Sale!

Scott Miller & The Commonwealth – Thus Always To Tyrants

13,50 7,26

Description

Thus Always to Tyrants is a 2001 album released by alternative country musician Scott Miller, and the first album credited to Scott Miller & the Commonwealth. It was Miller's first full-length album release after the breakup of his previous band, The V-Roys.

Track Listing:
1. Across The Line - 4:09   2. I Made A Mess Of This Town - 3:19   3. Loving That Girl - 4:27   4. I Won't Go With You - 3:15   5. Yes I Won't - 4:24   6. Dear Sarah - 2:59   7. Highland County Boy - 2:42   8. Absolution - 3:20   9. Miracle Man - 4:02   10. Daddy Raised A Boy - 3:00   11. Goddamn The Sun - 1:53   12. Is There Room On The Cross For Me - 3:24

Personnel:
Scott Miller (guitars, harmonica, vocals) , David Grissom (guitars) , John Davis (bass, guitars, backing vocals) , Eric Fritsch (keyboards) , Mike Brignadello / Dave Roe (bass) , Greg Morrow , Don Coffey Jr. (drums) , Tim O'Brien (fiddle, backing vocals) , Chris Carmichael (strings) , Jared Reynolds (backing vocals) , Tony Harrell (harmonium) , Dirk Powell (banjo) , Peggy Hambright (piano), R.S. Field (percussion) ,

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - John Duffy
Following the dissolution of Knoxville, TN's V-Roys, co-leader Scott Miller wasted no time in moving on to arguably more fertile ground. On Thus Always to Tyrants, he brings the best elements of his previous band (the raucous barroom rock and country kicks) and adds a sense of drama and history, here joined by premier talents like former Arc Angel and John Mellencamp sideman Dave Grissom (guitars) and bluegrass limelight Tim O'Brien (fiddle, vocals). At the centerpiece of the album stand two Civil War ballads penned by Miller himself. "Dear Sarah" is based on a traditional Appalachian ballad and tells the story of a soldier so tired from marching he barely can summon the strength to write his lover back home. In "Highland Country Boy," a man stays behind to watch the farm, only to watch four of his brothers die for the Southern cause. Featuring O'Brien and Miller alone, it marks itself as a slightly less grandiose version of The Band's Virgil Cane of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" fame. On either side of these tunes are a series of simple two-guitar rockers, including "I Made a Mess of This Town" and "Daddy Raised a Boy," that in fact exceed some of the best moments the V-Roys ever had. 

You may also like…

Sale!

Scott Miller & The Commonwealth

Upside Down

Track Listing: Upside: 1. It Didn’t Take Too Long – 2:20   2. Raised By The Graves – 2:53  …

Read more Add to cart13,50 7,26
Sale!

Various

No Song, No Supper

This collection is culled from Sugar Hill’s roster of great songwriters. For those who’ve heard of some of these acts,…

Read more Add to cart13,50 9,68

Various

This Is Americana

Vol. 1

Compiled by the Americana Music Association, this album represents some of the very best country, bluegrass and rock artists recording…

Read more Read more13,50
Sale!

Scott Miller & The Commonwealth

Citation

Track Listing: 1. Summons – 0:26   2. Freedom’s A Stranger – 3:41   3. Wild Things – 2:39  …

Read more Add to cart13,50 7,26