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The hottest band in the upper Northwest between 2000-2003, The Footstompin' Trio are a rockabilly/hillbilly combo in the tradition of The Sadies and The Planet Rockers. After a year of playing to a packed house at the world famous 3-B Tavern in Bellingham, Double Crown Records released their self-titled, debut CD. Containing 14 tracks, this disc has it all - twangy guitar instrumentals, wild truck drivin' vocal cuts, frantic rockabilly and even a little bluegrass. In addition to their local shows, the band played a number of other Northwest watering holes including the opening slot with Dick Dale in Seattle.
You can check out a great interview and CD review here.
Here's a review from Agouti Music (www.agouti.com): "This is a great album! Even if you don't particularly like rockabilly, you will like this album. It's full of fun, tongue-in-cheek humor and great musicianship. I normally cannot stand rockabilly. Usually the bands all sound the same! The Footstompin' Trio actually displays a variety of styles, including punk. Trust me on this one; you will not be sorry you picked up this album. It's worth every penny and worth every second of your time."
Another From Splendid E-Zine (www.splendidezine.com): "The Trio's self-titled debut is a throwback to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Carl Perkins and the Kim Fowley productions of the sixties. Like Wayne Hancock, each track sounds very genuine, with the closer as dusty as they come. The Trio's covers (Jerry Reed's "Mr Wiz", Link Wray's "Run Chicken Run") contain enough energy and passion to revitalize the back catalogs of their own, underappreciated musical heroes, while the originals show that they've become the new Lords of Flatbush. "Log the Joint" bristles with garage punk swagger, and "Danny's Breakdown" is the old-school hoedown that Michelle Shocked has always sought from her soul. As an Elvis Costello imitation, "Drop the Bomb" is the only nod to current sounds, but you can't hear it without at least picturing the group in retro duds. If you didn't like Barrence Whitfield's records with the Savages, or believe that no collection has a place for Dion's Deja Nu, then what can I say? You'll probably find the Footstompin' Trio passé, and you'll fill up your day with other asinine things to say. The Footstompin' Trio are surely better on stage, but they're damn snappy here, and their love of music shines through. In these 14 songs, you get to know what Buck Owens must have felt when he left stage for a game of horseshoes, or when Hank Snow first fell off a blind three-legged horse. You also get a good soundtrack for fuckin' and truckin'."
And yet another from the Rockabilly Review (www.rabreview.com): "Talk about a band that plays a wide variety of styles, the Footstompin’ Trio play a wide range of music from Deke Dickerson sounding rockabilly to heavy garage to surf influenced music. This record has a LOT of instrumentals, more than you’ll usually find. The instrumentals have some good musicianship with lots of fast and fancy guitar riffing. Because of the varying degree of styles, this record might not appeal to those who like a “pure” sound one way or the other. But if you want eclecticity, then this is definitely the band for you. The instrumentals are probably the best tracks here, especially the bluegrass-y “Danny’s Breakdown”."
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Footstompin' Trio - The Footstompin' Trio CD
OUT NOW!!! In the tradition of The Sadies, Deke Dickerson and The Planet Rockers is a combo equally adept at rockabilly, hillbilly and instrumental rock n' roll. They packed the world famous 3-B Tavern every time they played there and established a reputation for playing some of the wildest shows the Northwest has ever seen. Their debut CD contains 14 songs - a Jerry Reed song, a Link Wray medley, a couple of truck drivin' tunes and a while bunch of fired-up instrumentals. |
Tracks: Truck Driving Son Of A Gun - The Stitches Aren't Gone - Mr. Wiz - Log The Joint - Danny's Breakdown - Bullseye - Drop The Bomb - Run Chicken Run/Rawhide '63 - Waitin' Everyday - Danny's Favorite - Salt Creek/Red Haired Boy/I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky - Mezro - Six Days On The Road - White Dove
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