The Knitters, The Modern Sounds of the Knitters - 39m 37s

Tracks & Durations

1. Easy Goin' Sunday	0:32
2. Give Me My Flowers	2:14
3. Try Anymore (Why Don't We Even)	2:51
4. In This House That I Call Home	2:22
5. Dry River	3:23
6. Skin Deep Town	2:27
7. Rank Stranger	4:12
8. The New Call Of The Wreckin' Ball	3:40
9. Long Chain On	4:10
10. I'll Go Down Swinging	2:24
11. Burning House Of Love	3:42
12. Little Margaret	3:06
13. Born To Be Wild	4:25

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Review

Give the Carter Family a case of Budweiser and burning backbeat steeped in punk and roots rock and they might sound like the Knitters, a one-off (or so we thought), all-star outfit of old-time country attributions named in honor of fifties' folkies The Weavers. They're back, 20 years after the classic debut Poor Little Critter on the Road, with another batch of traditional takes on country standards and acoustically countrified versions of rock songs. Led by John Doe (with his delightfully tangled harmonies), and including Exene Cervenka, drummer D.J. Bonebrake of the renowned Los Angeles band X, and ex-Blasters guitarist Dave Alvin, the band transitions effortlessly from Critter to cover the Stanley Brothers ("Rank Stranger"), Porter Waggoner ("I'll Go Down Swinging") and Steppenwolf ("Born to Be Wild"), as well as revamp X favorites from the early ("In This House That I Call Home") and later ("Burning House of Love") days. A perfect link from Hank Williams through the Minutemen to alt-country vogue, let's hope the Knitters don't wait another two decades for the trifecta. --Scott Holter

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