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Scorchers
News - May 2002
       
Jason will make a special offer of the album to members
of the "Reckless
Country Soup" mailing list in early June, when he has returned
from Europe.
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If you don't want to wait until June to hear "All
Over Creation," you can
buy it from Amazon.com, UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000640CB/qid=1021181800/sr=1-
2/ref=sr_1_2_2/026-2936015-9622069
"All Over Creation" is the work of a true
renaissance man. With grace and
fire, Jason delves and dives into a cornucopia of musical styles and
backing
musicians, making it aptly named. This 44-minute album gives one a full
overview of Jason's talents and tastes, making it certainly his most
mature
solo album, and one that compares favorably to his best work with the
Scorchers.
The songs on "Creation" range from his
reverent but distinctive
interpretations of traditional country and folk forms ("I Dreamed
My Baby
Came Home," "Mother of Earth," "Don't Come Home
a-Drinkin," "Sun Don't
Shine," "Erin's Seed") to glossy Byrds/Beatles pop ("Camille,"
"James Dean's
Car") to the harder rock on which he cut his teeth ("Too High
To See," "One
Less Heartache"). Then, as on each Jason Ringenberg album, there
are a
handful of songs that defy classification. These are distinctive creations,
many of which become classics: "Honky Tonk Maniac From Mars,"
"Bible and a
Gun," and "Last Train To Memphis."
My personal favorite on the record is "Too High
To See." Originally written
by Jason and Tommy just before the "Midnight Roads" taping
in 1997, the
Scorchers performed it a few times that November, then shelved it. It's
probably a good thing they did, because it comes together perfectly
on
"Creation." Womack contributes some tough and jangling guitar,
Jason sounds
magnificent, and the whole track just sounds wonderful - Blue Rodeo
meets
the Stones.
I also greatly enjoyed hearing Jason swing with BR5-49,
whom rumor has it
may be breaking up. Who knows, this may be their last commercially released
studio recording. And his song with Paul Burch is a preview of the footage
that we will hopefully see of them together in the soon-to-be-aired
documentary "The Appalachians."
"Creation" is the work of an artist who
is open to new experiences and
influences, who continues to follow his muse where others fear to tread.
His
curiosity leads him into territory where his experiences, and also ours,
are
honest and cathartic blasts of feeling.
1. Honky Tonk Maniac From Mars
(Ringenberg, Fagan, Williams)
with Hamell on Trial
2. I Dreamed My Baby Came Home
(G. Jones, J. Mathis)
with Kristi Rose and Fats Kaplin
3. Bible and a Gun (S. Earle,
J. Ringenberg)
with Steve Earle
4. Too High To See (T. Womack,
J. Ringenberg)
with Tommy Womack
5. James Dean's Car (J. Ringenberg,
T. Snider)
with Todd Snider
6. Camille (J. Ringenberg)
with Swan Dive
7. One Less Heartache (Silver
Ginger, J. Ringenberg)
with The Wildhearts
8. Mother of Earth (J. Lee
Pierce)
with Kristi Rose and Fats Kaplin
9. Don't Come Home a-Drinkin'
(With Lovin' On Your Mind) (L. Lynn, P.S.
Wells) with BR5-49
10. Sun Don't Shine (P. Burch)
with Paul Burch
11. Erin's Seed (J. Ringenberg,
Dr. C. Phillips)
with Lambchop
12. Last Train To Memphis (J.
Ringenberg)
with George Bradfute
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