Eddie
Spaghetti
“The
Value of Nothing” LP
Eddie Spaghetti fronts the Supersuckers.
The sticker on the
LP states that Eddie is “¼ of the Greatest Rock N Roll Band in the World”. I’m
not going there, but The Supersuckers are one of my favorite bands. I love
every record The Supersuckers ever released... and there are a lot of them. They are one of the greatest.
The time away from the Supersuckers gives Eddie the
opportunity to ramp up the percentage of country influence. Where the
Supersuckers are 69% rock, 21% punk and 10% country, Eddie’s solo material is
69% country, 21% punk and 10% rock.
The punk rocker in me loves the songs like “F*$&ing With
My Head”, “People are Sh*t”, “If Anyone’s Got the Balls” and “Waste of Time”.
These are also my favorite type of country songs. They come from the same begrimed
barrooms… punk rock or country redneck bars... the clientele may dress differently
but the heart has roots in the same earth.
"Barfly" one of my favorite movies...
There are some more straight up country songs, that Eddie
handles with a natural ease that possess the necessary inviting country hospitality…
his style welcomes you in… like a barstool that seemingly has your name on it…
If you understand why someone can love Johnny Cash, Mike
Ness, The Supersuckers, Rancid and Hank III and understand why these are some
of my favorite listens, you must own “The Value of Nothing”.
Cheers,
Frank FOE
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