​Drunken Prayer (from the album Thy Burdens

​Drunken Prayer (from the album Thy Burdens

​Drunken Prayer (from the album Thy Burdens available on Dial Back Sound/Well Kept Secret) (by Bryant Liggett)
The latest from Drunken Prayer is an offering of Cosmic Gospel Music for those souls that have done more sinnin’ than saintin’. A solid collection of Gospel tunes put together in the bible belt, Thy Burdens featuring decades old cuts from the Country and Blues catalogs of Ralph Stanley, Hank Williams, Odetta, and then some, along with more from the public domain. 
These cuts are loose, rambling, and rough around the edges; “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” delivered with an intoxicated shuffle, while “Rock of Ages” has a very deliberate and driving march to the rhythm. “Bedside of a Neighbor” is delightful, hip, and catchy, “Tramp on the Street” and “Soldier of the Cross” both crawl along as they ooze sadness, the horns on both making them ripe for driving a slow-paced second line. Album closer, “Thy Burden is Greater Than Mine”, is a stripped down and lonely. 
The idea and recording of Thy Burdens was recorded by Drunken Prayers aka Morgan Geer, along with Bobby Matt Patton from the Drive-By Truckers, who also finds himself on both sides of the console at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, Mississippi. With every tune laid back in its delivery, the casualness of this recording is an integral part of the whole sound. This is another killer release from Patton’s studio, a location that serves as fitting ground for a collection of tunes celebrating redemption, ripe for those begging forgiveness as they move toward the light. (by Bryant Liggett)
Listen and buy the music of Drunken Prayer from AMAZON
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