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- Date Released: October 25, 2005
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Alt-Country, Contemporary Country
- Label: Bloodshot Records
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We Say...
Sure to please even the slightly country-curious, the Chicago-based Bloodshot Records' 42-track retrospective is comprised entirely of new and unreleased material, with tracks from John Doe, Old '97s, Bottle Rockets, Handsome Family and even My Morning Jacket, a band that has never before recorded for the label. My Morning Jacket's twanged-up cover of George Harrison's "Behind That Locked Door" is one of the definite show-stoppers, the Kentucky quintet's version hushed and melancholy. In fact, melancholy describes the vast majority of this collection — Bloodshot's self-described "insurgent country" a little older and sadder — with obvious exceptions being the Waco Brothers' version of "I Fought the Law" and the Yayhoos' cover of the O'Jays classic "Love Train." With so many songs to choose from, you might want to cherry-pick your favorites, but there's a lot to love here no matter what.
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They Say...
In 1999, the folks at Bloodshot Records gave themselves a well-deserved pat on the back for lasting five years and releasing over 50 records in the notoriously treacherous waters of indie rock with the double-disc anthology Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records. Six years later, Bloodshot continues to thrive as America's bravest and nerviest roots music label, and they've decided to throw another double-disc party on For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records. The label's second birthday anthology is a considerably more ambitious and forward-thinking release than the fine Down to the Promised Land, and plays like a bigger and better variation on Bloodshot's debut release, the 1994 compilation For a Life of Sin. Just as For a Life of Sin was less about celebrating the birth of a new label than providing a platform for a handful of worthy country-influenced rock bands that deserved more attention than they were getting, For a Decade of Sin features nearly as many non-Bloodshot acts as it does artists from their own roster in a loose but emphatic effort to chronicle the broad range of music they love. Running from the steely traditionalism of Ralph Stanley and Paul Burch's duet on "Little Glass of Wine" to the whacked-out twang of Bobby Bare, Jr.'s cover of Jane's Addiction's "Ocean Size" and the joie de vivre of Wayne Hancock and Hank III trading verses on "Juke Joint Jumping" to the beautiful darkness of Carla Bozulich's "Lonesome Roads," this collection gives the lie to the notion of Bloodshot's alt-country as a narrowly defined collision of punk and country & western, and illustrates how many varieties of great music this label has embraced. And with great new tunes from the Minus 5, My Morning Jacket, the Old 97's, the Yayhoos, Mary Lou Lord, Richard Buckner, and Blanche on deck, this set isn't a label sampler but a declaration of the state of the twang-conscious union, and without the jokey asides like "Bloodshot's Turning Five" that marred the first anniversary set. In short, if you have any interest at all in the roots-oriented side of contemporary music, this set is outstanding listening and should welcome you to a few acts you've needed to hear. Let's just hope Bloodshot can keep doing this stuff for another decade.
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Blood, Sweat and Murder
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2:54 |  |
| 02. | |
De-Railed
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3:13 | |
| 03. | |
Little Glass of Wine
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3:21 | |
| 04. | |
Close Your House Down
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3:53 | |
| 05. | |
Ocean Size
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2:33 | |
| 06. | |
Behind That Locked Door
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4:15 | |
| 07. | |
The Plan
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3:31 | |
| 08. | |
Little White Pills
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2:49 | |
| 09. | |
A Living Hell
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3:42 | |
| 10. | |
Do You Want to Go Somewhere?
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2:38 | |
| 11. | |
Lonesome Roads
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4:13 | |
| 12. | |
Sputnik 57
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2:36 | |
| 13. | |
I'm Yer Huckleberry
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2:12 | |
| 14. | |
No Way Out But Down
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3:10 | |
| 15. | |
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
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3:02 | |
| 16. | |
Harridan of Yore
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3:41 | |
| 17. | |
Where Are All My Friends?
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4:07 | |
| 18. | |
Chicken Road
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2:27 | |
| 19. | |
Shake a Tail Feather
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4:17 | |
| 20. | |
Tearin' Out My Heart
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1:32 | |
| 21. | |
Love Train
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3:30 | |
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21 Total Tracks, 67:36 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Two Way Action
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4:20 | |
| 02. | |
Ship to Spain
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4:05 | |
| 03. | |
I'd Be Lonesome
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2:57 | |
| 04. | |
How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?
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2:43 | |
| 05. | |
I Want to Destroy You
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2:23 | |
| 06. | |
Cold Company
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4:07 | |
| 07. | |
Now I Know
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3:16 | |
| 08. | |
Magnificent Seven
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2:44 | |
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Call of the Wreckin' Ball
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3:36 | |
| 10. | |
Got Just What I Want
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2:58 | |
| 11. | |
Josephine
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3:56 | |
| 12. | |
Juke Joint Jumping
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3:22 | |
| 13. | |
Red Head
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4:21 | |
| 14. | |
The Lost Soul
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3:22 | |
| 15. | |
Tell Me
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3:43 | |
| 16. | |
People Who Died
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4:45 | |
| 17. | |
Berliners
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4:23 | |
| 18. | |
How Long (Have You Been Gone)?
