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Joe Ely - The Lubbock Tapes: Full Circle 2LP
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Rack 'Em Records
Recorded in 1974 and in 1978, the sessions represent two critical periods in Ely’s storied career and illustrates not only the evolution of the famed Joe Ely Band but also why he has long been considered one of the most important artists hailing from Texas.
The first batch of sessions (1974) set the table for The Joe Ely Band’s debut on MCA Records three years later. Following Ely’s 1972 work with iconic trio The Flatlanders (Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock), Ely wanted to move from solo gigs on the coffeehouse circuit to playing in larger venues.
He needed a band.
He enlisted Lloyd Maines (from the biggest country dance band in the region, The Maines Brothers Band) and added bassist Greg Wright and drummer Steve Keeton. It wasn’t long before The Joe Ely Band was packing clubs whenever they played.
The second batch of recordings of The Lubbock Tapes: Full Circle are demos recorded in studio sessions in Lubbock, Texas in 1978 in preparation for Ely’s third MCA album, Down on the Drag. By that point, the band was complete with the addition of guitarist Jesse Taylor and accordionist Ponty Bone.
Two recording sessions, four years apart, make it clear how Ely’s music was changing. “You can hear it going from a real honky-tonk sound to a harder edge,” Ely explains. Between Maines and Taylor a distinct sound emerged that mixed high-energy, blues-inflected rock-and-roll with varying degrees of twanged-up country, fitting in perfectly with the progressive country sound emerging out of Austin, only a little bit farther out on both the country and rock extremes.
Disc 1 -1 Windmills and Watertanks2 Because of the Wind3 Road Hawg4 Standin' at a Big Hotel5 Gambler's Bride6 Fools Fall in Love7 If You Were a Bluebird8 B.B.Q & Foam9 Down on the Drag10 I'll Be Your Fool
Disc 2 -1 I Keep Getting Paid the Same2 Joe's Cryin' Schottiche3 I Had My Hopes Up High4 All My Love 15 Maria