Old Angel, the latest project from the Lost Dogs (Terry Taylor, Mike Roe, Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong) is a 15-song audio travelogue of the group's pilgrimage down Route 66— and may very well be their crowning achievement. Every song on this new record is a snapshot out the RV window. Some are blurry, some are faded, but all bear the yellowed patina of something like grace.
A wide-ranging musical palette of muscular modern rock tinged with old-timey Americana flavors reflects the ever-changing landscape as we tour the broken heartland with four master musicians and storytellers. The superlative songwriting from all four members, at times bordering on literature, covers an expansive time frame of American history from the Old West through the Great Depression to the day before yesterday. We are introduced to a diverse congregation of characters along this 2500-mile road trip: wandering Okies, homeless hobos, hope-filled Navajo children, brokenhearted waitresses and the legendary heroes of our common history. It’s an album of Polaroids, full of friends, family and otherwise unfamiliar faces, but by the end of the book, we know every story by heart.
The trip down what’s left of America’s Main Street is equal parts wonder and squalor and the Santa Monica Pier is no New Jerusalem but these boys share the adventure like a family slideshow carousel. Through one of their finest musical efforts in a career full of high notes, they help us find the joy in our journeys. Sure, the dust storms and potholes leave us weathered and sore and the gaudy kitsch almost turns nostalgia into parody but those who have ears to hear and eyes to see glimpse the ghosts of former glories around every broken bend in the old highway.
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lyrics
(Terry Scott Taylor)
We went dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
Grabbed a spot on the rock where the river rolls
Every woman every man loves The Log Jam Band
And goes dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
When you’re down in the mouth and the times are grim
They will tickle your ribs at the Elbow Inn
‘Cause seein’ bras on the ceilin’ you can’t help but grin
And go dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
Dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
Grab a spot on the rock where the river rolls
Every woman every man loves The Log Jam Band
And goes dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
Old man Sheldon runs Sheldon’s store
Born he claims back in nineteen hundred and four
He’s just pullin’ our legs right across the floor
Got us dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
Of all the sights we’ve seen and the places we’ve been
You can have your giant peanut and your muffler men
‘Cause when the river gets to risin’ nothin’ saves your skin
Like dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
La la la la la la la la la la (2X)
You can tell all your friends that it ain’t no kinda sin
To go dancin’ on the devil’s elbow
La la la la la la la la la la (2X)
In a state called, “MO.” we’re all good to go
Dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
Still the good Lord knows
You best stay on your toes
When you’re dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
La la la la la la (4X)
supported by 26 fans who also own “Dancin' On The Devil's Elbow”
Fantastic album/CD with great instrumentation and vocals. Also an inspiration listening to the lyrics. Excellent recording quality as well.
I give this my 5 Coconuts!
Ron Ajemian
supported by 21 fans who also own “Dancin' On The Devil's Elbow”
It all comes down to the message and the music. This combo package delivers on both. Get this now, what are you waiting for ??
This is The 77s live and sounding fantastic...
🌬💟💕 kubeczko