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Psychedelic Country Soul

Psychedelic Country Soul is the fourth studio album by American band the Long Ryders, released on February 15, 2019, through Omnivore Recordings in the US and Cherry Red Records in the UK.[8] It is the band's first album in 32 years with Two-Fisted Tales their last release in 1987.[9]

Psychedelic Country Soul
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
RecordedNovember 2017–January 2018
Studio
  • Record One (Los Angeles)
  • Eight Palms Ranchero (Poway, California)
  • Montrose Recording (Richmond, Virginia)
Genre[1][2][3][4][5]
Length49:50
LabelOmnivore / Cherry Red
ProducerEd Stasium
The Long Ryders chronology
Two-Fisted Tales
(1987)
Psychedelic Country Soul
(2019)
September November
(2023)
Singles from Psychedelic Country Soul
  1. "Greenville"
    Released: January 8, 2019
  2. "Molly Somebody"
    Released: March 29, 2019[6]
  3. "Walls (radio edit)"
    Released: September 13, 2019[7]

The first single from the album, "Greenville" was released on January 8, 2019.[10] Two further singles, "Molly Somebody" and "Walls", were released in March and September 2019, respectively.

Background edit

The Long Ryders originally disbanded in 1987 but have periodically regrouped for brief reunions.[11] The only new material released by the band since 1987 was the 2017 single, "Bear in the Woods".[12] In 2017,[13][14] the Long Ryders were offered a week's free studio time by Larry Chatman at Dr. Dre's Los Angeles recording studio, Record One. Chatman, who in the 1980s was part of the Long Ryders' road crew, had since become Dr. Dre's personal assistant, helping to oversee the studio.[1] The band had hired Chatman as a roadie for several tours in the 1980s[8] and made him the bass player when Long Ryder bassist Tom Stevens left the band before their final tour in 1987. Guitarist Sid Griffin: "For the last thirty years he has been telling me that he had never forgotten how kind the Long Ryders were to him when he was down and out in L.A. ... Larry kept saying, "I am going to pay you back."[13]

Griffin and the band accepted Chatman's generous offer and secured the services of their last producer, Ed Stasium (the Ramones, the Smithereens, Living Colour, Jeff Healey Band). The band traded demos, agreed on the material and learned the songs at home before rehearsals in Los Angeles. A week of recording was then booked at Record One in November 2017. "We actually had to beg Larry for an extra day because we were not quite done," Griffin said. Additional overdubs were done at Stasium's Eight Palms Ranchero home studio in Poway, California in December and at Montrose Recording in Richmond, Virginia in January 2018. The finished recordings were then mixed by Stasium at his studio. Before the recordings got underway, Griffin was adamant that the band should not release a bad album, "If we had just three or four good songs, then we could put them out on an EP or on Spotify," he said. Griffin's concerns, however, were put to rest when the recordings were done. "I was just stunned how well things turned out," he said[13]

Psychedelic Country Soul features eleven new Long Ryders compositions, all written specifically for the album,[15] and a cover of Tom Petty's "Walls". "Every time I met him he was a great guy, very fond of the band," Griffin said, "so we thought we’d do a little song in his honour."[15] Guests on the album include Debbi and Vicki Peterson of the Bangles on backing vocals, Dave Pearlman (Dan Fogelberg, Phil Everly, Hoyt Axton[16]) on pedal steel guitar and Kerenza Peacock of the Coal Porters on violin.

Griffin has called Psychedelic Country Soul "the album we were always trying to make … each flavor which made the band unique is there be it C&W, rock 'n' roll, troubadour folk music, raw R&B, or out-there psychedelia."[17]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[18]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
American Songwriter     [19]
Elmore91/100[20]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Express     [21]
Maverick     [4]
Mojo     [22]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Shindig!     [23]
Soundblab9/10[24]
The Spill Magazine8/10[2]
Uncut7/10[25]
The Vinyl DistrictB+[26]

Psychedelic Country Soul received positive reviews from music critics.[8][27] AllMusic felt that the album is "every bit as satisfying" as their earlier albums Native Sons and Two-Fisted Tales, and "within throwing distance" of their best album, State of Our Union.[1] Country music magazine Maverick called it "a masterful return from one of the great names in country rock,"[4] and PopMatters similarly called it a "triumphant return" and felt that the album is "as good as anything the Long Ryders released back when they were helping to invent what we now call Americana."[5]

