Remedy

Old Crow Medicine Show
“Remedy”
Label: ATO Records
Joseph
Reviewed 7/3/14

Really good new release of bluegrass and jamgrass featuring 13
original OCMS songs. Really fine music.

1 – (3:50) Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer* Fine & funny, great song.
2 – (2:52) 8 Dogs 8 Banjos* Classic up-tempo OCMS jamgrass, fine.
3 – (3:23) Sweet Amarillo* Lilting ¾ time love ballad, slightly Celtic.
4 – (3:19) Mean Enough World Upbeat tune about being positive, decent.
5 – (4:26) Dearly Departed Friend* Sad song about friendship, really great.
6 – (3:14) Firewater* Mid-tempo, kinda spiritual, fine.
7 – (2:30) Brave Boys* Up-tempo stomp, driving fiddle & frailing banjo.
8 – (3:20) Doc’s Day* Fine tune & tribute to Doc & Merle Watson.
9 – (3:21) O Cumberland River* Slow-to-mid modal song, old-timey feel.
10 – (2:50) Tennessee Bound Up-tempo road song, decent.
11 – (3:25) Shit Creek FCC in the chorus.
12 – (2:49) Sweet Home* Funny & bouncy tune on mortality, excellent.
13 – (3:28) The Warden* Spare & reflective, best track on the album.