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Scattered, Smothered And Covered: A Webb Wilder Overview

Webb Wilder

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Given his fondness for fedoras, his retro-cool fashion sense, and quirky sense of humor, Webb Wilder has long been one of those acts often dismissed as a gimmick without much weight behind the music, which is a wildly unfair assessment of the man's work. Wilder's hot-wired blend of rock and country-twang was certainly ahead of the curve when he cut the bulk of his recordings, between 1989 and 1995, and the cool strength of his voice was matched by the firepower of his guitar work; the man also had a great ear for a pop hook, either from his own pen or as displayed by his great taste in covers (how many roots rockers would cover Waylon Jennings, the Music Machine and the Small Faces on the same album?). Scattered, Smothered and Covered: A Webb Wilder Overview is a less than perfect summation of Wilder's career -- it features cuts from his fourth and fifth albums, Town & Country and Acres of Suede, both of which were released by the noted Texas independent label Watermelon Records, as well as Wilder's debut, It Came From Nashville, which was reissued by Watermelon after its original 1986 edition went out of print. In short, this is essentially the best of Webb Wilder's Watermelon catalog, and as a consequence leaves two of his better albums, Hybrid Vigor and Doo Dad, out of the picture. But given the seeming unavailability of that material, Scattered, Smothered and Covered offers a solid cross-section of three good-to-great albums, and gets the basics of his gutsy rock and witty pop with commendable accuracy. Until someone reissues Wilder's Watermelon records, this compilation will fill the gap pretty well, and besides, you don't want to be without a recording of the official Webb Wilder credo -- "Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em." Good stuff.

© Mark Deming /TiVo

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1
How Long Can She Last (Going Fast)
00:03:03

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - M. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist - S. Elkins, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

2
Horror Hayride
00:03:18

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

3
Pool Side
00:02:40

Kevin Welch, ComposerLyricist - John Hadley, ComposerLyricist - Walter Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

4
One Taste Of The Bait
00:03:00

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

5
Ruff Rider (Dedicated To Broderick Crawford)
00:03:03

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

6
Is This All There Is?
00:03:22

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

7
Scattered, Smothered And Covered
00:03:49

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

8
Flat Out Get It
00:03:56

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

9
Stay Out Of Automobiles
00:03:08

Jerry "Boogie" McCain, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

10
Slow Death
00:04:11

Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist - Loney, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

11
Fall In Place
00:05:08

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist - S. Elkins, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

12
Loud Music
00:05:03

David Grissom, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

13
The Webb Wilder Credo
00:01:04

Webb Wilder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

14
Honky Tonk Hell
00:03:23

Webb Wilder, MainArtist - James Roddy, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

15
My Minds Eye
00:02:47

Steve Marriott, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Lane, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

16
Rocket To Nowhere
00:03:57

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist - K. DYKES, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

17
I Ain't Living Long Like This
00:04:09

Rodney Crowell, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

18
Carryin' The News To Mary
00:02:55

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

19
No Great Shakes
00:04:05

R.S. Field, ComposerLyricist - Webb Wilder, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2005 Varese Sarabande Records

Album review

Given his fondness for fedoras, his retro-cool fashion sense, and quirky sense of humor, Webb Wilder has long been one of those acts often dismissed as a gimmick without much weight behind the music, which is a wildly unfair assessment of the man's work. Wilder's hot-wired blend of rock and country-twang was certainly ahead of the curve when he cut the bulk of his recordings, between 1989 and 1995, and the cool strength of his voice was matched by the firepower of his guitar work; the man also had a great ear for a pop hook, either from his own pen or as displayed by his great taste in covers (how many roots rockers would cover Waylon Jennings, the Music Machine and the Small Faces on the same album?). Scattered, Smothered and Covered: A Webb Wilder Overview is a less than perfect summation of Wilder's career -- it features cuts from his fourth and fifth albums, Town & Country and Acres of Suede, both of which were released by the noted Texas independent label Watermelon Records, as well as Wilder's debut, It Came From Nashville, which was reissued by Watermelon after its original 1986 edition went out of print. In short, this is essentially the best of Webb Wilder's Watermelon catalog, and as a consequence leaves two of his better albums, Hybrid Vigor and Doo Dad, out of the picture. But given the seeming unavailability of that material, Scattered, Smothered and Covered offers a solid cross-section of three good-to-great albums, and gets the basics of his gutsy rock and witty pop with commendable accuracy. Until someone reissues Wilder's Watermelon records, this compilation will fill the gap pretty well, and besides, you don't want to be without a recording of the official Webb Wilder credo -- "Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em." Good stuff.

© Mark Deming /TiVo

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