Exclaim! magazine wrote that the band "appear at the top of their game, with youthful aggression replaced by measured maturity."[3] Louder Than War wrote, "Remarkably, not only does Psychedelic Country Soul stand up to its predecessors, it has a more cohesive sound ... and most of the songs here rank alongside anything in their repertoire." They concluded that "it’s evident that this is more than a return to form; it’s a highlight of their career."[28]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Greenville"Stephen McCarthy4:26
2."Let It Fly"Tom Stevens3:49
3."Molly Somebody"Sid Griffin, Steve Barton3:39
4."All Aboard"Griffin, Stevens3:43
5."Gonna Make It Real"McCarthy3:26
6."If You Want to See Me Cry"Griffin3:08
7."What the Eagle Sees"Griffin, Stevens3:19
8."California State Line"McCarthy4:31
9."The Sound"Griffin, Greg Sowders, Ed Stasium3:58
10."Walls"Tom Petty4:39
11."Bells of August"Stevens5:04
12."Psychedelic Country Soul"Griffin, McCarthy6:08

Personnel edit

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[29]

The Long Ryders
  • Sid Griffin – vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica
  • Stephen McCarthy – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, Mellotron, bass (4, 11)
  • Tom Stevens – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead guitar (4, 7, 11)
  • Greg Sowders – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
  • Ed Stasium – vocals, organ, synth horns, tambura, melodica
  • Debbi Peterson – vocals (2, 10)
  • Vicki Peterson – vocals (2, 10)
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin (2, 6, 8)
  • Dave Pearlman – pedal steel guitar (8)
  • Miss Julia Wild – vocals (10)
  • Charles Arthur – organ (10)
  • Hoppy Nipkins – piano (12)
Technical
  • Ed Stasium – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Lola Romero – assistant engineer
  • Adrian Olsen – overdub engineer
  • Alexandra Spalding – assistant overdub engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Greg Allen – art direction, design
  • Henry Diltz – photography

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[30] 2
UK Country Albums (OCC)[31] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[32] 10

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Deming, Mark. "Psychedelic Country Soul – The Long Ryders". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b King Dawit of Aksum (2019). "Spill Album Review". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Teplyske, Donald (February 12, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Dalton, Nick (April 4, 2019). "Album Reviews: The Long Ryders – 'Psychedelic Country Soul'". Maverick. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Whitelock, Ed (February 13, 2019). "'Psychedelic Country Soul' Is a Triumphant Return for Americana Pioneers, the Long Ryders". PopMatters. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Molly Somebody – Single by The Long Ryders on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Walls – Single by The Long Ryders on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Psychedelic Country Soul - The official Long Ryders website. thelongryders.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020
  9. ^ Swanson, Dave (November 1, 2018). "The Long Ryders Announce First LP in 30 Years". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Graff, Gary (January 8, 2019). "The Long Ryders Return With Help From Dr. Dre: Listen to New Song 'Greenville'". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  11. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Long Ryders – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "The Long Ryders 'Bear in the Woods'". sidgriffin.com. April 18, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c Clarkson, John (April 24, 2019). "The Long Ryders interview". Penny Black Music. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Chaligne, Craig (January 26, 2019). "Interview: Sid Griffin on the new Long Ryders album". Louder Than War. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Duda, Marty (February 22, 2019). "Interview: The Long Ryders – Back In The Saddle Again". The 13th Floor. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "Meet Dave Pearlman of Pearlman Microphones in Canyon Country". Voyage LA Magazine. 13 February 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  17. ^ The first new studio album from the founders of Alt-Country since 1987. omnivorerecordings.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020
  18. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  19. ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 13, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  20. ^ Lindblad, Peter (February 13, 2019). "Elmore Magazine - Album Reviews". Elmore Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  21. ^ "Express Review". Express. 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  22. ^ "Mojo Review on the Long Ryders website". Mojo. 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  23. ^ Graham, Ben (2019). "Returning Legends". Shindig!. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  24. ^ Zivkovic, Ljubinko (February 11, 2019). "Soundblab Review". Soundblab. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  25. ^ McKay, Alastair (2019). "Studio return for classic lineup after 31 years". Uncut. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  26. ^ "The Vinyl District Review". The Vinyl District. 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  27. ^ "Psychedelic Country Soul reviews on the official Sid Griffin website". sidgriffin.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  28. ^ Cooper, Tim (February 25, 2019). "The Long Ryders: Psychedelic Country Soul – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  29. ^ Psychedelic Country Soul on Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  30. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  31. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  32. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

