CORB LUND BAND: Five Dollar Bill

Corb Lund Band

Five Dollar Bill

© 2002 Corb Lund Music (772532128421)

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Old style, acoustic, outlawish, punky brand of traditional country music with enough wit to go around 3 or 4 times.

tracks

1 Five Dollar Bill
2 Expectation and the Blues
3 Short Native Grasses (Prairies of Alberta)
4 No Roads Here
5 Apocalyptic Modified Blues
6 Heavy and Leaving
7 Intro/Jack of Diamonds
8 Time to Switch to Whiskey
9 Roughest Neck Around
10 Daughter, Don't You Marry No Guitar Picker
11 (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots
12 Buckin' Horse Rider
13 She Won't Come to Me

notes

The quick version of this story is Corb Lund was a foothills-raised rodeo kid who found compelling urban credibility in the legendary "smalls" playing bass, ultimately exploring his roots playing his own country songs. Plus, live, a few of Willie Nelson's. Don't worry, Willie does the same thing on stage, which is a story for another night.

If you're reading this for clues, I have to almost assume you don't know that Corb pleases large crowds on several continents, that his songs are thoughtful and deliberate and full of the nouns describing our actual surroundings, unique to a land of fluke prosperity that allows for a massive, sensitive artist class thriving in our redneck midst. Now, when Corb and I are drunk watching *Deadwood* at 4:13 a.m., that's the last thing on our minds, but the fact is our part of western Canada is uniquely attuned to sides of farm, oil and city life, underlined by Mr. Lund's actual rural roots, which have nothing to do with anything that might make you cringe about processed country music. His songs are viral anthems which bridge social gaps, celebrating the need for sin and sacrament as much as superior horsepower in doomsday scenarios. And his band is terribly helpful with this.

Kurt Ciesla, for example, plays the echoey standup bass with proud, scary mastery, while Winnipeg's Grant Siemens, the band's latest catch, is a natural wizard of the hillybilly instruments: banjo, slide, etc. He and drummer Brady Valgardson, also a native of Lund's Taber, party hard, play with similar intensity. It's a sight.

As has been written elsewhere, Lund appreciates the old world before country went completely to shit, remembering its humour and darkness, drinking to its diminishing pantheon of living heroes.

Corb Lund could well turn out to be one of them. More importantly, I know you already really love some of the songs on his albums, it's just that now you should take the time and find them.

Ola, amigo.

- Fish Griwkowsky,
Excerpt from Encyclopedia of Canadian Country Hallmark

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  • author: Jeroen Lezy

    Super album ! I was enthousiastic from first song till last ! Recommanded buy !!!

  • We love it
    author: Merlo

    Heard your songs on the TV, gave the website a look-see. Liked the sound and the beat and knew we wanted a repeat. We bought the CD and now we listen to it even when we feed(the cows).

  • I love the CD i think it is awsome!
    author: Makenzie Hansen

    I love the CD I listen to it all the time. It is has relly good songs on I and I think all our song s are awsome!

  • Great CD...buy one
    author: Texican

    Corb writes and sings like he's from Texas............

  • great cd
    author: michell daigle

    I bought this cd for my husband and he loves it. This is only cd he has listened to for weeks. I also think it is great. Good job I am sure we will by more cd's by this artist.

  • I love the song its heavy and I'm leav'n
    author: Liz
  • Awesome CD!!
    author: Elizabeth

    The best CD I'd heard in a long time. His other CD, Hair in my eyes like a Highland Steer is even better than this one.

  • this Cd is in Great. Keep singing away.
    author: B boy

    I got this CD for my Birthday And it was my favorite present.

  • Me and my brother listen to your music all the time.
    author: Allycat

    I really like this CD but you need to inprove you yodeling. P.S. I think that you should swich to wisky.

