| Big To-Do |  | Artist: Drive-By Truckers
Label: ATO RECORDS / RED
Category: Music
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,354
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.3
MPN: 21701
UPC: 880882170127
EAN: 0880882170127
ASIN: B003626TLS
Release Date: March 16, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Daddy Learned To Fly | | • | The Fourth Night Of My Drinking | | • | Birthday Boy | | • | Drag The Lake Charlie | | • | The Wig He Made Her Wear | | • | You Got Another | | • | This Fucking Job | | • | Get Downtown | | • | After The Scene Dies | | • | (It's Gonna Be) I told You So | | • | Santa Fe | | • | The Flying Wallendas | | • | Eyes Like Glue |
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Product Description
ATO Records is pleased to announce the release of The Drive-By Truckers label debut, The Big To-Do. The album, which will be the band s tenth in their thirteen-year career, is scheduled to be released March 16, 2010. The Big To-Do features thirteen new tracks from the Drive-By Truckers and was produced by their long time producer, David Barbe (Sugar, Bettye LaVette). 'It s very much a rock album,' says Patterson Hood of the Trucker s upcoming release. 'Very melodic and more rocking than anything we ve done since disc 2 of Southern Rock Opera.'
Hood and Mike Cooley continue to be the chief songwriters of the group, continuing a musical partnership that has lasted over twentythree years. Bassist, Shonna Tucker, flexes her songwriting muscles once again by contributing two original songs to the album. Brad Morgan (drums), John Neff (guitar/pedal steel) and Jay Gonzalez (keyboards) round out the current Drive-By Truckers lineup.
The band recently backed legendary R&B musician, Booker T. Jones, on his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated album, Potato Hole. The album is nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
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 Drive On Truckers March 29, 2010
Dean W. West (Hartford, Kentucky United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
"The Big To-Do" rocks on and the lyrics continue the DBT tradition of story telling and insightful, cleverly worded commentary on personal and social issues. There's not a pretentious or preachy bone in their lyrics, just brilliant poetry and truth for all of us workin' through our lives. And of course, the music itself is breathtaking.
Perhaps one example will capture the genius apparent in this recording: was on a long trip to visit friends and slipped in the CD for the first time as I motivated down the highway. The words of the first cut, "When Daddy Learned to Fly", grabbed me by the heartstrings right away, yet for some magical reason the music made me happy instead of sad. The song's about the passing of a friend and mentor. I've lost one of those myself lately, and was touched by the lyrics. But at the same time the powerful rock & roll had me pounding out an impressive air guitar/drum solo on the steering wheel as I sailed along- until I realized the car was racing down the highway at warp speed and had to slow it down before this daddy learned to fly. This phenomenon illustrates the duality of the Patterson/Cooley thing. All the boys, and Shonna too, are on their game. If you love great music and have a hard-working soul, don't miss "The Big To-Do."
Like the new direction April 9, 2010
Michael Bamford (North Carolina)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mr. Neff filled the third guitar slot well, why the bitch'n? Now we can also catch Isbell's tour.
The introduction of keyboards on this album adds another layer of maturity to the overall sound.
Another great DBT album, Great to see these musicians expanding and refining their sound. Unless they record a "show-tune covers" album, I will likely continue my DBT collection.
good music May 4, 2010
jlsh
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the first CD I've gotten by these guys. Thought the music was great as well as diverse. will defently check out more.
Yep, Uh Huh, Well Alright! March 16, 2010
Robert E. Fiveash (Norfolk, VA)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a **great** new Truckers album. While the last "proper" (non-live, non-compilation) album, Brighter Than Creation's Dark, may have been a bit long and missed some of the punch of earlier efforts, The Big To-Do brings back the three-guitar attack with a more focused, rockin' album. Highlights include Birthday Boy (Cooley), After the Scene Dies (Hood), Santa Fe (Hood), Get Downtown (Cooley), and Fourth Night of My Drinking (Hood).
The Truckers do not have a clunker in their entire catalog. And their "perfecta trifecta" of Southern Rock Opera - Decoration Day - The Dirty South is as good as it gets, regardless of genre, type, theme, decade, whatever. After some key personnel changes over the last few years, the band seems to have hit its stride again. And for a band that has the bar set as high as the Truckers do, that's really saying something. It's time to head on down to The Big To-Do!
They just keep on truckin!! March 17, 2010
jman
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The best American Made stuff I know of!! God Bless us all, everything is gonna be OK when you hear these guys still growing and winning over fans with HONEST great rock and lyrics to match. Brewed down south for better flavor!!!
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