These were dark days. I hated where I lived. I wasn't making any money and I was drinking cheap liquor. Sometimes when I tried to start my van the starter wouldn't engage the flywheel. So I had to crawl under the van and turn the flywheel by hand and hope that it would catch the few teeth it did have when I tried to start it again. If that didn't work, I had to crawl under the van again and repeat as many times as necessary. Particularly demoralizing when you're trying to make a graceful exit after a gig.
-Big Monti
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lyrics
Dirt Brown Duplex
Sittin’ on the front porch of my Oregon City
Dirt brown duplex my stepfather owns
It come to me man it was time for getting’ over it
Time for leaving everything, everything I know
I was paralyzed but I came around
Don’t know if it’s me or this here town
Sittin’ in my Ford O-conoline turnin’ the ignition
I hope it fires into action sometime today
It come to me that I, I might do better
To set the thing on fire and just walk away
Sittin’ at the station of the man who wears the star
Dirt brown uniform and you can trust your car
But you can’t trust time to slow things down
Better get some highway and clear out of town
credits
from Big Monti,
released April 1, 2005
Johnny Wilmont - bass
Cory Burden - drums
supported by 4 fans who also own “Dirt Brown Duplex”
The Voodoo Blues. A throbbing, swampy groove from The Snakeys. Can't wait to see these folk live. A sound reminiscent of many of the late Sixties, early Seventies rock legends, given a massive injection of mojo and attitude.
It's all quality. Great songs and great performances. The band is tight. Great swing on the drums and bass. The real deal for sure. Great singer and raunchy guitarwork. Richard Crowfoot
supported by 4 fans who also own “Dirt Brown Duplex”
Like their last EP this is a great modern blues rock record with a nod to the great British blues boom of the late 70's like Taste and Groundhogs , Chris has a great early Johnny Winter snarl to his voice and the rhythm section is solid . great guitar psychout on the track Ride on . Cant wait to catch them live if they get to Sydney William Stevenson
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