
Mescalito is a Country album by Ryan Bingham, originally released in 2007. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Country
- Americana & Roots
- twangy
- brooding
- outlaw
About
Texas singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham possesses a voice as parched and pitted as the landscapes his lyrics describe. The songs on his major label debut <i>Mescalito</i> (2007) convey the same sort of grim fatalism and smoldering romance that pervades the novels of Cormac McCarthy. Though classified as a maverick country artist, Bingham seems as much inspired by the blues-rock of the <i>Beggar’s Banquet</i>-era Rolling Stones as by Hank, Willie or Waylon. Such labels don’t really matter, tough. What counts is that the music here has a genuine feel, chronicling America’s wide open spaces from the bottom up. <i>Mescalito</i> works as a complete narrative, though certain tracks stand out — “Boracho Station” (a Spanish ballad of cracked loveliness), “Long Way from Georgia” (a drifter’s weary lament) and “Sunshine” (a rollicking, nearly delirious number). Bingham manages a rough-hewn love song with the almost-funky “Take It Easy Mama,” but more typical are lonesome highway sketches like “Ever Wonder Why” and “Ghost of Travelin’ Jones.” Marc Ford’s production and instrumental touches avoid extraneous polish. Bingham may be a relative youngster, but <i>Mescalito</i> bears the mark of a well-seasoned artist with an ageless road story to tell.
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Tracklist
- 1Southside of Heaven6:19
- 2The Other Side2:08
- 3Bread & Water4:07
- 4Don't Wait for Me4:55
- 5Boracho Station2:03
- 6Sunshine4:20
- 7Ghost of Travelin' Jones4:09
- 8Hard Times4:38
- 9Dollar a Day2:11
- 10Take It Easy Mama3:01
- 11Long Way from Georgia3:50
- 12Every Wonder Why4:58
- 13Sunrise4:45
- 14For What It's Worth6:43
- 15Best of Me4:45
- 16Bread & Water (Alternate Version)5:51
Credits
Performers
- Jeb VenableBASS
- Marc FordBASS ELECTRIC GUITAR SLIDE GUITAR
- Rick LonowDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Matt SmithDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Corby SchaubELECTRIC GUITAR MANDOLIN DRUMS
- Ryan BinghamLEAD VOCALS BACKING VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Stephane BeaussartBANJO
- Michael StarrSLIDE GUITAR FIDDLE
- Bukka AllenACCORDION
- Brian StandeferCELLO
- Terry AllenVOCALS PIANO
- Mike MalonePIANO ORGAN ELECTRIC ORGAN
- Anthony ArvizuTAMBOURINE
- John BazzDOUBLE BASS
- Doug MorelandFIDDLE
- Jason CarterFIDDLE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold
