Gangstabilly

by Drive-By Truckers

Gangstabilly cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1998
  • Label: Soul Dump
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:53
  • Community rating: 3.34/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Andy Lemaster, Patterson Hood, Andy Baker, Barry Sell, Matt Lane, Mike Cooley, John Neff, Jim Stacy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Athens, Georgia collective debuted their rugged, deeply Southern perspective on this gritty alternative country release. Patterson Hood's sharply observed, often darkly humorous storytelling details the lives of working-class outcasts, set against a backdrop of raw, dual-guitar country-rock.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Wife Beater (3:32)
  2. Demonic Possesion (4:51)
  3. The Tough Sell (3:41)
  4. The Living Bubba (5:56)
  5. Late For Church (5:26)
  6. Panties In Your Purse (4:41)
  7. Why Henry Drinks (4:13)
  8. 18 Wheels of Love (4:10)
  9. Steve McQueen (5:13)
  10. Buttholeville (5:25)
  11. Sandwiches For The Road (6:40)

Credits

  • Jim Stacy - artwork, harmonica [campfire harp], harmonica [po-buckra harp]
  • Adam Howell - double bass [big ole upright bass], vocals, lyrics by
  • Matt Lane - drums
  • Mike Cooley - guitar, vocals, banjo, lyrics by
  • John Neff - pedal steel guitar, vocals
  • Barry Sell - mandolin, backing vocals
  • Redneck Greece - harmony vocals [trucker harmonies]

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