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With Memories that Bless and Burn Dry Branch Fire Squad has made the kind of music that the alt-country folks are copying, but a few steps closer to the real thing. Sweet gospel harmonies exist side-by-side with episodes of banjo madness and the vocalists, especially Mary Jo Leet and Ron Thomason, sometimes sound like they are singing right on top of their last raw nerve. This is not to say that the members of Dry Branch Fire Squad lack talent -- rather their sound is stripped down to a kind of pure mirror of the music of their grandparents, something which helps make their faith-driven lyrics sound sincere and evokes the sound of the church itself, with its shouting preachers and passionate bursts of praise.
This album functions as sort of a greatest-hits album -- the first three songs are new material -- including the excellent title track, which features the sweet singing of Suzanne Thomas and helps set the mood for the rest of the album. Tracks 4-10 are from previous Rounder recordings and provide a profile of the band's earlier work. Tracks 4 and 5 are two versions of the same song, interesting because they show the evolution of both the band's technique and the quality of the equipment that they recorded on (the second version is amazingly clearer, as well as featuring a more powerful vocal). Tracks 11-13 are songs that had been featured on other albums but were re-recorded for this one, and 14-16 are songs that have long been a part of their gospel shows but are being recorded for the first time. "Touch the Hem of His Garment," provides a beautiful closing to this album, evoking the gentle despair and hope that echo all throughout this fine work.
© Stacia Proefrock /TiVo
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Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Suzanne Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Hazel Dickens, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Bobby Maynard, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Thomason, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Mountain, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Leet, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records Corp.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional Arrangement, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Suzanne Thomas, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Thomason, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Mountain, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Leet, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mary Jo Leet, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Eugenia Snyder, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Suzanne Thomas, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Thomason, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Toby Mountain, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Leet, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mary Jo Leet, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ken Irwin, Producer - Dry Branch Fire Squad, MainArtist - Ken Baker, Producer
℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
With Memories that Bless and Burn Dry Branch Fire Squad has made the kind of music that the alt-country folks are copying, but a few steps closer to the real thing. Sweet gospel harmonies exist side-by-side with episodes of banjo madness and the vocalists, especially Mary Jo Leet and Ron Thomason, sometimes sound like they are singing right on top of their last raw nerve. This is not to say that the members of Dry Branch Fire Squad lack talent -- rather their sound is stripped down to a kind of pure mirror of the music of their grandparents, something which helps make their faith-driven lyrics sound sincere and evokes the sound of the church itself, with its shouting preachers and passionate bursts of praise.
This album functions as sort of a greatest-hits album -- the first three songs are new material -- including the excellent title track, which features the sweet singing of Suzanne Thomas and helps set the mood for the rest of the album. Tracks 4-10 are from previous Rounder recordings and provide a profile of the band's earlier work. Tracks 4 and 5 are two versions of the same song, interesting because they show the evolution of both the band's technique and the quality of the equipment that they recorded on (the second version is amazingly clearer, as well as featuring a more powerful vocal). Tracks 11-13 are songs that had been featured on other albums but were re-recorded for this one, and 14-16 are songs that have long been a part of their gospel shows but are being recorded for the first time. "Touch the Hem of His Garment," provides a beautiful closing to this album, evoking the gentle despair and hope that echo all throughout this fine work.
© Stacia Proefrock /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:37
- Main artists: Dry Branch Fire Squad
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
© 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1999 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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