- Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Infobox Album
Name = Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Type = studio
Artist =Drive-By Truckers
Released = January 22, 2008
Label = New West Records
Producer = David Barbe
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:djfixz9hldke link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.2/10.0) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48139-brighter-than-creations-dark link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17928753/review/17925191/brighter_than_creations_dark link]
*Robert Christgau (A) [http://music.msn.com/music/consumerguide/2008/5/ link]Last album = "
A Blessing and a Curse "
(2006)
This album = "Brighter Than Creation's Dark"
(2008)
Next album ="Brighter Than Creation's Dark" is the eighth album released by
Drive-By Truckers . It was released onJanuary 22 ,2008 in the United States. Recorded during and after the acoustic Dirt Underneath Tour, the album features a more stripped down, and country based sound not seen since their sophomore release "Pizza Deliverance ". The album's title is taken from a line in a Mike Cooley song entitled "Checkout Time in Vegas".Wes Freed once again provided the album artwork. According to guitarist Patterson Hood, the band's decision on the name of the album was greatly influenced by the Freed's artwork. Hood also said that the album was recorded with much ease and did not require "the ability to be good musicians". The album was released as both a compact disc as well as a double vinyl.In
Sweden it charted at #37 on the official albums chart.The band has announced that they will embark on a world-wide tour entitled "The Home Front Tour" throughout the entirety of 2008 in support of "Brighter Than Creation's Dark".
Track listing
Side One:
#"Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife" (Hood)
#"Three Dimes Down" (Cooley)
#"The Righteous Path" (Hood)
#"I'm Sorry Huston" (Tucker)
#"Perfect Timing" (Cooley)Side Two:
#"Daddy Needs a Drink" (Hood)
#"Self Destructive Zones" (Cooley)
#"Bob" (Cooley)
#"Home Field Advantage" (Tucker)
#"Opening Act" (Hood)Side Three:
#"Lisa's Birthday" (Cooley)
#"The Man I Shot" (Hood)
#"Purgatory Line" (Tucker)
#"The Home Front" (Hood)
#"Checkout Time in Vegas" (Cooley)Side Four:
#"You and Your Crystal Meth" (Hood)
#"Goode's Field Road" (Hood)
#"A Ghost to Most" (Cooley)
#"Monument Valley" (Hood)Personnel
*Mike Cooley - guitar, vocals
*Patterson Hood - guitar, vocals
*John Neff - guitar, vocals
*Brad Morgan - drums
*Shonna Tucker - bass, vocals
*Spooner Oldham - keys, vocalsReferences
* [http://www.drivebytruckers.com/notes.html#lastleg Drive-By Truckers Tour Notes]
* [http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A18203]
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