The 1986 Listening Post - The Band of Blacky Ranchette - Heartland

The Band of Blacky Ranchette - Heartland

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1986 Housekeeping

The Band of Blacky Rachette

Heartland

Genre: Country Rock

3.75 out of 5

Highlights:

Code of the Road

One More Should Do It

Howie Gelb is another Listening Post discovery for me. I can recall the joy and calm I felt as the Saskatchewan plains stretched out before while listening to Giant Sand for the first time. Now I learn that he is veritable music machine that completely escaped my notice. 

He’s back here with a new band, a new moniker, and yes, it’s country but it’s also roots rock and roll in it’s most delectably songwriter form. 

In a more stringent year I might excise this from the list but it’s way too enjoyable for me to deny. 

Everything The Knitters wanted to be, and came close to on “The Call of the Wrecking Ball” is right up front here. 

After that, its a pretty mixed bag of Country Rock. 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6tNi-ngP9k&list=PLBJ7ztNazTVBDHxk0p3Y61TNbY-GGnEw4