{"id":9,"date":"2023-03-05T17:53:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wacobrothers.com\/?p=9"},"modified":"2023-03-29T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:02:14","slug":"god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wacobrothers.com\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"The Men That God Forgot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Men That God Forgot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2023 Plenty Tuff<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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  1. The Men That God Forgot<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. This Town<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. In The Dark 02:52<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Best That Money Can Buy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Blowin\u2018 My Top<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Mud River Slide<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Go Away<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. I Smile Through My Tears<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. If Your Heart Isn\u2019t In It<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Teenage Kicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. End of the Night<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. George Walked with Jesus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Backstage at the Boneyard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. So Long General Mouton<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Nowhere to Run<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    about<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Shaking off the plague days like a snake sheds its skin the WACO BROTHERS stumble out of the empty, burning desert with a fierce thirst and an epic new album: THE MEN THAT GOD FORGOT. It\u2019s the first collection of original WACO tunes since 2016\u2019s GOING DOWN IN HISTORY and comes to you via their own label Plenty Tuff Records. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Waco Brothers got together in Chicago in the mid-90s; battle weary punk musicians who wanted nothing more than to play classic country covers for free beer in their adopted home city. Their residencies at bars like the Wrigleyville Tap and Augenblick became legendary for the sheer volume, speed and energy they brought to this task <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After an early & particularly deranged appearance at SXSW Rolling Stone dubbed the Wacos \u201cClash meets Cash\u201d and they unleashed a fistful of ferocious albums and endlessly entertaining live gigs that defined the Insurgent Country movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Every night is still Friday night for the WACO BROTHERS but these new songs lace that reckless exuberance with a more sober awareness of the tsunami of cynical corruption & materialism that infects our everyday existence. BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY rips its verses from what\u2019s left of honest journalism while IN THE DARK provides a requiem for functioning democracy AND boasts the best twin-lead guitar solo since Thin Lizzy. The album ends with NOWHERE TO RUN a deceptively gentle dance number (inspired by a night on the Outlaw Country Cruise where the Wacos backed up their hero Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry) that presents the struggle for social and economic justice as neverending. GEORGE WALKS WITH JESUS is a song about George Jones walking with Jesus. 

    The WACO BROTHERS lost their powerhouse drummer Joe Camarillo to a stroke in January 2021 and it took some time to regroup. They\u2019d often been joined onstage by violinist Jean Cook and drummer Dan Massey (ex-Robbie Fulks) who had deputized for Joe for years, so now the time seemed right to add them both as permanent members. 

    THE MEN THAT GOD FORGOT is the 10th Waco Brothers full length album & was recorded with Mike Hagler at Kingsize Soundlabs in Chicago in 2022. The cinematic brass parts were arranged and performed by longtime collaborator Max Crawford with Dave Smith. Other Waco Cousins appearing are Barkley Mckay on piano and organ, Patty Vega on jingling tambourine and Andre Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers on accordion.  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    releases March 31, 2023 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    2023, Plenty Tuff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Reviews<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    No Depression:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Don\u2019t be fooled by the scruffy, seemingly offhand presentation. On The Men That God Forgot<\/em>, Chicago\u2019s fearless Waco Brothers undertake a deadly serious mission, striving to help lay the foundation for a better world. Unleashing rousing barroom rockers that flirt with chaos yet never tumble into the abyss, this noble sextet draws on a wicked sense of humor, passion for the struggle against the establishment, and boundless empathy for the underdog, creating a big ruckus guaranteed to lift the soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Launching in the mid-\u201990s, The Waco Brothers have been tagged insurgent country and country-punk; the official account of the group\u2019s origins calls them \u201cbattle weary punk musicians who wanted nothing more than to play classic country covers.\u201d Amidst a shifting lineup, the Wacos remain anchored by longtime members Jon Langford (a veteran of the \u201970s UK punk scene as one of The Mekons) and Dean Schlabowske, who contribute bristling electric guitars, plus mandolinist Tracey Dear, all of whom sing with the desperate gusto of men escaping a burning building.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Harking back to the vulgar days before crossover country,\u00a0The Men That God Forgot\u00a0<\/em>presents vivid vignettes of forlorn characters under severe stress and calls out the society that let them down. \u201cIn the Dark\u201d roars, \u201cThey feed you shit and keep you in the dark \/ By design \/ You\u2019re scattered and you\u2019re seething all the time.\u201d Spiced by nicely discordant violin from Jean Cook, who adds inventive touches throughout the album, \u201cBest That Money Can Buy\u201d rages, \u201cBig pharma peddles pills \/ Ease your pain and cure your ills \/ This prescription\u2019s known to kill \/ Washed down with money and lies.\u201d And the charming \u201cSo Long General Mouton\u201d rejoices in the removal of a Confederate general\u2019s statue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Men That God Forgot\u00a0<\/em>simultaneously celebrates and mocks rock band conventions, savoring the outsized gestures while recognizing how silly they can be. \u201cBackstage at the Boneyard\u201d surveys \u201cbusted-up amps and publicity smiles,\u201d confessing, \u201cSome of us have been here way too long.\u201d \u201cGo Away\u201d hilariously recalls, \u201cHeard it when I was a baby \/ It rings in my ears today \/ The sound of Spandex and chest hair,\u201d referring to \u201cwhite men with unlimited amplification.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If these lovable agitators don\u2019t have easy cures for the crumbling modern world, they sure can raise the spirits.\u00a0The Men That God Forgot\u00a0<\/em>closes with \u201cNowhere to Run,\u201d an exhilarating call to action that proclaims, \u201cThe fight is never over \/ It\u2019s only just begun \/ This struggle is never ending.\u201d Rabble-rousing rarely sounds so good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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