Album
Big Wheel And Others
2013 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Big Wheel And Others is a Rock album by Cass McCombs, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Starting with a recorded snippet from Ralph Arlyck’s 1970 documentary <i>Sean</i>, where a four-and-a-half-year-old child casually discusses drug use in a hippie household in San Francisco, Cass McCombs’ double album <i>Big Wheel and Others</i> starts its long journey through a California state of mind, which includes songs that lurch with a Grateful Dead–like flow and others that capture a laid-back country-rock sound. “Brighter!” shows up twice on the album: McCombs handles a sweet falsetto alongside pedal steel guitar for version one, and there's a guest vocal from actress-singer Karen Black (who died before this album's release) on version two. “Joe Murder” has a Neil Young, <i>On the Beach</i>–style churn. For nine minutes, “Everything Has to Be Just-So” plays like a bizarro version of Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” The silly “Satan Is My Toy” blasts off with an early-'70s hard boogie, while a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “Honesty Is No Excuse” feels like another lost country-rock number.
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Tracklist
- 1Sean I0:58
- 2Big Wheel3:40
- 3Angel Blood3:43
- 4Morning Star3:56
- 5The Burning of the Temple, 20126:03
- 6Brighter!3:56
- 7There Can Be Only One4:17
- 8Name Written in Water2:52
- 9Joe Murder5:51
- 10Everything Has To Be Just-So8:57
- 11It Means a Lot To Know You Care3:33
- 12Dealing3:19
- 13Sooner Cheat Death Than Fool Love3:12
- 14Satan Is My Toy2:39
- 15Sean II1:11
- 16Home On the Range6:38
- 17Brighter! (feat. Karen Black)3:50
- 18Untitled Spain Song3:58
- 19Sean III0:51
- 20Honesty Is No Excuse5:24
- 21Aeon of Aquarius Blues3:36
- 22Unearthed2:51
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- jangly
- laid-back
- heartland
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Double CD gatefold paper packaging with dust sleeve and booklet insert. Insert includes song lyrics and more artwork.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bongo SidibeDJEMBE, DRUMS , INSTRUMENTS
- Cass McCombsGUITAR GUITAR, PERCUSSION, VOCALS VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Dan IeadACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Douglas ShawGUITAR
- Joan WasserVOCALS, VIOLIN
- Joe RussoDRUMS
- Jon ShawBASS ELECTRIC PIANO ORGAN
- Karen BlackFEATURING VOCALS
- Kevin BouleySAXOPHONE
- Mike BonesACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, PERCUSSION
- Mike GordonACOUSTIC GUITAR, PIANO, FLUTE, VOCALS BASS
- Parker KindredDRUMS
- Robbie LeeFLUTE
- Robbie LeeFLUTE KEYBOARDS, FLUTE, VOCALS ORGAN
- Ryan SawyerPERCUSSION
- Tim DewitPERCUSSION
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 8 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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