Gravel can be bought, or inspected via the Audio Streams, at www.yngb.com
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Article comments
1 - Julie
Duke: Thanks for your great review of "Guts and Gravel" by Dan Daniels and Your No Good Buddies. As someone who knows all the band members, I can tell you that their attitude about their music is just as you describe it, focusing on the pleasure of the music. That's why they worked so hard for months to perfect their first CD, and they're rightfully quite proud of it. They put on an excellent performance live, as well!
Sharing their music is part of what being in a band is all about, but "getting the word out" can be a real chore - like banging your head against a wall! So hearing such an enthusiastic endorsement from you has really made their day! Thanks!
....A No Good Buddies' buddy
2 - Dan Daniels
Duke you got it. We play for the love of the music, try not to take ourselves too seriously, even if we do occasionally handle some serious topics.And I do really love onios.
3 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
A pleasure to hear from you, Mr Daniels, and Julie also.
Glad you liked the review, and all the best with regards the touring and so on. Looking forward to the second release!