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Psychedelic Country Soul is the fourth studio album by American band the Long Ryders released on February 15 2019 through Omnivore Recordings in the US and Cherry Red Records in the UK 8 It is the band s first album in 32 years with Two Fisted Tales their last release in 1987 9 Psychedelic Country SoulStudio album by The Long RydersReleasedFebruary 15 2019 2019 02 15 RecordedNovember 2017 January 2018StudioRecord One Los Angeles Eight Palms Ranchero Poway California Montrose Recording Richmond Virginia GenreRoots rockfolk rockcountry rockAmericana 1 2 3 4 5 Length49 50LabelOmnivore Cherry RedProducerEd StasiumThe Long Ryders chronologyTwo Fisted Tales 1987 Psychedelic Country Soul 2019 September November 2023 Singles from Psychedelic Country Soul Greenville Released January 8 2019 Molly Somebody Released March 29 2019 6 Walls radio edit Released September 13 2019 7 The first single from the album Greenville was released on January 8 2019 10 Two further singles Molly Somebody and Walls were released in March and September 2019 respectively Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground editThe Long Ryders originally disbanded in 1987 but have periodically regrouped for brief reunions 11 The only new material released by the band since 1987 was the 2017 single Bear in the Woods 12 In 2017 13 14 the Long Ryders were offered a week s free studio time by Larry Chatman at Dr Dre s Los Angeles recording studio Record One Chatman who in the 1980s was part of the Long Ryders road crew had since become Dr Dre s personal assistant helping to oversee the studio 1 The band had hired Chatman as a roadie for several tours in the 1980s 8 and made him the bass player when Long Ryder bassist Tom Stevens left the band before their final tour in 1987 Guitarist Sid Griffin For the last thirty years he has been telling me that he had never forgotten how kind the Long Ryders were to him when he was down and out in L A Larry kept saying I am going to pay you back 13 Griffin and the band accepted Chatman s generous offer and secured the services of their last producer Ed Stasium the Ramones the Smithereens Living Colour Jeff Healey Band The band traded demos agreed on the material and learned the songs at home before rehearsals in Los Angeles A week of recording was then booked at Record One in November 2017 We actually had to beg Larry for an extra day because we were not quite done Griffin said Additional overdubs were done at Stasium s Eight Palms Ranchero home studio in Poway California in December and at Montrose Recording in Richmond Virginia in January 2018 The finished recordings were then mixed by Stasium at his studio Before the recordings got underway Griffin was adamant that the band should not release a bad album If we had just three or four good songs then we could put them out on an EP or on Spotify he said Griffin s concerns however were put to rest when the recordings were done I was just stunned how well things turned out he said 13 Psychedelic Country Soul features eleven new Long Ryders compositions all written specifically for the album 15 and a cover of Tom Petty s Walls Every time I met him he was a great guy very fond of the band Griffin said so we thought we d do a little song in his honour 15 Guests on the album include Debbi and Vicki Peterson of the Bangles on backing vocals Dave Pearlman Dan Fogelberg Phil Everly Hoyt Axton 16 on pedal steel guitar and Kerenza Peacock of the Coal Porters on violin Griffin has called Psychedelic Country Soul the album we were always trying to make each flavor which made the band unique is there be it C amp W rock n roll troubadour folk music raw R amp B or out there psychedelia 17 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic79 100 18 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 American Songwriter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 Elmore91 100 20 Exclaim 8 10 3 Express nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 Maverick nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 22 PopMatters7 10 5 Shindig nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 Soundblab9 10 24 The Spill Magazine8 10 2 Uncut7 10 25 The Vinyl DistrictB 26 Psychedelic Country Soul received positive reviews from music critics 8 27 AllMusic felt that the album is every bit as satisfying as their earlier albums Native Sons and Two Fisted Tales and within throwing distance of their best album State of Our Union 1 Country music magazine Maverick called it a masterful return from one of the great names in country rock 4 and PopMatters similarly called it a triumphant return and felt that the album is as good as anything the Long Ryders released back when they were helping to invent what we now call Americana 5 Exclaim magazine wrote that the band appear at the top of their game with youthful aggression replaced by measured maturity 3 Louder Than War wrote