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1 hour ago, baboso said:

hulla got so pissed that he went and helped the opening act, Cory Branan, sell merch.  I sat there and endured the show/rants/odd declarations of how much JTE loved his wife and would not do anything to jeopardize that love.  

Cory Branan is the shit.  "The No-Hit Wonder" is a damn fine album.

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On 8/26/2020 at 10:01 AM, Al_4_ISU said:

Cory Branan is the shit.  "The No-Hit Wonder" is a damn fine album.

Cory is a great dude.  I was at a tiny show one night when Richard Goodsell brought Cory a new amp to try out.  He put his acoustics away, pulled out a hopped up Strat and fucked around with the amp all night.  Really cool show.   LOVE No-Hit Wonder.   Survivor Blues from Mutt is one of the best written songs I've ever heard.  So many lyrical bits of genius throughout that song.  

I go back and forth on which version I like better.   This is the 'Thin Lizzy' version. 

 

 

 
<quote>She struggled to read his knuckle tattoos
Beneath the ring and the scar
But the left said love and the right read true
She said please say you got a car
It's parked out back
It's pointed out of state
It's a recent acquisition we should probably ditch the plates</quote>
 
<quote>
Yellow duffel in the seat back yonder
Bunch of pretty junk I bought her
It's yours if you want
either to you or the flame
But to me it's the same</quote>
 
<quote>
She said no thanks man my baggage is packed
This name on my ankle with this knife in my back
I know a place on the way out of town
It's as good as burned down
It's as good as burned down</quote>
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On 8/25/2020 at 5:52 PM, 4th&Five said:

Last time I saw him was at 3Ten. Prine did a taping upstairs that night so he had a big crowd. He probably talked more than he played but it was still a good show. 

I was at that show.  The crowd by the bar wouldn't shut the fuck up.  Every show I have seen there it is the same thing.

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On 9/4/2020 at 12:12 PM, hullabelew said:

Cory is a great dude.  I was at a tiny show one night when Richard Goodsell brought Cory a new amp to try out.  He put his acoustics away, pulled out a hopped up Strat and fucked around with the amp all night.  Really cool show.   LOVE No-Hit Wonder.   Survivor Blues from Mutt is one of the best written songs I've ever heard.  So many lyrical bits of genius throughout that song.  

I go back and forth on which version I like better.   This is the 'Thin Lizzy' version. 

 

 

 
<quote>She struggled to read his knuckle tattoos
Beneath the ring and the scar
But the left said love and the right read true
She said please say you got a car
It's parked out back
It's pointed out of state
It's a recent acquisition we should probably ditch the plates</quote>
 
<quote>
Yellow duffel in the seat back yonder
Bunch of pretty junk I bought her
It's yours if you want
either to you or the flame
But to me it's the same</quote>
 
<quote>
She said no thanks man my baggage is packed
This name on my ankle with this knife in my back
I know a place on the way out of town
It's as good as burned down
It's as good as burned down</quote>

 

Kinda of a Thin Lizzy type of vibe, mixed with other things. Cool, will check out more.

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2020 is bitch from hell.  I never delved deeply into Justin's songs, but his top songs were really great listening.
In a year which has taken many of us, I'm thankful to have listened to his music over the years.
RIP, JTE

Same. I knew who he was but never really listened much. I’ve been listening to a heavy rotation of Uncle Tupelo on Spotify lately and once an UT album rolls through completely and it starts playing similar artists, JTE is a big player. Really dig a lot of it.
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From my son last night, 16 going on 46…

 

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this one still hurts bad. I was too young to lament SRV when he died but JTE fuuuuuuck.

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