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Sunday, April 8, 2018

The Del-Lords - Johnny Comes Marching Home


The Del-Lords - Johnny Comes Marching Home
In FLAC - Scans are included

1 Heaven
2 Love Lies Dying
3 Drug Deal 
4 Soldier's Home
5 Saint Jake
6 Dream Come True
7 True Love
8 Everlovin'
9 Against My Will
10 No Waitress No More
Bonus Tracks
11 Some Summer
12 Obsessed With Mary
13 Mickey Paid For What Mickey Done
14 St. Jake
15 True Love

Produced by Neil Geraldo, best known for his work as Pat Benatar's guitarist (Benatar sings backup on one track), Johnny Comes Marching Home sounds a lot brighter and more engaging than the group's debut, and the band, seasoned by plenty of roadwork, sounds tighter and firmer without sacrificing any of their swing in the process. But while the band rocks harder under Geraldo's guidance, the production also boasts many of the unfortunate hallmarks of mid-'80s record production; everything is dripping with digital reverb, and the mixes often sound like they've been processed and filtered within an inch of their life. It's a testament to the band's strength that despite the Lucite sheen of the mix, Johnny Comes Marching Home still sounds like a tougher and more muscular album than the debut, with the guitars of Scott Kempner and Eric "Roscoe" Ambel cutting deeper, their vocals registering with greater emotional impact, and Frank Funaro's drums sounding a hell of a lot livelier. And Kempner's songwriting continued to shine, especially on the anthemic "Heaven," the rock & roll radio tribute "St. Jake," and the rockabilly on steroids wrap-up "No Waitress No More."

http://www.mediafire.com/file/l8ec41gxcd3mk13/The_Del-Lords_-_Johnny_Comes_Marching_Home.rar

3 comments:

Dave P. said...

Hi Ratboy. Great album.probably my fave Del Lords lp
despite that 80's production! Sorry to read no more downloads after may. I hope you keep the blog going though.one of the few good blogs still around that posts regular.anyway thanks for 10 years of Ratboy69. Best wishes, Dave P.

ratboy69 said...

Hey Dave,

Thanks for the kind words!

Cheers,

Eric

Gill said...

Many thanks... Lookin' forward to this one.