Remarkably not only does Psychedelic Country Soul stand up to its predecessors it has a more cohesive sound and most of the songs here rank alongside anything in their repertoire They concluded that it s evident that this is more than a return to form it s a highlight of their career 28 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Greenville Stephen McCarthy4 262 Let It Fly Tom Stevens3 493 Molly Somebody Sid Griffin Steve Barton3 394 All Aboard Griffin Stevens3 435 Gonna Make It Real McCarthy3 266 If You Want to See Me Cry Griffin3 087 What the Eagle Sees Griffin Stevens3 198 California State Line McCarthy4 319 The Sound Griffin Greg Sowders Ed Stasium3 5810 Walls Tom Petty4 3911 Bells of August Stevens5 0412 Psychedelic Country Soul Griffin McCarthy6 08Personnel editAdapted from the album s liner notes 29 The Long RydersSid Griffin vocals guitar mandolin harmonica Stephen McCarthy vocals acoustic guitar electric guitar pedal steel guitar Mellotron bass 4 11 Tom Stevens vocals bass acoustic guitar electric guitar lead guitar 4 7 11 Greg Sowders drums percussionAdditional musiciansEd Stasium vocals organ synth horns tambura melodica Debbi Peterson vocals 2 10 Vicki Peterson vocals 2 10 Kerenza Peacock violin 2 6 8 Dave Pearlman pedal steel guitar 8 Miss Julia Wild vocals 10 Charles Arthur organ 10 Hoppy Nipkins piano 12 TechnicalEd Stasium producer engineer mixing Lola Romero assistant engineer Adrian Olsen overdub engineer Alexandra Spalding assistant overdub engineer Greg Calbi mastering Greg Allen art direction design Henry Diltz photographyCharts editChart PeakpositionUK Americana Albums OCC 30 2UK Country Albums OCC 31 4UK Independent Albums OCC 32 10References edit a b c d Deming Mark Psychedelic Country Soul The Long Ryders AllMusic Retrieved June 6 2019 a b King Dawit of Aksum 2019 Spill Album Review The Spill Magazine Retrieved March 19 2020 a b c Teplyske Donald February 12 2019 Exclaim Review Exclaim Retrieved June 6 2019 a b c Dalton Nick April 4 2019 Album Reviews The Long Ryders Psychedelic Country Soul Maverick Retrieved March 19 2020 a b c Whitelock Ed February 13 2019 Psychedelic Country Soul Is a Triumphant Return for Americana Pioneers the Long Ryders PopMatters Retrieved June 6 2019 Molly Somebody Single by The Long Ryders on Apple Music Apple Music Retrieved June 6 2019 Walls Single by The Long Ryders on Apple Music Apple Music Retrieved March 19 2020 a b c Psychedelic Country Soul The official Long Ryders website thelongryders com Retrieved March 19 2020 Swanson Dave November 1 2018 The Long Ryders Announce First LP in 30 Years Ultimate Classic Rock Retrieved June 6 2019 Graff Gary January 8 2019 The Long Ryders Return With Help From Dr Dre Listen to New Song Greenville Billboard Retrieved June 6 2019 Deming Mark The Long Ryders Artist Biography AllMusic Retrieved March 19 2020 The Long Ryders Bear in the Woods sidgriffin com April 18 2019 Retrieved March 19 2020 a b c Clarkson John April 24 2019 The Long Ryders interview Penny Black Music Retrieved March 19 2020 Chaligne Craig January 26 2019 Interview Sid Griffin on the new Long Ryders album Louder Than War Retrieved March 19 2020 a b Duda Marty February 22 2019 Interview The Long Ryders Back In The Saddle Again The 13th Floor Retrieved March 19 2020 Meet Dave Pearlman of Pearlman Microphones in Canyon Country Voyage LA Magazine 13 February 2017 Retrieved March 19 2020 The first new studio album from the founders of Alt Country since 1987 omnivorerecordings com Retrieved March 19 2020 Metacritic Review Metacritic Retrieved June 6 2019 Horowitz Hal February 13 2019 American Songwriter Review American Songwriter Retrieved June 6 2019 Lindblad Peter February 13 2019 Elmore Magazine Album Reviews Elmore Magazine Retrieved March 19 2020 Express Review Express 2019 Retrieved March 19 2020 Mojo Review on the Long Ryders website Mojo 2019 Retrieved March 19 2020 Graham Ben 2019 Returning Legends Shindig Retrieved March 19 2020 Zivkovic Ljubinko February 11 2019 Soundblab Review Soundblab Retrieved March 19 2020 McKay Alastair 2019 Studio return for classic lineup after 31 years Uncut Retrieved March 19 2020 The Vinyl District Review The Vinyl District 2019 Retrieved March 19 2020 Psychedelic Country Soul reviews on the official Sid Griffin website sidgriffin com Retrieved March 19 2020 Cooper Tim February 25 2019 The Long Ryders Psychedelic Country Soul album review Louder Than War Retrieved March 19 2020 Psychedelic Country Soul on Discogs Discogs com Retrieved July 8 2019 Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved June 6 2019 Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20 Official Charts Company Retrieved June 6 2019 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved June 6 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Psychedelic Country Soul amp oldid 1165187800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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