Jace Everett - Mr. Good Times *

Artist:

Everett, Jace

UPC:

5060001274416

Description:

Everett might have stayed in Nashville and had a fine career as a country singer, but luckily, his major label dropped him just before HBO`s True Blood used his "Bad Things" as its theme song. That exposure jump started his career as an independent artist and gave him a large enough fan base for him to go his own artistic way. "The Drugs Aren`t Getting It Done" is an ominous, stomping rocker that`s surprisingly lighthearted despite the dark subject matter. "God Made You Mean" has a midtempo groove, a vocal that sounds like Chris Isaak on belladonna, and tough, dissonant guitar work. "Don`t Look Down" is a morose meditation on the pain and confusion at the end of a relationship featuring a quiet, somber vocal; "Tricky Thing" is a grinding, gospel-flavored rocker, while "Angry, Hostile, Ugly" is a swaggering blues that brings to mind Howlin` Wolf at his most treacherous. Everett`s vocal here is diabolical, full of menace and aggravation. Mr. Good Times does have a couple of tunes that might find their way onto progressive country stations. "Let`s Begin Again" is a love ballad with Dan Cohen`s slide guitar mimicking the sound of pedal steel and an erotic growling vocal from Everett and the slow two-steppin` "Good Times," although its ironic lyric might be a stretch for the average country music fan. But most of the album features the dark, bluesy, metallic swamp rock sound of his signature hit. ~ j. poet

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Great American Hero
2. Drugs Aren`t Getting it Done, The
3. Business is Booming
4. Let`s Begin Again
5. God Made You Mean
6. Nothing
7. Good Times
8. Angry, Hostile, Ugly
9. Don`t Look Down
10. Tricky Thing
11. Autumn

Album Information

Release Date:

08/23/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Label:

Humphead

Catalog Number:

HUMP105

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

1

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