As The Dirt Brothers say, from pubs to arena’s, from festivals to county fairs, the name The Dirt Brothers always means a full house, cheering crowds, and a serious party. With the release of The Dirt Brothers first CD “Rockin ur Country”, they deliver 100% country-rock with style. Their down-home humor and heartfelt sentiments are prominent themes in The Dirt Brothers music as well as a good beat. Calling The Dirt Brothers “Country-Rock” sounds a little too tame.
|“Southern Country” might be closer to the sound of the band’s hybrid of southern rock and country music. It’s the preferred music of a new generation of country fans. These savvy 20- and 30- something audiences were raised on MTV as well as CMT & GAC. Their appreciation for country is evenly matched by a taste of rock’n’roll, and no one knows that better than The Dirt Brothers front man John Hall (known as “John Boy”). “Our fans listen to us, to ZZ Top and to Buckcherry,” says John Boy — “They want to hear what we want to play. They’re a very open-minded audience. We can mix it all together, and they like it. I have Merle Haggard and NickelBack next to each other on my iPod.”
That open-minded, sophisticated sensibility of country’s music new audience is important to The Dirt Brothers and has played a large part in assembling their first CD “Rockin ur Country”. The Dirt Brothers live show incorporates the usual trappings of a big rock’n’roll show with a ton of energy. According to Tyler Cox (known as “Teak” - guitarist, composer and producer of all The Dirt Brothers music) “I wanted the ‘Rockin ur Country’ CD to resemble and sound like the live show. We throw in some screaming lead guitar and crank the drums up a little which makes us more adventurous. No doubt, we’re a bunch of country rebels with a heart for rock’n’roll.” - from www.digitalrodeo.com |
