Glam-rock album from legendary mainstream death country crooner.

11 MP3 Songs in this album (43:42) !
Related styles: ROCK: Glam, ROCK: Lo-Fi

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You just know something is more than a little wicked in this world from the first time you hear Hank Ray's so smooth baritone delivery bringing songs of delirium, loss and sacrifice. This is the darker side of country western pop mushed and smeared in the face of every lonely franchised bar along America's 21st century highways. These are the songs that we live not some namby cheer fest. You can't help but open the door from the opening strains of violin, guitar and thubbing bass in Endless Plains. Yes, every night is filled with some Trail of Dark Desires. Here it isn't evil as much as cool, detached, bleeding and forbidden. This is country with the reverb and echo of hot afternoons. The guitar walks behind and defines our thoughts and moans, but Hank Ray rides above the languid shuddering dreams. The Vegas parlor organ bridge's waves of songs I've seen tired waitresses dance to. In the end, we'll all probably meet at some heartless Bar-B-Q of Souls at least it will sound good. A world of Bleeding (all over youand Saturday Satan can't be that far from any of our fears or desires. Come in, Hank welcomes us, it's just that we'll always be watching him perform the soundtrack to our fragile imperfect days. I think Hank Williams would feel these stories as so 21st century true. --Jim Visser May 20th 2007

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Hank Ray is a roots man. The extremely prolific Mr. Ray, aka the Godfather of Death Country Rock, cut his teeth in the early 80 s in his fiery psychobilly band The Raymen with 13 albums. He has 4 solo efforts in his dark, Goth c&w style and 1 from a transition mode as Holy Roller Trash from 93. Another Raymen album, Sinister Funtime is scheduled for later this year. Barbeque is his personal homage to his glam heroes Pop/Reed/Bowie and Cale, aiming for a goth/glam/country hybrid. Ray says that Tex Ritter and Iggy are the greatest influences on his distinct, baritone singing style, but I also hear a bit of Cash and Orbison in several of these dark ballads. Another influence is Blind Lemon Jefferson, whose portrait he sometimes hangs at solo gigs. The backup playing on the album is a drive through dusty desert back roads towards forbidding ghost towns boding evil. Titles include, Endless Plains of Delirious Lands, Saturday Satan, Cold Death Angel s Embrace and the Sounds Of Ghosts A Crying. Album artwork is by buddy and awesome artist, Rudi Protrudi of the Fuzztones. Barbecue is slated for early Fall release and comes with a free cd, Broken Angels N Saturday Satans. Devil s Ruin is re-releasing his Countricide and Mainstream Death Country.Oustanding cuts: Barbecue of Souls, Damn River Risin . --Barry St. Vitus - Blurt Magazine