Album Notes

Stagger Lee is not an artist that likes to rest on his laurels. He released two hit albums in 2005 under the guidance of NNMaddox, legendary producer of 14mercy. 14mercy specializes in releasing and promoting independent artists like Stagger Lee who are a little off-the-cuff, a little bit extreme, a little bit country and a little rock n' roll. No one fits that bill more than Lee, a Louisiana-born Psychedelic Outlaw country artist who picks up where the likes of Johnny Cash, David Allan Coe, and Hank Williams left off.

Sometimes when you drive by an old "mobile court"-which is a euphemism for "trailer park," you'll hear some classic country and western cuts blasting from the radios of poor white trash. When Stagger Lee teamed up with NNMaddox in 2006 for his next collection of songs, he attempted to capture that feeling with these 14 tracks. Trailer Park Anthems are raw, unpolished singalongs that go perfect with a plate of crawfish and beer. He's got rockers, he's got ballads, and he's got a itching to pull the trigger on the tommygun that's gonna blow manufactured country-pop out the water. Time to break out the barbecue pit, because good ol' Stagger's got another bunch of songs for us to drunkenly sing along to.

But there's a twist you see. Country music isn't just for goat ropers and shitkickers anymore. It's for City Trash too. And the good Lord knows there's plenty of that to go around. Stagger Lee may have grown up in Dixieland, in the Pelican state to be specific, but he calls New York City home now. Now I don't know if Heaven is anything like Dixie, but I do know that Hell is alot like the slums of Spanish Harlem on a chilly October night with gunshots blasting outside your windows, and the thought that your next meal might only consist of a bowl of Ramen noodles.

Lee doesn't limit himself like many modern artists. He's punk rock, heavy metal, rockabilly, psychedelica, jazz, blues, rock n' roll and country and western all in one. He keeps you guessing and keeps you thinking. He's not prepackaged pop trash, and he ain't gonna be told how to play his guitar.

And he WILL rock the jukebox, cuz his heart is ready for The Rolling Stones.