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2:57 | |
| 19. | |
How Can I Be So Thirsty Today?
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2:16 | |
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Burn the Flag
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3:22 | |
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I Fought the Law
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2:36 | |
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21 Total Tracks, 72:12 Total Length
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- Ralph Stanley - Vocals // Clifford Brown - Guitar (Electric) // Clifford Brown - Guitar (Electric) // Nels Cline - Lap Steel Guitar // Nels Cline - Lap Steel Guitar // Nels Cline - Lap Steel Guitar // Nels Cline - Lap Steel Guitar // Nels Cline - Lap Steel Guitar // Scott McCaughey - Piano // Scott McCaughey - Vocals // Mike Martin - Engineer // Mike Martin - Mixing // Dan Baird - Group Member // Eric Ambel - Producer // Eric Ambel - Producer // Eric Ambel - Mixing // Eric Ambel - Mixing // Eric Ambel - Group Member // Eric Ambel - Group Member // Steve Albini - Engineer // Terry Anderson - Group Member // Terry Anderson - Group Member // Colin Andrews - Producer // John Baccigaluppi - Engineer // Scott Bricklin - Keyboards // Peter Buck - Guitar (Acoustic) // Peter Buck - Mandolin // Sean Dean - Bass // Duane Denison - Guitar // Steve Deutsch - Producer // Chris Eckman - Organ // Dave Feeny - Harmonica // Dave Feeny - Pedal Steel // Dave Feeny - Vocals (Background) // Dave Feeny - Melodica // Rachel Haden - Vocals (Background) // Tim Hatfield - Engineer // Mike Ireland - Bass // Mike Ireland - Vocals // Robert Kearns - Bass // Robert Kearns - Vocals // Tim Kelley - Bass // Tim Kelley - Guitar // Jon Langford - Group Member // Jon Langford - Group Member // Jon Langford - Group Member // Jon Langford - Group Member // Mark Nevers - Producer // Jay Newland - Engineer // Kevin O'Donnell - Drums // Nick Saloman - Guitar // Nick Saloman - Producer // Don Smith - Producer // Al Sutton - Mixing // Tom Tatman - Producer // Tom Tatman - Engineer // Sally Timms - Vocals // Richard Buckner - ? // Richard Buckner - ? // Charlie Dos Santos - Producer // Charlie Dos Santos - Engineer // Mark Deutrom - Bass // Mark Deutrom - Producer // Mark Haines - Engineer // Vincent Martini - Guitar // Vincent Martini - Vocals // Tom Ray - Bass // Wayne Hancock - Guitar // Wayne Hancock - Vocals // 16 Horsepower - Producer // 16 Horsepower - Producer // William King - Percussion // William King - Drums // Joe Camarillo - Drums // Joe Camarillo - Vocals // Joe Camarillo - Group Member // Mike Hagler - Engineer // Brian Henneman - Guitar (Electric) // Brian Henneman - Vocals // Mary Lou Lord - Guitar // Mary Lou Lord - Guitar // Mary Lou Lord - Vocals // Mary Lou Lord - Vocals // Fats Kaplin - Fiddle // Steve Sparkman - Banjo // Rhett Miller - Guitar // Rhett Miller - Vocals // James Alan Shelton - Guitar (Rhythm) // Eric Bachmann - Piano // Eric Bachmann - Vocals // Mike Belitsky - Drums // Carla Bozulich - Guitar // Carla Bozulich - Vocals // Carla Bozulich - Producer // Brett Sparks - Engineer // Darcie Deaville - Fiddle // Weba Garretson - Vocals (Background) // John Smerek - Engineer // Rennie Sparks - Engineer // Alan Doughty - Bass // Alan Doughty - Vocals // Bob Ferbrache - Engineer // Martin Feveyear - Engineer // Mark Ortmann - Drums // Gary Schepers - Producer // Gary Schepers - Engineer // Gary Schepers - Mixing // Ken Sluiter - Engineer // Greg Vanderpool - Guitar (Acoustic) // Greg Vanderpool - Vocals // Lisa Rogers - Vocals // Hank Williams III - Guitar // Hank Williams III - Vocals // Andrew Bird - Violin // Andrew Bird - Violin // Andrew Bird - Vocals // Andrew Bird - Vocals // Mike Gent - Guitar // Mike Gent - Guitar (Rhythm) // Paul Burch - Guitar // Paul Burch - Vocals // Paul Burch - Producer // Richard Smith - Guitar // Richard Smith - Vocals // Cherilyn DiMond - Bass // Cherilyn DiMond - Vocals // Roberto J. Sanchez - Drums // Scott Luallen - Vocals // Murry Hammond - Bass // Murry Hammond - Vocals // Bill Herzog - Bass // Bill Herzog - Drums // Michael "Holler" Lemon - Guitar // Ani Cordero - Guitar // Ani Cordero - Vocals // Andy Gerber - Engineer // Randy Wilson - Engineer // Cassius - Accordion // Chris Mills - Guitar (Acoustic) // Rex Hobart - Vocals // Jason Parker - Trumpet // Ryan Hembrey - Bass // Joel Patterson - Guitar // Gerald Dowd - Drums // Ken Bethea - Guitar // Pete Donnelly - Bass // Pete Donnelly - Producer // Pete Donnelly - Engineer // Jeff Eaton - Vocals // Wayne Gottstine - Mandolin // Wayne Gottstine - Vocals (Background) // Colin Mahoney - Engineer // Eric Mardis - Banjo // Eric Mardis - Vocals (Background) // Philip Peeples - Trap Kit // Kirk Rundstrom - Guitar // Kirk Rundstrom - Vocals (Background) // Pete Stiles - Guitar // Dean Schlabowske - Guitar // Dean Schlabowske - Vocals // Jon Rauhouse - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jon Rauhouse - Pedal Steel // Jon Rauhouse - Guitar (Electric) // Jon Rauhouse - Producer // Jon Rauhouse - Hawaiian Guitar // Keith Christopher - Group Member // Bill Anderson - Guitar // Bill Anderson - Producer // Dallas Good - Guitar // Travis Good - Guitar // Bobby Bare, Jr. - Guitar // Bobby Bare, Jr. - Vocals // Bobby Bare, Jr. - Producer // Felipe Flores - Sax (Baritone) // Jennie Benford - Mandolin // Jennie Benford - Vocals // Brad Hutchinson - Banjo // Jim Krewson - Guitar // Jim Krewson - Vocals // Jan-Erik Tormoen - Engineer // Nora O'Connor - Guitar // Nora O'Connor - Vocals // Paul Lemon - Drums // Solomon Hofer - Pedal Steel // Cisco Ryder - Drums // Joel Paterson - Guitar // Joel Paterson - Vocals // Britton Beisenherz - Bass // Kathleen Edwards - Vocals // Eric Eble - Bass // Lada Furlan Zaborac - Bass // Hrvoje Zaborac - Drums // Dalibor Pavicic - Guitar // Dinko Tomljanovic - Guitar // Christa Meyer - Vocals // Chris Verene - Drums // Erik Lloyd Walkoff - Producer // Bob Packwood - Organ (Hammond) // Ches Smith - Drums // Scott Hirsch - Arranger // Andre Williams & His New Group - Vocals // Molly Conley - Vocals // Gary Roadarmel - Guitar (Electric) // Gary Roadarmel - Vocals // Deano - Group Member // Eric Johnson - Guitar (Acoustic) // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Harmonica // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Drums // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Vocals // Graham Lindsey - Banjo // Graham Lindsey - Vocals // Kurt Marschke - Guitar // Kurt Marschke - Vocals // Philip Skarich - Bass // Philip Skarich - Vocals (Background) // Masha Marjieh - Vocals // Ross Westerbur - Organ // Ross Westerbur - Piano // Ross Westerbur - Vocals (Background) // Dale Murray - Pedal Steel // Lisa "Jaybird" Jannon - Drums // Patch Boyle - Banjo // George Hunter - Guitar (Acoustic) // George Hunter - Vocals // Doni Schroader - Drums // John Horton - Guitar (Electric) // Matt Mays - Guitar // Matt Mays - Vocals // Matt Mays - Producer // Chris Carr - Engineer // Milton Mapes - Producer // Dan John Miller - Fiddle // Dan John Miller - Guitar // Dan John Miller - Vocals // Kaveh Rastegar - Double Bass // Jo Walston - Piano // Jo Walston - Vocals // Scott Ligon - Keyboards // Dean Bratcher - Engineer // Chad Meise - Engineer // Peter Lind Hayes - Drums // Scott H. Biram - Producer // Barton Carroll - Bass (Upright) // Michael Grimes - Bass // Tim Baker - Percussion // Tim Baker - Drums // Alan Sprockets - Group Member // Eddie Biebel - Guitar // Earl Crim - Bass // Earl Crim - Guitar // Ryan Farnham - Drums // Jim Fredley - Mandolin // Tiffany Gazic - Vocals (Background) // Nick Grosso - Piano // Mike Janus - Engineer // Kim Martini - Bass // Kim Martini - Vocals // Jarret Murphy - Guitar // Jarret Murphy - Vocals // Northern Iowa Drunken Men's Choir - Vocals (Background) // Andy Patil - Bass // Andy Patil - Vocals // Brian Pulito - Drums // Brian Pulito - Producer // Chris Rhoades - Bass (Upright) // J.B. Rodgers - Vocals // Matt Rowling - Bass // Sean Schroeder - Guitar // Frank Swider - Photography // Jessica Vohs - Vocals (Background) // Miranda Ziegler - Vocals (Background) // Miguel Castillo - Bass
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