A wise man once said that no one should wear a cowboy hat unless he is comfortable on a horse. His name was Travis Tritt. Many of today's so-called Americana bands have trouble operating a quarter (read: 25 cents) horse at their Carrboro, NC Wal-Mart. "I've listened to Black Flag and Hank Williams all my life..." Come clean, greenhorn! The truly down-home folks don't feel the need to tell campfire tales that reek of such "Yee-haw!" posturing. Bloody knuckles and all, The Starvations have a firm grip on their reins, navigating terrain once traveled by Social Distortion, The Pontiac Brothers and Nine Pound Hammer. Three derby contenders on Clementine, each an odds-on favorite. "And down the stretch they come..."Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Starvations - Clementine EP (Revenge, 1998)
A wise man once said that no one should wear a cowboy hat unless he is comfortable on a horse. His name was Travis Tritt. Many of today's so-called Americana bands have trouble operating a quarter (read: 25 cents) horse at their Carrboro, NC Wal-Mart. "I've listened to Black Flag and Hank Williams all my life..." Come clean, greenhorn! The truly down-home folks don't feel the need to tell campfire tales that reek of such "Yee-haw!" posturing. Bloody knuckles and all, The Starvations have a firm grip on their reins, navigating terrain once traveled by Social Distortion, The Pontiac Brothers and Nine Pound Hammer. Three derby contenders on Clementine, each an odds-on favorite. "And down the stretch they come..."
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