"This really feels like a garage band in so many ways, but especially the production. Everyone here plays quite well. So, more time and experience in songwriting will give better results."
- G.W. Hill
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Release Date: 24-August-2013
Genre: Blues Rock / Southern Classic / Progressive
Location: Tulsa, OK
Publisher: [p][c] 2013 Pegleg Pig
Label/Distribution: Self Released
Total Time: 53m 53s
Review Date: 24-November-2013
Review Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
For Fans Of: Mothers Of Invention, Robin Trower, Drive By Truckers, Thin Lizzy
Songs In Jivewired Radio Rotation:No One Gets Out Of Here Alive, Yesterday
Best Songs: No One Gets Out Of Here Alive, Walk On Me, Yesterday, Please Call Tomorrow
Best of the Rest:If She Only Knew, Fixit Man
Previous Jivewired Review:In A Pig's Eye
Jivewired Digital One Sheet:http://www.jivewired.com/PeglegPig
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Purchase:Amazon | iTunes
Stream:Jivewired
Track Listing:
Review:
I like to think of Pegleg Pig as music's version of the Dos Equis spokesperson who goes by the title 'The Most Interesting Man In The World' and I can validate that. Not much is known about Pegleg Pig. They don't tour. They love making music. There is true talent in this band. Other than that I have little to offer. But it's that mystery factor that is just as appealing. I want to know more. A Twisted Tale, their latest release, makes me want to know more. But they choose to play it close to the vest. I can respect that.
When we last left Pegleg Pig, we were exploring their previous release, In A Pig's Eye, and hoping that the next effort might present us new music with a little better mastering. We're getting there.
Certainly there is marked improvement. As composers, the music is evolving as well. You still get some of that Mothers Of Invention meets Robin Trower vibe, but there is a little more hard-edged classic rock and southern boogie to A Twisted Tale. I feel a little Molly Hatchet in this release. Some Drive By Truckers. I also hear some early Dead in the mix. Maybe some Pat Travers Band as well.
It's that Southern Blues & Boogie that sets this release apart from their previous effort. A Twisted Tale jumps out at me quite a bit more. It makes a statement. It flows. The arrangements are richer -- all signs of maturity in the recording process. That's what we hoped for, that's what we asked for and that's what Pegleg Pig gave us.
Pegleg Pig remains stronger instrumentally than vocally but that is not a slight nor is it a detriment. Listen to the guitar work on this album and you'll understand what I'm saying. It's electrifying, a real face-melter at times. But kudos to the band on the ballad If She Only Knew - a song that shows that Pegleg Pig can reach down and pull out a vocal-driven song when necessary and one that reminds me ever-so-slightly of Joe Walsh's Meadows.
There's still room for improvement, but the chops are there and progression from album to album is always a good thing. It usually portends to even better things. I think I read that the band is already recording new material. I like the ambition that shows.
And it's the harder-edged songs that really stand out on this long player. The best is easily No One Gets Out Of Here Alive, but songs like Yesterday, Walk On Me and Please Call Tomorrow are satisfying in their own rights. Please Call Tomorrow is one of those arena blasters that would illicit chills and group participation spontaneity in those stadium-sized classic World Series of Rock extravaganzas so popular in the late 1970s. Up To Down is chillingly good, and reminds me of some of the Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan hard-edged blues and rock masterpieces from early-era Grateful Dead. Fixit Man, with it's near-sinful opening bass line fits in similarly.
I'm digging the direction in which Pegleg Pig is pushing themselves. I like this album and the growth and maturity it shows a great deal. A Twisted Tale shows positive inertia and a lot of forward momentum. I'm excited to see what follows.
About Pegleg Pig:
"Pegleg Pig, for me, is THE MOST SATISFYING project I've ever been involved in. Jim and John are top-notch people who know their stuff and have solid musical instinct to go with that knowledge. Since I've had to learn the DAW technology from scratch, I have to hand it to them for being patient with me in relation to the occasional gaff (Don't push THAT button). The Pig gives me a chance to express and challenge myself in ways that are hard to find in most band environments."
-- Stormin' Norman
"Pegleg Pig has been something that has been a dream of us all to be able to get our ideas down in music.it is such a huge satisfaction to hear something you have created put on a cd and listen to it in your car driving down the road.its always a big dream of every musician to be able to share with others what he has created. I am blessed to be at point in life to able to do the music and love every minute of being part of Pegleg Pig."
-- Jim "Jimass" Bottoms
"This has been a great experience for me. It has given me the opportunity to get back into playing and allowed me to express my musical ideas and rekindle my friendship with Jimmy. And though Norm and I both played guitar in Split Decision, we never did it together. This has been our opportunity to get to know each other, play, write, and record some kick ass music. And hey, CD speaks for itself."
