| The King, The Sun, & Puttin the Hammer Down: Yayhoos Return |
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That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun (Ecc 1:9 ). There really is nothing new under the sun. To paraphrase Scorchers guitarist Warner Hodges: guitar players continue to bastardize and recycle other peoples stuff. So, study the roots of rock and roll. Everyone, after all, appropriates something . And speaking of Sun, anybody remember Sun Records? Sun Records rose in 1952 and was the product of Sam Phillips vision. This Sun, located at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, became a gravitational attraction that pulled in the major satellites of Southern Soul. The roots of Rock are in the American South: gospel music, po boy blues, wilder than usual country rural twang that became rockabilly, speak-easy boogie, and other convergent stylings became the Sun sound. Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, and many others came to earth, falling out of that Sun. Today there really is nothing new under that Sun, either. But most of us were not there and cannot remember the creation epic- so we must study the genesis of Rock and Roll. If you must name one band that carries on the Sun Records tradition of blending diverse southern soul elements, it would be the Yayhoos. A quick listen to 2001s debut called "Fear Not The Obvious" proves it. It cannot be said any clearer than Keith Harrison, from Tribune Media Service: "The Yayhoos could probably save rock n roll, except it seems that these wiseasses aren't sure it'd be worth the bother." Want more proof? Consider this lofty allegation: "If any of the so-called rock stations in town had the freedom to play a band on an indie label, they could break this record in a big way. It's much more genuine than any bloated and phony Black Crowes album and better than any Rolling Stones record from the past 20 years." - Lee Smith, Creative Loafing. What do the Yayhoos have to say? You can find interviews with three out of the four Yayhoos right here on Tinfoil: From a Hard luck boy to living legend: DAN BAIRD ROCK VOX! Terry Anderson and the Slingshot Effect Greetings from the Lakeside Lounge: Eric Roscoe Ambel This lowly hack writer was one bassist away from wrapping up interviews with the whole unit in 2004, but I never did manage to get back in touch with Keith Christopher. I spoke to him by phone one afternoon- I dont think he would remember our conversation though. Something about well do this later, I gotta go make a beer run. Hey- if your well runs dry . Drummer and Songwriter Terry Anderson announced this on his website: News on The Yayhoos front: Dan and I will make our way north June 14 to join Roscoe and Keith as we finish recording the long awaited follow up to "Fear Not the Obvious". In celebration of the completion of "Put the Hammer Down" we will conduct a GET DOWN at The Lakeside Lounge on June 19th. The GET DOWN could be recorded for release as a live record. So GET DOWN there be heard on the record! http://www.terryandersonrocks.com/ If you cannot make it to Lakeside Lounge, hop over to Bloodshot Records and take a listen: http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/theyayhoos/99 The band might be nothing new under the sun, but they sure keep the goods fresh and ripe: Think about what you listen to when you are riding around listening to the radio, and you hear a song for the first time. Groove, singer, song. Then you hear the other stuff. Quit worrying about the other stuff. Groove, singing, song. That's what we hear. Clever wears thin quickly in songwriting. Honesty doesn't. That's about it... (Dan Baird, from a Tinfoil interview). A good song is one that sticks to your ribs like peanut butter. You just can't shake it. It has a great melody and lyrics that have a special meaning to you without embarassing you (Terry Anderson, from a Tinfoil interview). Ricky Nelson was right when he said "you gotta please yourself". If you want a job, get one. Music should be a f**kload more important than any job you ever had in your whole life. Make sure you are having a good time. Its important! (Eric Roscoe Ambel). This aint nothing new. But that stuff still works. Tom Barnes SGT__VOX (the artist formerly known as TOM777) Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          Add your comment
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