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CD Review: Yours Truly [2010]

Band: Waylon Thornton and the Heavy Hands
Release: 1/2010
Label: White Moon Recordings

1. “Yours Truly” – A-
2. “Meet Me By The Garbage Can” – A
3.”I See Evil” – A
4.”Color TV” – A
5. “Walking With The Wicked” – A-
6. “I Slayed The Hydra” – B+
7. “Men Don’t Cry” – A-
8. “Teenage Gluehead” – A
9. “Coca Cola Rock ‘N Roll” – A-
10. “Wolf Wagon” – B-
11. “The Man With The Golden Arm” – B+
12. “Tuned Out” –A+
13. “Black Fur” – A-
14. “Manson Halloween” – N/A [Funny, though]

Comment: Ding Dong! First came Waylon Thornton then came the Ding Dongs, I know. As far as a point of reference go I’m thinking three parts Bloodshot Bill and two parts Mark Sultan on this one. Bill’s instrumentation and Mark’s singing. This psychobilly filled mother father was released on cassette! How 1995 of Waylon! The best song on here is “Tuned Out.” It’s a quickie, clocking in @ 1:38. Definitely give this crazy thing a listen if you are into Ding Dong kind of tomfoolery.

Grade: A- (91)

Quote of the Day

Comes from Bloodshot Bill:

“”Most people who see me on the street see my pompadour and just call me Elvis. I don’t think I look anything like Elvis but that’s all they know. Most people don’t know anything about rockabilly, let alone psychobilly. When people see me play, they wonder how I invented this type of music – it’s crazy how little people know about music outside of Limp Bizkit or some shit. Psychobilly is just good-time music that uses traditonal rockabilly and can get really crazy. If it’s not fun and really crazy, then it just isn’t psychobilly.”