Comments on: Drive-By Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark

By: RiverCity

RiverCity — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:12:14 +0000

Saw the DBTs in Portland on Friday. “Crystal Meth” was played, and actually was pretty good live. Heavy, dark. They played it for a while too, drew it out. I know it’s not a killer on the record, but live it ain’t half bad.

A damn fine show, BTW.

By: nemski.com » Drive-By Truckers 2008-01-11

nemski.com » Drive-By Truckers 2008-01-11 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:08:28 +0000

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By: Baron Lane

Baron Lane — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:47:40 +0000

Nice one guys. One of the best from one of the best, for sure.

By: Autopsy IV

Autopsy IV — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:48:27 +0000

You know, I think you’re right.

By: nemski

nemski — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:06:36 +0000

@Autopsy IV: In regards to “that” review, I believe it was in No Depression, though I can’t double-check it since I don’t carry around the most recent issues at all times. I know, I know, I really should.

I find it interesting that thee ND editors would choose someone who didn’t like DBT to review the album. Aren’t there ND reviewers who like DBT that they could have assiged it to?

By: Autopsy IV

Autopsy IV — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:40:07 +0000

Okay. I am gonna type this real slowly: There is no .net/.org feud. One of the admins over there let me know he did not appreciate the nameing similarities a year and a half ago and that was it. Out of respect for their wishes I maintain a low profile on the message board…but I still visit it….regularly….and I suspect they’ve pretty much just forgotten me. No animosity. No feud and no anger. Sorry it’s so boring.

As for the DBT/DTR/LLC. Point is….I do not skip any tracks on the LLC or DTR. That’s a simple fact. The year is young though. Things change. Hell, for the longest time I thought Decoration Day was the best DBT release…over the past few years though, Southern Rock Opera has moved into that position w/Dirty South taking the number 2 position. Just because I named the site after a DBT track doesn’t mean I am gonna blindly crown everything they do as the best thing ever…I strive for a higher level of intellectual honesty.

Point is, at the end of January we have probably already seen some of the best albums of the year in the new Drag/Truckers/LLC and N. Miss. Allstars cds.

By: Wondering

Wondering — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:57:17 +0000

Im started to think Autopsy is getting a little biased towards DBT.. I mean I get you put it up there on Essential Listening,but it seems that you are touting the Drag and LLC albums to be better! Now I love Drag but in the drivers seat I highly doubt it. Dont know if this is b/c of the ninebullets.org feud or what?? but man come back to reality its DBT, you named the G-damn site after one of their songs. I guess the people over at the Lucero site have yet to make you pissed…

By: Adam F

Adam F — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:02:08 +0000

I’ve been listening to the album for about two weeks now (thank goodness for CMT streaming the album) and have a hard time picking out any tracks on the album I don’t like. The only one I don’t like all that much and will likely skip over repeatedly is “The Purgatory Line.” I don’t know what it is about the song, I just don’t like it.

My brother said he was expecting a much more rock album, but I needed to remind him that they were doing The Dirt Underneath tour at the same time, which I think directly led to the way the album ended up sounding. It may not be as much a rock album as previous albums, but it certainly is very much DBT.