plus a bit more reverb...especially in this Hear YA session.
Just check out those caterwauling harmonies in Serial Bowls, and Neil Young's For the Turnstiles.
And tasteful Lap Steel parts are always key to the best songs. Kudos to Ben Keith and Dennis Love. Examples include: really most of the Birds' tunes, and Neil's classics, but hell I love this song: Harvest
Let's be honest, Futurebirds has fantastic production on their albums, but anyone who has seen them play will agree: they are best live. Ex: American Cowboy. Those raw vocals, Thomas. Hot damn. They sound worn out, road tested, smoked and barbequed. Much like my main men Neil and Co. Tonight's the Night's Come on Baby Let's go Downtown (They also had multiple vocalists in the band, in this case it's Danny Whitten).
What Brannon Miles and Billy Talbot (and even Rick Danko behind Neil) have in common: Understated bass lines that f***ing deliver- Death Awaits, Roll Another Number (for the road).
They switch it up live, or slow things down, but they still keep it Toit like a Toiger. See: Tan Lines, Everybody Knows this is Nowhere.
Futurebirds takes some of the key elements of Neil Young's classic (some Stray Gators, some Crazy Horsi) band and sound and puts them in a more euphoric light. This isn't to say that the lyrics of the Birds can't get dark. They can. Especially in their latest release. Somehow, even songs like "Death Awaits" and "Heavy Weights" (probably one of my favorites from Baba Yaga) have an uplifting quality to them (even those both songs literally sound heavy---weights, awaits. Ha ha). There is a lot more that the 'Birds have in common with StrazyHorse. Including sounding great on vinyl. This HearYa Session is free, but bands need and deserve support.
And if you haven't checked out Hearya.com. Please do. They have other fantastic sessions like
This one. This one. And this one. (even this one).
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