-- John "Music Man" Meena
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- G.W. Hill
Release Date: 24-August-2013
Genre: Blues Rock / Southern Classic / Progressive
Location: Tulsa, OK
Publisher: [p][c] 2013 Pegleg Pig
Label/Distribution: Self Released
Total Time: 53m 53s
Review Date: 24-November-2013
Review Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
For Fans Of: Mothers Of Invention, Robin Trower, Drive By Truckers, Thin Lizzy
Songs In Jivewired Radio Rotation:No One Gets Out Of Here Alive, Yesterday
Best Songs: No One Gets Out Of Here Alive, Walk On Me, Yesterday, Please Call Tomorrow
Best of the Rest:If She Only Knew, Fixit Man
Previous Jivewired Review:In A Pig's Eye
Jivewired Digital One Sheet:http://www.jivewired.com/PeglegPig
Purchase:Amazon | iTunes
Stream:Jivewired
Track Listing:
- Pig Pile 4:05
- Black And Green 3:37
- Something About Love 5:20
- No One Gets Out Of Here Alive 4:58
- Yesterday 5:24
- Please Call Tomorrow 9:40
- Up To Down 3:58
- If She Only Knew 3:30
- Fixit Man 4:44
- Walk On Me 8:40
Review:
I like to think of Pegleg Pig as music's version of the Dos Equis spokesperson who goes by the title 'The Most Interesting Man In The World' and I can validate that. Not much is known about Pegleg Pig. They don't tour. They love making music. There is true talent in this band. Other than that I have little to offer. But it's that mystery factor that is just as appealing. I want to know more. A Twisted Tale, their latest release, makes me want to know more. But they choose to play it close to the vest. I can respect that.
When we last left Pegleg Pig, we were exploring their previous release, In A Pig's Eye, and hoping that the next effort might present us new music with a little better mastering. We're getting there.
Certainly there is marked improvement. As composers, the music is evolving as well. You still get some of that Mothers Of Invention meets Robin Trower vibe, but there is a little more hard-edged classic rock and southern boogie to A Twisted Tale. I feel a little Molly Hatchet in this release. Some Drive By Truckers. I also hear some early Dead in the mix. Maybe some Pat Travers Band as well.
It's that Southern Blues & Boogie that sets this release apart from their previous effort. A Twisted Tale jumps out at me quite a bit more. It makes a statement. It flows. The arrangements are richer -- all signs of maturity in the recording process. That's what we hoped for, that's what we asked for and that's what Pegleg Pig gave us.
Pegleg Pig remains stronger instrumentally than vocally but that is not a slight nor is it a detriment. Listen to the guitar work on this album and you'll understand what I'm saying. It's electrifying, a real face-melter at times. But kudos to the band on the ballad If She Only Knew - a song that shows that Pegleg Pig can reach down and pull out a vocal-driven song when necessary and one that reminds me ever-so-slightly of Joe Walsh's Meadows.
There's still room for improvement, but the chops are there and progression from album to album is always a good thing. It usually portends to even better things. I think I read that the band is already recording new material. I like the ambition that shows.
And it's the harder-edged songs that really stand out on this long player. The best is easily No One Gets Out Of Here Alive, but songs like Yesterday, Walk On Me and Please Call Tomorrow are satisfying in their own rights. Please Call Tomorrow is one of those arena blasters that would illicit chills and group participation spontaneity in those stadium-sized classic World Series of Rock extravaganzas so popular in the late 1970s. Up To Down is chillingly good, and reminds me of some of the Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan hard-edged blues and rock masterpieces from early-era Grateful Dead. Fixit Man, with it's near-sinful opening bass line fits in similarly.
I'm digging the direction in which Pegleg Pig is pushing themselves. I like this album and the growth and maturity it shows a great deal. A Twisted Tale shows positive inertia and a lot of forward momentum. I'm excited to see what follows.
About Pegleg Pig:
"Pegleg Pig, for me, is THE MOST SATISFYING project I've ever been involved in. Jim and John are top-notch people who know their stuff and have solid musical instinct to go with that knowledge. Since I've had to learn the DAW technology from scratch, I have to hand it to them for being patient with me in relation to the occasional gaff (Don't push THAT button). The Pig gives me a chance to express and challenge myself in ways that are hard to find in most band environments."
-- Stormin' Norman
"Pegleg Pig has been something that has been a dream of us all to be able to get our ideas down in music.it is such a huge satisfaction to hear something you have created put on a cd and listen to it in your car driving down the road.its always a big dream of every musician to be able to share with others what he has created. I am blessed to be at point in life to able to do the music and love every minute of being part of Pegleg Pig."
-- Jim "Jimass" Bottoms
"This has been a great experience for me. It has given me the opportunity to get back into playing and allowed me to express my musical ideas and rekindle my friendship with Jimmy. And though Norm and I both played guitar in Split Decision, we never did it together. This has been our opportunity to get to know each other, play, write, and record some kick ass music. And hey, CD speaks for itself."
-- John "Music Man" Meena