Them Damned Young Livers

"Let the Sin Begin"
Released 2008





Gary:  There was no real message in their music that I could find.  Then again, after so many beers I can’t find myself.  I challenge you to drink a beer a song and tell me you don’t like them.  No, seriously, they’re an excellent band.  Their cd “Let the Sin Begin” is great, but honestly it doesn’t do their live show justice.

Leslie:  Okay, so to be fair, Gary saw Them Damned Young Livers live.  Even got some damned good photos while he was there.  I haven’t met the guys, but they sent along a copy of their newest cd.  And let me tell ya…

You have never been preached to like this brothers and sisters! 

Them Damned Young Livers bring new meaning to "holy rollers" and the word they preach with their newest cd, “Let the Sin Begin”.  Lots of words have been used to describe these boys, probably because they just don’t fit into any one category.  Rock-a-billy, cowpunk, whatever you want to call it.  Gary says he didn’t get a “message” from their music, but we both agree that Jody Hendrix writes one helluva story.  The cd is brilliant from the album art (Chris Wilson), to the final cut, “Down By the Riverside”, a little nod to gospel. I actually laughed when I opened it and saw the inside was laid out like a page from the Bible; each set of song lyrics being a verse.   And it’s hard to imagine anyone's voice besides Hendrix pounding out the vocals.  Hendrix (vocals, juice harp), Tripp Kirby (guitars and keys), Ryan Cummings (bass) and the Reverend Bob Lyons (percussion) put an amazing amount of energy into every cut.  These boys know what they’re doin’! 

Or as Hendrix would say “Amen God dammit, I’m your new bad habit”.

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Photo by Phillip Pursell