A Blessing and a Curse

Infobox Album
Name = A Blessing and a Curse
Type = studio
Artist = Drive-By Truckers


Released = April 18, 2006
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 46:54
Label =
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7j9sa9ugr230 link]
*Pitchfork (7.0/10.0) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17206/DriveBy_Truckers_A_Blessing_and_a_Curse 4/18/2006]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thedrivebytruckers/albums/album/9740684/review/10681049/a_blessing_and_a_curse link]
Last album = "The Dirty South"
(2004)
This album = "A Blessing and a Curse"
(2006)
Next album = "Brighter Than Creation's Dark"
(2008)

"A Blessing and a Curse" is the seventh album by Drive-By Truckers, released in 2006. It peaked at #50 on the The Billboard 200, which was the highest charting for the band until 2008's follow up, "Brighter Than Creation's Dark", which hit #37. Ironically "A Blessing and a Curse" is regarded as their most controversial and polarizing album by both the band and fans. This is the last album to feature Jason Isbell on guitar as he left the band in spring of 2007. "A Blessing and a Curse" is a departure from Drive-By Truckers' previous sound, exhibiting less of a 'southern-rock' chemistry and taking on a more classic rock edge than any of their previous records. "A Blessing And A Curse" and its predecessor, "The Dirty South", are the only two albums by Drive-By Truckers that have the same exact band line-up.

Track listing

#"Feb 14" (Hood)
#"Gravity's Gone" (Cooley)
#"Easy on Yourself" (Isbell)
#"Aftermath USA" (Hood)
#"Goodbye" (Hood)
#"Daylight" (Isbell)
#"Wednesday" (Hood)
#"Little Bonnie" (Hood)
#"Space City" (Cooley)
#"A Blessing and a Curse" (Hood)
#"A World of Hurt" (Hood)

Personnel

*Mike Cooley - guitar, vocals
*Patterson Hood - guitar, vocals
*Jason Isbell - guitar, vocals
*Brad Morgan - drums
*Shonna Tucker - bass

Chart performance

References