Mike Cooley - "The Fool On Every Corner" (2012) - Cooley Records
Hello Friends,
As a founding member of The Drive-By Truckers, Mike Cooley writes songs about men (and women) of few words with hard lives, drinking problems and Daddy issues. With characters who mask their insecurities with tough exteriors and self-imposed loneliness, his songs are more like short stories in a Southern vein told in Cooley's gravelly tenor. Its all pretty much summed up in a lyric from the song, "Marry Me":
As a founding member of The Drive-By Truckers, Mike Cooley writes songs about men (and women) of few words with hard lives, drinking problems and Daddy issues. With characters who mask their insecurities with tough exteriors and self-imposed loneliness, his songs are more like short stories in a Southern vein told in Cooley's gravelly tenor. Its all pretty much summed up in a lyric from the song, "Marry Me":
Rock & Roll Means Well, But It Can't Help Tellin' Young Boys Lies
What's not to love?
This LP contains a live, solo acoustic set of Cooley-penned Drive-By Truckers' songs. Bare-bones style. There's also a tongue-in-cheek cover of Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors". Good setlist overall, good sound quality. A must own for any Truckers or Cooley-fan, might be a bit of a tough sell for those unfamiliar!
And remember, you can't spell Cooley without cool!
RATING: 4 Rotgut Moonshines Making Me Sick out of 5
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