Mode Damon Bramblett by Damon Bramblett NEUF

Tracks:
Tear Him Down
Heaven Bound
Falling Apart
Nobody Wants to Go to the Moon Anymore
Waiting for the Mail
1000 Hearts
Today I Started Drinking Again
When I Was Blind
Champaign, Il.
Devil on Your Side
Wouldnt Have It Any Other Way

Performer Notes:

• Personnel: Damon Bramblett (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Amy Boone (vocals); Adam Bork (guitar); Lloyd Maines (lap steel & pedal steel guitars); Amy Farris (fiddle); Glove Gill, Bukka Allen (accordion); Riley Osbourn (piano, organ); Kevin Smith (acoustic & electic basses); Conrad Choucroun (drums, percussion).
• Recorded at Cedar Creek Studios, Austin, Texas.
• Personnel: Damon Bramblett (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Lloyd Maines (lap steel guitar); Riley Osbourne (piano, organ); Conrad Choucroun (drums, percussion).
• Recording information: Cedar Creek Recording Studio, Austin, TX.
• Whether it is tracks like "Heaven Bound," which was recorded by Kelly Willis on her acclaimed release What I Deserve, or "Waiting for the Mail," which Charlie Robison covered on his Life of the Party, or whether it is the simple, familiar comfort of his songs, Damon Bramblett writes songs you have heard before. This 11-song release is much more than a working songwriters record of his own work. He brings an honesty and frankness to the songs that only an author can really present. There is no interpretation here but rather a telling of stories and feelings. His voice is not especially dramatic; in fact, his singing style could almost be classified as dull, but like fellow Texans Jimmie Dale Gilmore and James McMurtry, he presents his work in the raw, original form. The value is not in the packaging, but rather in the content and presentation. But it is a little unfair to minimize the positive aural aspects of this eponymous release. Guest musicians such as Amy Boone and Conrad Choucroun from Damnation TX on drums and backing vocals, respectively; Lloyd Maines on steel guitar; and other noteworthy performers from in and around the Austin, TX, music scene help make the songs complete. Maines, a mainstay in the Austin scene, also serves as producer. In the end, Brambletts songs stand out, which is the best compliment that can be paid to any songwriter. ~ Michael Cusanelli

Producer: Lloyd Maines

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 26 September, 2000

Label: Texas Music Group

Dimensions: 12.6 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.06 kg)