Howlin' Rain - S/T

Imagine for a moment that its 1973. Its summer, you've stolen a dimebag from your uncle's tacklebox and you've met your friends at the rock quarry on the edge of town. So you roll down the windows in your canary yellow Nova, push in your new 8-Track, and try to have your way with your poor-man's-Marcia-Brady of a girlfriend. That's Howlin Rain. Sounds like a collision between the Grateful Dead-Blue Cheer-Black Oak Arkansas and maybe a dash of Faces-era Rod Stewart.
What spirit motivated someone to make this record in 2006 is beyond me, but I'm glad that the planets aligned and Howlin Rain made ths incredible record. I'm a big fan of both Comets on Fire and especially Sunburned Hand of the Man, but this record eclipses any expectation I might've had about what Howlin Rain could do or be. This album is a time capsule for me, as it captures the sights and smells and sounds of a distinct period of my life.



Tracklist:
1. Death Prayer In Heaven's Orchard
2. Calling Lighting With A Scythe
3. Roll On The Rusted Days
4. The Hanging Heart
5. Show Buisness
6. Indians, Whores And Spanish Men Of God
7. In Sand And Dirt
8. The Firing Of The Midnight Rain

Link: Howlin' Rain