I put this CD together in response to the U.S. attack of Afghanistan and Iraq under false pretenses. I just couldn't put out our almost complete rockabilly album under those circumstances; it didn't seem to matter anymore. It's still shelved. No matt [+]I put this CD together in response to the U.S. attack of Afghanistan and Iraq under false pretenses. I just couldn't put out our almost complete rockabilly album under those circumstances; it didn't seem to matter anymore. It's still shelved. No matter what your opinion is of the political climate, I still think you'll find it very entertaining and musically fulfilling. The following is a lot of info I've posted about it since it came out. Thanks for checking us out, Joe Kaline and The Sons of Emperor Norton.
Warning: Opinions expressed herein and on this CD are not necessarily those of people who don't think for themselves and/or those who value and trust the information purveyed by the corporately controlled and funded commercial media.
We're #2 in the top 30 at KMUD FM(www.KMUD.org); with all these legendary performers.
CMJ KMUD CHARTS FOR OCT. 31, 2005
TOP 30
# ARTIST Recording 1 SINEAD O'CONNOR Throw Down Your Arms 2 SONS OF EMPEROR NORTON Battle Hymns for the Blue States 3 BONNIE RAITT Souls Alike 4 BLACKALISCIOUS the craft 5 DAMIAN MARLEY Welcome To Jamrock 6 GUY FORSYTH Love Songs: For And Against 7 BRUCE COCKBURN Speechless 8 JELLO BIAFRA AND THE MELVINS Sieg Howdy 9 BOB DYLAN No Direction Home: The Soundtrack- The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 10 LEO KOTTKE/MIKE GORDON Sixty Six Steps 11 CHRISTINE LAVIN Folkzinger 12 ARLO GUTHRIE Live In Sydney 13 NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE: MUSIC CITY RHYTHM & BLUES: 1945-1970 Various Artists 14 SEARCHING FOR SOUL: RARE AND CLASSIC SOUL, FUNK AND JAZZ FROM MICHIGAN 1968-1980 Various Artists 15 LUCY KAPLANSKY The Tide 16 CHRIS BOTTOMLEY Brainfudge 17 BUDDY GUY Bring 'Em In 18 SUSAN TEDESCHI Hope And Desire 19 GEORGE CLINTON AND THE P-FUNK ALLSTARS How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent? 20 JOAN BAEZ Bowery Songs 21 DAR WILLIAMS My Better Self 22 GOODING Angel/Devil 23 SUPERGRASS Road To Rouen 24 FIONA APPLE Extraordinary Machine 25 CREATIVE MUSICIANS VARIOUS ARTISTS 26 BETTYE LAVETTE I've Got My Own Hell To Raise 27 JACKSON BROWNE Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 28 FRANZ FERDINAND You Could Have It So Much Better 29 BLUE HAWAIIANS Live At The Lava Lounge, Vol. 2 30 IMOGEN HEAP Speak For Yourself
Here's a review on www.towardfreedom.com
Battle Hymns for the Blue States Writ
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