Bill Kirchens New Album Has Arrived

[FWesley]

"Well they put six strings on a maple stick, stuck it on a slab of ash.
Sold one to Luther, threw in a pick, sent him out with Johnny Cash."




"It was born at the junction of form and function, it's the hammer of the honky-tonk gods."
Just got this today to listen to and am listening as I type. I'll have to post a review later. You can order it on Amazon. Here's the link;


Bill Kirchen's New CD

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[franchelB]

I think it already received rave reviews from the Dallas Observer!

[sidneystreet]

Originally Posted by FWesley

...You can order it on Amazon....

How did you get it from Amazon? They say it doesn't come out until the end of the month.

"Availability: This title will be released on January 30, 2007. Pre-order now!"

[teledude66]

I heard it on Sirius Outlaw Country yesterday...love it can't wait to get mine.

[0le FUZZY]

...A true TELECASTER picker and lover.

...I hope tew hear that recording soon ----thanx fer the link.

...A heck of a nice guy tew!!!







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[geardaddy]

[quote=0le FUZZY]...A true TELECASTER picker and lover.

...I hope tew hear that recording soon ----thanx fer the link.

...A heck of a nice guy tew!!!



fuzzy, i don't know where in california you reside, but he's coming through the bay area in at the end of the month, with a total of 7 CA dates...

[0le FUZZY]

fuzzy, i don't know where in california you reside, but he's coming through the bay area in at the end of the month, with a total of 7 CA dates...

...I don't think he wood even member me and I wood go cee him again iffin he came up here near me again (as in Davis). I jes don't wanna fite the Bay Area traffic any more ever!!






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[austintele]

Bill let me play his coalburner at last summers NAMM show. Great guy, great player

[geardaddy]

"I don't think he wood even member me and I wood go cee him again iffin he came up here near me again (as in Davis). I jes don't wanna fite the Bay Area traffic any more ever!!"


well, you're in luck...

saturday, 2/3/07 at the palms in lovely winters, ca...

http://billkirchen.com/CrosstownArts.../calendar.html

[eire122]

Great song, and he's coming to Boston as well, I'll have to check him out Heard the song on Joan hathaway's show the Three Ring Circus on wmbr, the college station of MIT in Cambridge Massachusetts

[tommytoenail]

Why isnt he more popular than he is? I downloaded hot rod lincoln live after my dad was telling me about it (the 70 rock version) and was am blown away the stuff he does on that are just awesome.

[cottoneyedjoe]

I saw him at a small club in Richmond, Va the night before Thanksgiving. Awesome!

He is the reason why I play telecaster. So much sound for just three guys. I have practicing ever since....

[eryque]

Apparently Bill doesn't even know it's out yet! It's not on his website, but it's one I'll be ordering as soon as I can.

Originally Posted by tommytoenail

Why isnt he more popular than he is? I downloaded hot rod lincoln live after my dad was telling me about it (the 70 rock version) and was am blown away the stuff he does on that are just awesome.

As great as I think he is, I think his act goes over best in clubs instead of bigger venues. And I'm honestly not positive that there's a big enough audience for the kind of music he plays. Sure, we love him, but I doubt that he could sell enough tickets to fill bigger halls, which is what promotors are looking for in an act.

Look at Commander Cody: he's even got a name that has decent recognition, but his band has been shrinking steadily and he's pulling smaller and smaller crowds.

[teledude66]

Originally Posted by eryque

Apparently Bill doesn't even know it's out yet! It's not on his website, but it's one I'll be ordering as soon as I can.





As great as I think he is, I think his act goes over best in clubs instead of bigger venues. And I'm honestly not positive that there's a big enough audience for the kind of music he plays. Sure, we love him, but I doubt that he could sell enough tickets to fill bigger halls, which is what promotors are looking for in an act.

Look at Commander Cody: he's even got a name that has decent recognition, but his band has been shrinking steadily and he's pulling smaller and smaller crowds.

I agree, and I've said before it would be cool if someone were to dream up a Country G3 type show, where a top "known for picking" big name did a tour and had an "unknown" opening to get this music out to the masses. I mean surely if Vai and Satch can make a shred type deal work, then the country deal shouldn't be far off....just me dreaming I guess though....

[0le FUZZY]

well, you're in luck...
saturday, 2/3/07 at the palms in lovely winters, ca...

...Thanx Geardaddy!!


...Thats jes down the road about an hour I'll be there!!

