Wednesday, 28 February 2018

The Beat Farmers "Poor and Famous" 1989

The Beat Farmers' third album for MCA / Curb is also their most glossily commercial, a transparent attempt to dress up their rough-edged roots rock in more commercially-presentable duds…...The fact that the subterfuge doesn't work not only isn't a failing, it's what gives the album its tension and makes it the most musically interesting and satisfying studio album since their indie debut, TALES OF THE NEW WEST.
The simple fact of the matter is that no band which features the wild-man bray of drummer/singer Country Dick Montana is ever going to sound too commercial. The best material here, like the sly "Socialite" and the wild "King of Sleaze"--one of two tracks featuring session god Jim Keltner deputized on drums, while Montana goes all out vocally--is as strong as anything the Beat Farmers ever did. - AllMusic Review by AllMusictrax:
01 Socialite 02 Hideaway 03 What I Mean to Say 04 Wait So Long 05 Wheels 06 Girl I Almost Married 07 If I Can Hold 08 King of Sleaze 09 Trouble With You 10 Time in Between

6 comments:

RYP said...

The Beat Farmers "Poor and Famous"
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Billy K said...

"Girl I Almost Married" is a fantastic tune! Probably Joey Harris' finest moment.

carlos said...

Gracias y saludos desde España.

Rhodb said...

Thanks RYP

I am enjoying the Beat Farmers, although the quality of their albums seems to vary a great deal.

Good work


Regards

B_B said...

(Again?!) I implore you,

Country Dick will not bore you!

PLEASE add this one to the ever-growing T-Z! Feat Barmers stash ! ! !

(or, poor flavour, anyone else who has it & can mebbe do it to it . . . ?)

"The Home Of Country Dick Montana"

(From 1987, from MCA/Curb, a promo-only . . . 12" EP ? ? ?):

https://www.discogs.com/Country-Dick-Montana-The-Home-Of-Country-Dick-Montana/master/229510

angel said...

thank you ryp

regards