11/11/2022 0 Comments The ville billies![]() ![]() ![]() Musically, the band members definitely put some weight on the scale. This song is a lot more in depth, and shows they have potential to go beyond their regular partyboy outfit: ![]() The only highlight after “Whiskey” is the piano-laden “Greatest Moment,” about a friend’s suicide, which also is the farewell to this twelve song album. All those hick stereotypes come out of the closet, and spoil the initial surprise of the band’s sound.Īfter “Grass Roots” Villebillies change into a rock band with a rap edge even more, with harmonicas and banjos to emphasize their country roots even stronger. “Grass Roots” should be an ode to their home state Kentucky, but the falsely sung choruses, and overly sentimental lyrics about “having a conversation with real people,” and talking about “the only place where I can be alone” almost literally made me sick to the stomach. It remains unclear who is doing what, and because of the large vocal representation, the desire to find out quickly fades away. None of the five MC’s/vocalists have enough personality or diction to stand out from the rest. Well attuned, but lacking the originality that got OutKast a global fan base. Obligatory party antics with a punk rock attitude. After the short introduction, that admiration is clearly heard throughout the fast-paced “Whiskey.” An intricate pattern of blues guitar riffs, cool keyboard keys, and well timed background vocals are complemented by hurried lyrics about satisfied whiskey stupors southern style: If you have five honkeys trying to call a tune, it is pretty difficult for the listener to tell you apart.Ī large percentage of the band mentions OutKast as one of their main musical influences. Jurassic 5 always do their thing in firing squad setup, and they can only manage because Chali2Na is the only big man in the group. With a group that big, I couldn’t imagine how five vocalists/MC’s can move across the stage effectively. The line-up has three guitar players, one keyboard player, one drummer, and an impressive five vocalists. Villebillies comprises of ten stage musicians. If you sign a group of white musicans from rural America who want to present themselves to an urban audience with black music preferences, you are reversing Motown history. When the Korean war vet and ex-professional boxing champion Berry Gordy created the Motown sound in the early sixties, he intended his, mostly black, musicians to be presentable to a predominantly suburbian white audience. It was quite a surprise to see Motown as the main record label for this debut. That’s why the Kentucky collective Villebillies came rolling out of the hills, boom sticks cocked, and ready to conquer the country with their self-named debut. If people see you as farting, fiddling, dungarees wearing lowlifes, who drink Jim Beam from the bottle while their brown gums are showing repulsively, even Hill & Knowlton would have second thoughts about taking the case. ![]()
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