#157
May 13 1985
Donny & Dusty
The Lost Weekend
Genre: Cowpunk
4.5 out of 5
Highlights:
The Word is Out
Song for the Dreamers
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Take one part Green on Red (a band that I never really cared for) and another part Dream Syndicate (a band I felt is pretentious and annoying at times, not really dreamy) and add 3 parts The Long Ryders (Who are excellent) and what do you get?
You seem to get a bunch of drinking buddies who have access to a studio to play around and jam and come up with a ramshackle of terrific Cowpunk stuff.
Legend has it this album was recorded in one beer fueled evening.
Doesn’t sound like it. Sounds like songsmiths getting together and enjoying the shit out of themselves.
This album is a delight.
Put it on with Long Ryders and Beat Farmers (and Lone Justice and Jason and the Scorchers, maybe) and hit shuffle, go out in the backyard, fire up the grill, pop open some cold ones and toss a ball with your kid, throw the frisbee with your dog (he doesn’t care if your drunk, long as you aren’t an angry drunk), laugh with your friends, it’s summer, man.
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