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Written by Buddy Musgrove
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Sunday, 01 June 2008 |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Fasten your seat belts Bonnaroo fans: here come the Drive-By Truckers. This hardworking Southern Rock band from Athens, Ga., should give you a much-needed Southern Rock fix during your four-day visit (when you run out of cornbread and moonshine).
 Drive By Truckers. Photo/DriveByTruckers.com
“Creation’s Dark” has been hailed as the Truckers' best album since their 2001 epic “Southern Rock Opera” and 2004’s “The Dirty South.” “Creation’s Dark” is the Truckers at their finest. It is inescapably Southern, offering social commentary on whiskey, crystal meth and redneck tragedy.
One of the interesting twists from Isbell’s departure is the emergence of Shonna Tucker, Isbell’s ex-wife and Drive-by Truckers bassist. She wrote and sang three tracks of the album. While the other 16 songs are penned and sung by Hood or Cooley, Tucker’s voice comes alive with soul in “I’m Sorry Huston,” “The Purgatory Line” and “Home Field Advantage.” Not to be outdone by Tucker, Hood and Cooley are both on top of their game in this album. Hood comments on the Iraq War in “The Man I Shot,” and Cooley offers his best songwriting in “Self Destructive Zones.”
So buckle up, Bonnaroo. The Drive-By Truckers are pulling into town and are ready to offer some soulful Southern Rock flavor. But be warned: don’t be too drunk or rowdy when you listen to them—you may think they are singing about you.
[Wikipedia, Paste Magazine, DriveByTruckers.com, Rolling Stone]
Buddy Musgrove, a TheSequitur.com contributor, is a recent law school graduate.
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