Shockabilly "Georgia In A Jug" 1984 US
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Shockabilly "Vietnam" recorded 1984 re mastered 2008
Shockabilly was a band which couldn’t be “genre-fied” and which included guitarist/vocalist Eugene Chadbourne, and Shimmy Disc founder Mark Kramer(known more commonly as simply Kramer) on vocals and bass, “cheap organ” and other instruments. Shimmy alum David Licht handled percussions. Licht played on many Shimmy projects during the 80’s and early 90s when the label folded due to the breakup of Kramer’s band Bongwater and the subsequent lawsuit over royalty disputes with former partner Ann Magnuson. Kramer and Chadbourne also split for for royalty dispute and creative differences. Kramer once called Chadbourne “the second best guitar player in rock history behind Jimi Hendrix…”
Georgia in a Jug
After an irrelevant excerpt from a gig, Chadbourne intones a standardly country and western ballad: “I am going down to Mexico in a glass of tequila and then to Puerto Rico in a bottle of rum”. The subtext could be considered comical – Chadbourne sings of travels as wide as a Georgian bloke could possibly fancy. Kramer’s tapes speed up, all over up to an eruption of hysterical yell and heavy, booming rock. Soon we are back to the country-rock territory and the drunken confession. Chadbourne’s predilection for C&W themes always seemed tongue-in-cheek, but his syncretic, half-improvised style did attract following in the US South. This song was penned by one Bobby Braddock, who is apparently considered as a Nashville institution.
Shockabilly was a band which couldn’t be “genre-fied” and which included guitarist/vocalist Eugene Chadbourne, and Shimmy Disc founder Mark Kramer(known more commonly as simply Kramer) on vocals and bass, “cheap organ” and other instruments. Shimmy alum David Licht handled percussions. Licht played on many Shimmy projects during the 80’s and early 90s when the label folded due to the breakup of Kramer’s band Bongwater and the subsequent lawsuit over royalty disputes with former partner Ann Magnuson. Kramer and Chadbourne also split for for royalty dispute and creative differences. Kramer once called Chadbourne “the second best guitar player in rock history behind Jimi Hendrix…”
Georgia in a Jug
After an irrelevant excerpt from a gig, Chadbourne intones a standardly country and western ballad: “I am going down to Mexico in a glass of tequila and then to Puerto Rico in a bottle of rum”. The subtext could be considered comical – Chadbourne sings of travels as wide as a Georgian bloke could possibly fancy. Kramer’s tapes speed up, all over up to an eruption of hysterical yell and heavy, booming rock. Soon we are back to the country-rock territory and the drunken confession. Chadbourne’s predilection for C&W themes always seemed tongue-in-cheek, but his syncretic, half-improvised style did attract following in the US South. This song was penned by one Bobby Braddock, who is apparently considered as a Nashville institution.