  • great music and Canadian
    author: Big Al TRaynor

    HI Corb big Al TRaynor hear great job on the music i write a lot of songs also look at countrymusicplanet/altraynor or www.cdbaby.com/altraynor6 keep up the good work

  • author: Sandra

    Hey my sister and I always listen to corb lund when we are to gether. You know how to make albertains proud!!! Your music is the greatest and we love you all. Sandra

  • Makin' Alberta Proud
    author: Rob R

    Corby ... real nice .. My favs: Short Native Grasses, Shine Up My Boots, She Won't Come to Me. Somewhat reminds me of the Blue Rags. Corb have you ever listened to the Rags ?

  • Makin' Alberta Proud
    author: Rob R

    Corby ... real nice .. My favs: Short Native Grasses, Shine Up My Boots, She Won't Come to Me. Somewhat reminds me of the Blue Rags. Corb have you ever listened to the Rags ?

  • awesome
    author: m hay

    I love this CD. It is awesome. Is Mr Lund married?? If not I would like to marry him!!!

  • classic country flavor from a fresh voice
    author: Casey Duggan

    I heard a portion of the "Shine Up My Boots" song when I was channel surfing at a motel and came across the Canadian CMA show. I found Corb's website and previewed a couple other songs and decided to buy it. I am very impressed. Living in Texas I get to hear a lot of great musicians, but this band kicks a lot of their asses!!!!!!!!!!!! The CD is a mix of two genres of country, classic and modern, with a great acoustic flavor. If you are a true country music fan, this is a CD that you need to have.

  • great sound
    author: justin

    great upbeat sound, good old fashioned country music. how are these guys not big. i dont know but hey they should be.

  • No Roads Here
    author: Martha Kuhn

    No Roads Here hit me somewhere around the marrow. Took me places I've always wanted to go and left me aching to stay there. The rest of the CD is good--No Roads Here is amazing.

  • Loved It
    author: Kevin

    Heard the band on my the Aternative Country station on XM satelite radio and just had to have. Love every song.

  • your good
    author: Claudette

    first time I hear this one... very nice.. i've met big Al traynor and many more form here all have good music thank you

  • author: CD Baby

    If you're any fan of country rock, country folk, americana or folk rock, this is an album to lasso up, comrades. I can't help but think of Dan Zanes writing funny country music for adults with that light-hearted, witty, upbeat jangle, punctuated by an oom-pah-pah backbeat. I smell a real hit here, folks. Conjuring up images of the cowboy's trail, camp-outs on the open prairie, pickup truck road songs that leave dust clouds, and community hoe-downs in a big red barn with lots of adult malted beverages, don't miss out on this shot of pure, modern, bum-kicin' country.

  • Authentic !
    author: Laura T Lynch of Kweevak.com

    The band forms a tight unit that creates country music with a dash of honky tonk. Authentic visual lyrics swirl around western themes in a down-home blend of roots instrumentation. The CD is expertly produced by Harry Stinson who has worked with Steve Earle and Lyle Lovett. The opening title track has a catchy country beat and features fine pedal steel work. 'Five Dollar Bill' is a rich storytelling song about transporting liquor into the US during prohibition. 'Time To Switch To Whisky' has a foot taping vibe, snappy instrumentation and a crew of "yahoos" singing in the background adding to the genuine sound of a saloon. The closing song could be mistaken for a love song with its sweet reflective tone but it is about Rooster the cow horse. Five Dollar Bill is an authentic CD capturing the essence of old and modern country tones.

  • author: Tamara Turner, CD Baby.com

    If you're any fan of country rock, country folk, americana or folk rock, this is an album to lasso up, comrades. I can't help but think of Dan Zanes writing funny country music for adults with that light-hearted, witty, upbeat jangle, punctuated by an oom-pah-pah backbeat. I smell a real hit here, folks. Conjuring up images of the cowboy's trail, camp-outs on the open prairie, pickup truck road songs that leave dust clouds, and community hoe-downs in a big red barn with lots of adult malted beverages, don't miss out on this shot of pure, modern, bum-kicin' country.

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