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BadLand Bad
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(aka Cigg
Nasty, Track Bas-tard, Plastered Wack, Old Burnt Turn
Slick, Pier Wave Form, etc..) |
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(That's the
Elegant Hipster Swiss Beats in the picture w/ Wave Form) |
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BadLand Bad Boy has been writing songs and playing
guitar long before I ever knew him, and those songs are
good and have a small following, but one day something
happened inside this guy's head and he's not been the
same since. Maybe it was a bad batch of turpentine, an
uncooked cornish game hen, or a bleak stare down with an
alternate reality. I don't know what it was, but since
that moment (about four years ago) he's been writing
"music for underwater welders." In this time, BadLand
has slowly moved to the top of my list as one of the
best guitar players and songwriters that I have heard,
and not just locally. I keep disregarding these feelings
as bias, since he is a good friend and we share the
stage often. But man, the more I listen, I know it's
true. This is the real deal and I'm just glad I get to
witness the progress unfold. |
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It's fresh, honest, fearless, and a bit off-kilter.
Chances are it will take multiple listens to get a grasp
of the Old Burnt style, which is usually the case with
fresh sounds. Once it finally clicks, you get the
pleasant feeling of being mauled over by fresh,
sometimes bizarre creativity and sea otters. It's not hard to hear
the huge influence from Mississippi John Hurt, as his
number one inspiration in the BadLand fingerpicking
style. You may find remnants of some of his other
favorites (e.g. Townes van Zandt, Daniel
Johnston) but the rest is all BadLand and his uncanny approach to song
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The music that was recorded before the "bleak stare
down" was compiled and self-released as a triple-disc
entitled
Musica
Obscura.
It's wild and crazy, and has some real gems on it that
are still some of his most requested tracks. Since
then he has been on a constant tear of writing,
recording, and creating. The product is an series of
self-released e.p. length recordings listed as
follows:
Are you sh***ing on
me?, The (B)lack Album, Pretty Boy Plays Guitar, One
Last Haul, Snicker Doodle Reposity, Spiked Like
Poseidon's Trident, You Don't Owe Me Money, Stars &
Bars, Funny Maker Magic Money, Burning Moonlight, Hell
no I'm not Happy, Toothpicks,
Blood ain't Cool anymore That's a Rule, The Surf Album,
Finger Pickin' Good, Verse Chorus,
and his latest
release,
Too Legitimate to Quitimate (Quit a Minute).
I recommend picking
these up at a show while you can. They may not always be
this personalized. |
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Check out BadLand Bad Boy's music and videos at
myspace.com/badlandbadboy. |
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are you sh***ing? / (b)lack album |
pretty boy plays guitar / hell no |
spiked like / one last haul |
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snicker doodle resposity |
stars & bars |
funny maker magic money |
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you don't owe me money |
burning monlight |
tooth picks |
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Most
of these recordings feature
collaborations with other creative/crazy
minds in the BadLand circle, such as the
brilliant K-Pac, the trifflin' Tyslon, the
clever KT-C, the Elegant Hipster Swiss
Beats, the disgusting Mad Cow, stingin'
Storey, Young Duke, the illustrious Scott Awesome, and
many others that I'm forgetting for now.
Sorry about that. |
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back to friends |
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