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Drunken Prayer - Thy Burdens 140g Vinyl LP
Drunken Prayer - Thy Burdens 140g Vinyl LP
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Drunken Prayer - They Burdens on 140g purple colored wax.
Track List
- Selfishness of Man
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- When They Ring Them Golden Bells
- Rock Of Ages
- Bedside Of A Neighbor
- Tramp On The Street
- Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
- Soldier Of The Cross
- Long Ago Far Away
- Thy Burden Is Greater Than Mine
THY BURDENS
The Cosmic Gospel of Drunken Prayer
Thy Burdens is an homage to the intense, sublime music of the church that means so much to the musicians who worked on it. Musically it’s snarling country-soul with horns, shouting and a lot of groove. The songs vary between the evergreen and the obscure. Represented here are tributes across the landscape: Thomas Dorsey, Martha Carson, Snooks Eaglin, Ralph Stanley, The Zion Travelers, Leon Payne, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Hank Williams, Odetta, Dylan, and traditionals that are too old to credit.
The project was spearheaded by Drive-By Truckers’ bassist Bobby Matt Patton who cut his teeth playing in fiery Pentecostal church bands around north Alabama, and Morgan Geer (Drunken Prayer) who learned most of the hymns they recorded from his great grandmother in Mobile, AL.
"If it's been left up to guys like us to spread the good news, something has gone wrong."
This started when Bobby Matt met Morgan at a shared gig in Chapel Hill, NC, where they found themselves instant friends and kindred spirits. After talking for a while the idea for this album was... more
The Cosmic Gospel of Drunken Prayer
Thy Burdens is an homage to the intense, sublime music of the church that means so much to the musicians who worked on it. Musically it’s snarling country-soul with horns, shouting and a lot of groove. The songs vary between the evergreen and the obscure. Represented here are tributes across the landscape: Thomas Dorsey, Martha Carson, Snooks Eaglin, Ralph Stanley, The Zion Travelers, Leon Payne, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Hank Williams, Odetta, Dylan, and traditionals that are too old to credit.
The project was spearheaded by Drive-By Truckers’ bassist Bobby Matt Patton who cut his teeth playing in fiery Pentecostal church bands around north Alabama, and Morgan Geer (Drunken Prayer) who learned most of the hymns they recorded from his great grandmother in Mobile, AL.
"If it's been left up to guys like us to spread the good news, something has gone wrong."
This started when Bobby Matt met Morgan at a shared gig in Chapel Hill, NC, where they found themselves instant friends and kindred spirits. After talking for a while the idea for this album was... more
credits
released June 6, 2025
The Selfishness In Man (Leon Payne)
Just A Closer Walk With Thee (traditional)
When They Ring Those Golden Bells (Dion de Marbelle)
I've Just Seen the Rock of Ages (John Brenton Preston)
Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor (Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey)
Tramp on the Street (Grady & Hazel Cole)
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel (traditional)
Am I a Soldier of the Cross (Isaac Watts)
Long Ago, Far Away (Bob Dylan)
Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine (Pee Wee King)
Drunken Prayer
Morgan Geer: guitars, singing
Bobby Matt Patton: bass, singing
Bronson Tew: drums
Guests
Eric Carlton: piano
Xandy Chelmis: pedal steel guitar
Jay Gonzalez: electric keys
Ed Jurdi: slide guitar
Jason Krekel: fiddle
Krista Shows: singing
Henry Westmoreland: horns
Engineered and recorded by Starlin Browning and Bronson Tew at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, MS. Tape op: John Kveen
Overdubs recorded by Kenny Harrington at Echo Mountain, Asheville, NC
Mastering engineer: Jacob Church
Cover art & design: Craig Gates/Southron Creative
Cover photo: Christa de Mayo
Bobby Matt would like to thank Tammy Wood, Carrie Patton, Cynthia Patton, and Harold Burton.
Morgan would like to thank Mother Ethel and Daddy Arnold Griffin, Dale Whittington, Ezra Meredith, David Wynkoop, Christa Hamilton and God.
The Selfishness In Man (Leon Payne)
Just A Closer Walk With Thee (traditional)
When They Ring Those Golden Bells (Dion de Marbelle)
I've Just Seen the Rock of Ages (John Brenton Preston)
Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor (Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey)
Tramp on the Street (Grady & Hazel Cole)
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel (traditional)
Am I a Soldier of the Cross (Isaac Watts)
Long Ago, Far Away (Bob Dylan)
Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine (Pee Wee King)
Drunken Prayer
Morgan Geer: guitars, singing
Bobby Matt Patton: bass, singing
Bronson Tew: drums
Guests
Eric Carlton: piano
Xandy Chelmis: pedal steel guitar
Jay Gonzalez: electric keys
Ed Jurdi: slide guitar
Jason Krekel: fiddle
Krista Shows: singing
Henry Westmoreland: horns
Engineered and recorded by Starlin Browning and Bronson Tew at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, MS. Tape op: John Kveen
Overdubs recorded by Kenny Harrington at Echo Mountain, Asheville, NC
Mastering engineer: Jacob Church
Cover art & design: Craig Gates/Southron Creative
Cover photo: Christa de Mayo
Bobby Matt would like to thank Tammy Wood, Carrie Patton, Cynthia Patton, and Harold Burton.
Morgan would like to thank Mother Ethel and Daddy Arnold Griffin, Dale Whittington, Ezra Meredith, David Wynkoop, Christa Hamilton and God.
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