A huge leap forward, this project was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by California's favorite son, Dave Alvin. Taking Red Meat to the next professional level, Alvin presents a band on the verge of a breakthrough. Still exhibiting the strong songwriting that made their debut, Meet Red Meat, so effective, the band is more refined and savvy without losing its edge. Sharper than ever, Red Meat prove themselves as they shuffle and twang their way through 13 great cuts. This time out, they ev   [ read more ]

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This debut is an exhilarating introduction to the Bay Area honky tonk scene from the band leading the pack, Red Meat. Proud of the heritage they are carrying into the next millennium, Red Meat makes no bones about their affinity for Buck Owens, Don Rich and the Bakersfield sound. "Highway of Heartaches" is one heck of a ride right down the middle of the old San Joaquin Valley in spirit and content. Texas swing is given a facelift as they dive into "Texas-Texas," while their humor is flaunt   [ read more ]

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Red Meat's contribution to the Americana universe is to stoke the legendary fires of that old Bakersfield sound, as once done by Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. There are lots of hearty, fiery, twangy guitar leads that call to mind the leads of Don Rich, and there is a whole parcel of honky tonk soul on this record as well. You can also hear those sepia touches of the Stanleys or Carters, and one gets the sense that this group has absorbed their share of latter-day hippy {\honky    [ read more ]

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