Sour Mash (album)
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney Australia | |||
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| Length | 43:48 | |||
| Label | Red Eye RED LP 5 | |||
| Producer | Phil Punch and The Beasts | |||
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Sour Mash is the second album by Australian blues rock band Beasts of Bourbon which was recorded in 1988 and originally released on the Red Eye label.[2][3]
Reception[edit]
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
In the review on Allmusic, Skip Jansen states "With The Johnnys and Scientists both calling it a day just prior to Sour Mash, the collective creative forces were pooled to make the Beasts of Bourbon's landmark in which remains their prime document. A raw blues-rock album with post-punk afflictions ... With the enigmatic Tex Perkins, who could be one of rock & roll's last great frontmen, and the blistering slide-guitar-driven sound, the band does a fine job of re-creating the sound of a twisted night out at the pub".[1]
Track listing[edit]
All songs by Kim Salmon and Tex Perkins except where noted
- "Hard Work Drivin' Man" (Jack Nitzsche, Ry Cooder, Paul Schrader, Tex Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:22
- "Hard for You" (Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:30
- "Watch Your Step" – 2:00
- "Playground" (Salmon) – 3:58
- "Door to Your Soul" – 3:37
- "These Are the Good Old Days" (Spencer P. Jones, Salmon, Perkins) – 3:00
- "The Hate Inside" (Jones, Perkins) – 3:27
- "Pig" (Jones, Perkins) – 4:33
- "Driver Man" (Traditional) – 4:03
- "Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens) – 4:20
- "Flathead (The Fugitive)" (Salmon) – 2:00
- "This Ol' Shit" (Perkins) – 2:40
- "Sun Gods" (Perkins) – 3:18
Personnel[edit]
- Beasts of Bourbon
- Tex Perkins – vocals, siren, guitar, drum
- Spencer P. Jones – guitar, clock guitar
- Kim Salmon – guitar, slide guitar, wild boar guitar, harmonica, tambourine, conductor
- Boris Sudjovic – bass, tambourine, foot stomping, handclaps
- James Baker – drums, cymbal, handclaps
with:
- Adrian Hornblower – tuba, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 6, 8 & 9)
Production[edit]
- Phil Punch – engineer
- Phil Punch and The Beasts – producer
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Jansen, Skip. Beasts of Bourbon – Sour Mash: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Tex Perkins discography accessed January 14, 2019
- ^ Walker, C. The Ugliest Band on Earth, Preface from Beasts of Bourbon: Ten Years Behind Bars (Music Sales, 1993), accessed January 14, 2019
