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Drifted: In The Beginning & Beyond

Drifted: In The Beginning & Beyond

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THE BEST AMERICANA SUPERGROUP THAT YOUVE PROBABLY NEVER REALLY HEARD OFALTHOUGH YOU KNOW SEVERAL OF ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS! Born in Los Angeles in the early 1990s via a residency of week after week jam sessions at a dive club called Rajisthen relocating to New Orleansthe bands trajectory lasted about a decade and ended when Hurricane Katrina demolished their homes and the band members scattered. Key members included Vicki Peterson (Bangles), Susan Cowsill (The Cowsills), Peter Holsapple (The dBs, R.E.M.), and many moreincluding the only member who has been with them from the beginning, Mark Walton (Giant Sand, The Dream Syndicate). However, there were also several singer/songwriters (Carlo Nuccio, Gary Eaton, Ray Ganucheau) without an impressive pedigree that shine as brightly as their slightly more famous bandmates. Thats the magic that weve captured on Disc One of this set with the bands earliest recordingsmany previously unissued, others that only appeared briefly on a German only compilation. The best possible comparison that we can make is that the Continental Drifters had a similar vibe to the classic roots combo Delaney & Bonnie & Friendsmore of a collective than a bandin which there were several distinctly original lead singers, blistering sidemen instrumentalists and an inspiring blend of both original and seminal cover songs with a southern fried blue-eyed soul approach that couldnt be beat. Disc Two is an incredible treat for not only the bands handful of hardcore fans, but for fans of classic roots music in general; from live sets, tribute albums (Gram Parsons, The Hollies) and the rare 2001 European only EP Listen Listen, their valentine to Fairport Conventions Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson, as well as other unheard treasures. Drifted: In The Beginning & Beyond (re)-introduces the Continental Drifters, explores their influence and magnitude, and fi lls in the gaps of their expansive career
Product details
Release Date:
2020-12-11
Publication Date:
2015-07-17
Publisher:
Membran Media GmbH / Hamburg
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
0816651015382
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
68 g
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