| Dowd, Johnny / Cemetery Shoes |
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| Album: | Cemetery Shoes | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Dowd, Johnny | Added: | Apr 2005 | |
| Label: | Bongo Beat Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-05-29 | Pull Date: | 2005-07-31 |
| Week Ending: | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 17 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 24, 2010: | Denver Verses Dear John Letter | 4. | Dec 22, 2006: | Brownian Motion Christmas Is Just Another Da | |
| 2. | Dec 23, 2009: | Brownian Motion Christmas Is Just Another Da | 5. | Dec 14, 2005: | Brownian Motion Christmas Is Just Another Da | |
| 3. | Aug 08, 2009: | Music Casserole Easter Sunday | 6. | Jul 29, 2005: | Distraction-Limited Whisper in a Nag's Ear |
| Album Review |
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| Your Imaginary Friend Reviewed 2005-05-25 | ||
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Johnny Dowd returns, this time teamed up as a duo with none other than Brian Wilson (bass, drums, percussion and inimitable production sense). Picking up where he left off on his last cd, he’s ratcheted up the smarmy bluesy redneck-gone-NYC sense for a wild joyride of twangy dark spooky, playful and morose songs. The Brian Wilson influence is almost strange, making Dowd’s compositions twisted beyond comparison. For fans of Tom Waits, Nick Cave, whiskey, guns, and prozac. 1) upbeat near gospel 2) dark rock feel 3) spooky gated reverb on vocs, dark smarmy 4) urgent beat, redneck sadness 5) killer vocal vibrato, big swingy beat, great lyrics, a strange gem 6) strange slow canned organ feel, weird, Brian Wilson all over it 7) truly strange combo of percussion and guitar work, like an acid calypso, wow! 8) swingy big bluesy beat, killer guitar lead 9) here’s the sad bitter Christmas song – he always includes one, this ones a doosy! 10) FCC, a good healthy “fuck you” (easily edited though) 11) swingy dark western twangy instrumental jam | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Brother Jim | 6. | Shipwreck | |||
| 2. | Garden of Delight | 7. | Dear John Letter | |||
| 3. | Whisper in a Nag's Ear | 8. | Easter Sunday | |||
| 4. | Rest in Peace | 9. | Christmas Is Just Another Da | |||
| 5. | Wedding Dress | 10. | Dylan's Coat | |||
| 11. | Rip Off | |||||