Pizza Box (2010)
| Artist: Danny Barnes |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Caveman - (featuring Dave Matthews) ~ Danny Barnes
2. Road ~ Danny Barnes
3. Pizza Box ~ Danny Barnes
4. Sleep - (featuring Dave Matthews) ~ Danny Barnes
5. Misty Swan ~ Danny Barnes
6. TSA ~ Danny Barnes
7. Bone ~ Danny Barnes
8. Overdue ~ Danny Barnes
9. Charlie ~ Danny Barnes
10. Broken Clock ~ Danny Barnes
11. Sparta, TN ~ Danny Barnes
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Danny Barnes (vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, organ, loops); Matt Chamberlain (drums, percussion, loops). |
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Audio Mixers: John Alagia; Brian Scheuble. |
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Recording information: Haunted Hollow, Charlottesville, VA. |
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Illustrator: Nick Davidge . |
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Photographer: Sergio Mottola . |
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Although Barnes is a banjo picker, on Pizza Box he bravely goes where no man has gone before -- with the instrument, and with arrangements that borrow elements of hard rock, R&B, rap, electronica, and country music. His lyrics, as always, are full of snide humor and keen insight, and while he claims he's not a masterful picker, his solo excursions on the banjo are full of unexpected twists and turns. "Charlie," the tale of a ne'er do well dope fiend trying to survive a long stretch in the pen for selling a rock or crack to the wrong guy, blends a looped hip-hop style rhythm with some lonesome mountain banjo for a tune that's part rap and part Appalachian moan. It's an unlikely mash-up, but Barnes makes it sound as natural as breathing. "Caveman" is a slow, stomping rocker with Dave Matthews on harmony vocals. Barnes anticipates the extinction of the human race with a few paraphrases of Biblical prophesy -- "The times get harder, then the cities burn" -- and tops it off with an skewed banjo solo. The title track is a bluesy pop song that mulls over the end of a relationship. Barnes strings together the small, intimate moments of a relationship with a weary, intimate vocal that elevates an ordinary breakup to high tragedy. "Miss Misty Swan" is a ragged rocker with a jug band feel that's based on the folk chestnut "Wild About My Lovin'." Halfway trough, Barnes drops in a jazzy Monk-influenced banjo solo full of odd squawks and bent notes. "Broken Clock" is a wrenching country tune about a broken marriage that uses all the clich?s but manages to avoid sounding too maudlin. Barnes also gives us a trio of rockers. "Bone" rides a funky, kicked-back groove and includes an odd rap interlude and another dissonant banjo solo; "Overdue" is a quiet, passionate salute to long-lasting true love that sounds a bit like the Band, and "Sparta TN" is a Southern rocker with clanging electric guitars and sharp R&B horns. Pizza Box is a long way from the punky bluegrass of the Bad Livers, and may be the best album Barnes has ever made. ~ j. poet |
Producer: John Alagia |
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Musical Guests | |
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Dave Matthews |
Associated Artists and Works
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Krebs, Pete |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 01/19/2010 |
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Original Release Date : 2010 |
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Catalog ID : ATO0082 |
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Label : ATO (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00880882168728 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.70)
- "Barnes is a clever lyricist with a punk-rock past who understands the raw simplicity of a good country tune..."
- "Barnes is a clever lyricist with a punk-rock past who understands the raw simplicity of a good country tune..."
