10th Anniversary reissue of Grant-Lee Phillips' long out-of-print 2012 masterpiece, pressed on turquoise color vinyl and includes a turquoise 45 single featuring two unreleased songs from the Walking in the Green Corn sessions - "Billy Bowlegs" and "Red River."
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lyrics
Thunder on the mountain
There is lightning in the sky
Hammer of the straighten outer
Working overtime
And all the world's a rattlesnake
Waiting to unwind
And all the world needs setting straight
In his crooked mind
Birds of prey, they circle over
Black winged birds
Smithy of the straighten outer
Hammer out the curves
Folly of the straighten outer
Make the ravens laugh
Nature, she’s got all the power
He will never have
Thunder of the straighten outer
Sparking up the sky
Hammer of the straighten outer
Working overtime
And all the world's a rattlesnake
Waiting to unwind
And all the world needs setting straight
In his crooked mind
Story of the straighten outer
Story of the straighten outer
Folly of the straighten outer
The straighten outer
credits
from Walking in the Green Corn,
track released October 11, 2012
2012 Magnetic Field Recordings licensed exclusively to Yep Roc Records.
Written by Grant-Lee Phillips
Storm Hymnal Music Administered by Blue Raincoat Music Publishing / Reservoir Media Management (BMI)
Produced by Grant-Lee Phillips & Denise Siegel
Engineered by Grant-Lee Phillips
Mastered by Ryan Freeland at Stampede Origin
All vocals and instrumentation performed by Grant-Lee Phillips
supported by 20 fans who also own “The Straighten Outer”
Gonzo. Passion. The Ming Vase. Haunting and beautiful. Every listen brings a new favorite.
Do something like this again, Miss Emma. Please let the answer be yes. Please let the answer be yes! alien9
supported by 19 fans who also own “The Straighten Outer”
Such a joy to see live at Pappy & Harriet's and here's to your 70th - may the next trip around the sun bring you the joy you have brought us
jeffclewis
supported by 17 fans who also own “The Straighten Outer”
I'm still a little blown away by the fact that one of my guitar influences released an instrumental guitar album on the same day as me and I didn't realize it.
But I've listened to it twice now and it gets better with every play.
In places it's like Syd Barret, Robby Krieger, and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra are having a jam session. Darren Douglas Danahy
Soulful guitar interplay form the heart of this lovely Americana collaboration from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2018