...Then mean mamma kin slide up tew the Colusa Indian casino afterwerds on our weigh home. We won big there nite before lass (don't happin often).




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[Indiana]

Bill is just the best. The best guy. The best telecaster player I have ever seen (or when you get to that level there are lots of guys who just couldn't be much better) I am a lifelong fan and I told him so from the first time I was lucky enough to see him. He has changed my life. The man should be a huge star everywhere. He's awesome. I've been looking forward to the new record.

[FWesley]

Now that i've had a good chance to listen, I'd have to give it two thumbs up. Of course the title cut is destined to be a classic, some of the others songs Bill has been playing Live for alittle while now, such as Rocks into Sand and Get A Little Goner.
Here's the song list;

1. Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods (BK)
2. Rocks into sand (BK)
3. Get a little Goner (BK, Sarah Brown, Louise Kirchen)
4. Skid Row in My Mind (Blackie Farrel)
5. Working Man (BK)
6. Soul Cruisin' (J.New)
7. Truth Be Told (S. Brown)
8. Devil with the Blue Dress (F.Long, W.Stevenson)
9. One More Day (BK)
10. Heart of Gold (T. Johnson)
11. If It's Really Got to be This Way (A. Alexander, D. Fritts, G, Nicholson)

The band consists of;
Nick Lowe on bass, backing vocals
"Audie" Austin Deleone on keyboards, backing vocals
Robert Trehorn on drums
Paul Riley who probably did the engineering
Geraint Watkins on keyboards. backing vocals
Fiddle - Danny Levin


In the 70's most of this line-up was playing in Marin County in a band called the Moonlighters. To think I lived down the street from where they were playing in the 70's (Sweetwater in Mill Valley, etc.) and don't remember ever seeing them, oh well. Joe New is in Marin also, probably the connection to the songwriter who gave them "Soul Cruisin" (I'm guessing that "J." is Joe). They recorded "I'm Gonna Put a Bar in the Back of My Car and Drive Myself to Drink" and "Seven Nights to Rock". Later find them with Nick Lowes "Impossible Birds".
There is is a good collection of slower ballads, with Cindy Cashdollar playing steel on a few. Lot's of good harmonies with abit of Twang thrown in. Devil in the Blue Dress gets a fine treatment, real nice groove.

P.S. Not a single Truck Driving Dieselbilly tune!

[Five Finger Fender Fiend]

Apparently Bill doesn't even know it's out yet! It's not on his website, but it's one I'll be ordering as soon as I can.

Well...that'll make two of of us. I can't wait to hear it.

[TeleTurkey]

I'll wait until next month to buy it from the man himself when he comes to Raleigh. We need to make that night a TDPRI night.

[MandyMarie]

I didn't know it was out yet either - I've been lookin' forward to that thang like crazy, thanks so much for the heads up!

That packaging looks GREAT too, thanks so much for posting that pic! Bill's the king

[weelie]

Yeah, the packaging looks sublime, and the posted lyrics sound great! On my list, for sure!

[teledude66]

Originally Posted by TeleTurkey

I'll wait until next month to buy it from the man himself when he comes to Raleigh. We need to make that night a TDPRI night.

I was thinking the same thing. It's about a 3 hour or so drive to Raleigh from here, but I'm thinking seriously about it. Are you from around Raleigh, have you ever been to this place he's playing? The reason I ask is i've been planning on taking the family to the capitol and this would be icing on the cake, they say "kid friendly" on the site....

[TeleTurkey]

Teledude66...check your PMs.

[PeterUK]

I had the pleasure of being Bill's roadie (OK, I carried his guitar and amp in from the car) in 2005 when he was in the UK recording the CD, and I helped with the sound (OK, I carried the monitors in from car) at the Soul Cafe in Maidstone, UK.

He tried some of the new stuff that night (Bill was supporting the Hacienda Brothers (yeah, I know, Bill was supporting them ; to be fair, they were very good!)) and it sounded great.

I'm looking forward to seeing him in the summer at a Country Festival in France, so I hope to sample some more of his new stuff, plus a good dose of "the classics".

The CD cover looks great and I just love the Ol' Coalburner. As soon as Bill sees me arrive at one of his gigs, he always invites me to have a play on the Ol' Coalburner as he knows anyone from the TDPRI are total gear heads!!

Great guy! My sort of music!

Peter

[Tele295]

He'll be here tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!