JACKASS FLATS: Purgatory Mountain

Jackass Flats

Purgatory Mountain

© 2005 Jackass Flats (800314889021)

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Jackass Flats - "Masters of complex and compelling backwoods symphonies."

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HAVE YOU SEEN JACKASS FLATS?
Heard their latest cd? Heard your friends talk about them? Maybe you saw their name in print or heard it announced on a radio station? The name alone, "Jackass Flats", has the tendency to catch the unsuspecting reader off guard as their music has the ability to catch the unsuspecting listener off guard.

Jackass Flats have taken their sound from their hometown of Richmond, VA, to the nation's premier venues and festival stages. Fueld by original songwriting, award winning musicianship, and exhilarating bluegrass instrumentation, Jackass Flats epitomizes the new generation of acoustic string bands who combine creativity and tradition to produce something all together unique.

The original Jackass Flats sound was formed from a large variety of influences coming together, such as bluegrass, rock, jazz, reggae and folk to name a few. With the release of their second album Purgatory Mountain in September 2005, the band released an album of all original music that reflects their love of bluegrass tradition and their determination to create a sound that is all their own.

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  • purgatory mountain
    author: Big john lewis

    YOU DID IT AGAIN "WHO WOULD HAVE THIUNK IT"Big John Lewis

  • author: Katie

    Purgatory Mountain is amazing! I originally noticed the band on 8x10's website and thought I'd see what Jackass Flats was about. After listening to some songs I bought their cd and I have no regrets. Awesome picking skills, original songs...just great jams in general!

  • Darn Good
    author: S. "Corky" Brewster

    Two things stand out on this CD, the solid harmonies and especially the fiddle playing..WOW. The song writing is also very good. Rhythm is a bit shaky in a few spots but don't let that stop you from buying this cd.

  • Jackass Flats are DYNOMITE !!
    author: singer / songwriter Ron Martin

    Jackass Flats have indeed arrived. After seeing them live last year at Floydfest, I knew then they were on to something. Their musicianship is second to none and their songwriting is superb. This CD is filled with all sorts of songs which; incidentally; could have been played by a rock band or folk band or whatever. They're THAT good ! Although they choose Bluegrass (for which I'm grateful) as the genre in which to pursue their art; these guys I believe could play anything. If you like Americana music, buy this CD, you WON'T be dissappointed.

  • Fiddle playing is trememdous, cool timings
    author: Forest Wayne Allen (forestwaynetrain.com)

    Jackass flatts, I'm sure, puts on a heck of a show. Their mix of old school lyrics and vocals and their inovative timing styles make this band a great young bluegrass hit. I'm so glad bluegrass is cool now, cause' I've loved it my whole life!

  • Jackass Flats has just released Purgatory Mountain, a driving, dynamic record of
    author: 9x Magazine

    After gaining a substantial regional following, and playing venues as esteemed as the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Jackass Flats has just released Purgatory Mountain, a driving, dynamic record of all ORIGINAL bluegrass. I cannot overstate how important it is for young bluegrass bands to be writing/releasing new material. Fans of the genre are direly disserved by being forced to listen to another version of ‘Rocky Top,’ ‘John Hardy,’ or the ‘Freebird’ of bluegrass, ‘Orange Blossom Special.’ With Purgatory Mountain, Jackass Flats joins the ranks of King Wilkie, Old School Freight Train, and the Hackensaw Boys (the first two made us proud by playing MerleFest this year) as central Virginia’s up-and-comers on the National bluegrass scene. Each band has a signature style, and Jackass Flats leans on their exceptional vocals, strong fiddle playing by Dennis Elliott (warms my heart!), and diverse songwriting to put them near or AT the head of the pack. Kuester and Rinehart write all of the band’s material, typically solo, and with their unique talents, each brings a different spice that adds to what becomes a fine aural stew of an album. Vocally and instrumentally, Rinehart (banjo) is the Ralph to Kuester’s (guitar) Carter Stanley. This is not to compare their music to the Stanley’s, but to use the analogy of two opposite voices blending to make a music all it’s own. Rinehart’s is the high lonesome voice that could peel paint, and Ruester’s is the midrangey, warm one (think a gutsy James Taylor). Rinehart wrote the title cut, the wailing instrumental, ‘Purgatory Mountain,’ and Kuester wrote such storytelling standouts as ‘Freedom Song’ and ‘Murder Ballad.’ All told, with nice touches of fiddle, dobro, and a thumping doghouse bass, this young band of mighty marauders blend mountain style and new grass to form a sound that is quite appealing to these ears. Here’s to the success of local music, and here’s hoping that Jackass Flats makes the Ryman stage a standard setting for their shows, for years to come.

  • Jackass Flats has created some magical musical moments that should earn the grou
    author: Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine

    Jackass Flats is a five member bluegrass band from Richmond, Va., that has created an exciting compilation of contemporary bluegrass. All 12 titles were composed by band members Travis Rinehart and Stephen Kuester, including "Freedom Song," "At The Mercy," "Murder Ballad," and "Carolina Girl." There is some especially captivating instrumental work on "Quit Trying To Save Me." Jackass Flats has created some magical musical moments that should earn the group an abundance of attention.

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