TWO DOLLAR PISTOLS: Here Tomorrow Gone Today

Two Dollar Pistols

Here Tomorrow Gone Today

© 2007 8th House Records (634479516672)

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A country band that likes R&B, that likes rock 'n' roll, that likes rockabilly, that likes The Beatles, but not a rock 'n' roll band that likes country music.

tracks

1 When It Was Over
2 Stranger Things Have Happened
3 Anyone Else But Me
4 Tortured Mind
5 Here Tomorrow Gone Today
6 You Cleared Every Hurdle
7 I Still Need Her
8 I Don't Know You
9 Before I Was Knowing It
10 Were You Pushed
11 She Lies All The Time
12 Nothing Left Of Me At All

notes

The Pistols new album Here Tomorrow Gone Today is certainly more pure country than anything you’ll hear in the underground circuit these days. Produced by Southern Culture on the Skids ringleader Rick Miller, its twelve tracks come replete with twang, deep, longing vocals, and whiskey-soaked heartbreak. You’d never guess that John is actually pretty happy; he is not only a proud new father, but John and fellow NC musician Michael Rank recently started 8th House Records, a move that brings them great relief after years of dealing with labelheads and industry demands. Here Tomorrow Gone Today will be one of the first albums 8th House will release.

The release marks a new era for the band, coming on the heels of their three other full-length studio albums, a live CD, and an EP of duets with Grammy nominee Tift Merritt. It is the band’s first album since 2004’s critically acclaimed Hands Up (Yep Roc). A new era, but thankfully not a completely new sound: the Pistols remain faithful to their roots, and with Here Tomorrow Gone Today have cemented their reputation as country stalwarts amidst ever-changing musical trendiness.

When John started Two Dollar Pistols in 1996, North Carolina's Triangle area was a hotbed for rock 'n' roll bands that liked country music, with the Backsliders, Whiskeytown, and 6 String Drag among the bands packing clubs and earning the region a spot on the short list of alt-country ground zeroes. John's aim was to make music that didn't need the "alt" at the front of that tag, a goal made far easier with the arrival of lead guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Scott McCall in 1999. McCall’s guitar has been an integral part of the Pistols sound since 2002’s You Ruined Everything, but Here Tomorrow Gone Today contains some of McCall’s finest moments yet, seamlessly going from a classic telecaster shuffle like “Were You Pushed (Or Did You Fall)” to the country-soul/country-politan groove of “Anyone Else But Me.”

In true old country fashion, each player in the Pistols adds his or her own flair to Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, creating an ensemble of superb sounds. The Waylon-esque stomp of opener “When It Was Over,” souped up by the band’s powerful rhythm section of four years - Mark O’Brien (Bass) and Matt Brown (Drums)- gives way to ringing shades of Dwight Yoakam in “Stranger Things Have Happened,” a track that features Southern Culture on the Skids chanteuse/bassist Mary Huff on harmony vocals. Two-thirds of Tres Chicas make an appearance on two tracks, the aforementioned, “Anyone…” and the song that may just be John’s best country ballad so far, “Nothing Left Of Me.” And check out the Farfisa organ on “I Don’t Know You (But I Don’t Like You)” or the sixties pop intro on “She Lies All the Time”. As suggested by John's opening comment and as demonstrated whenever the band hits the studio or stage, Two Dollar Pistols are more than a one-note, one-mood band.

Turning their myriad influences into one unyieldingly soulful country album is the genius of Two Dollar Pistols: it is what has enabled them to share the stage with legends like Merle Haggard and Billy Joe Shaver, as well as contemporaries like Big Sandy, Wayne Hancock, Dale Watson and the Derailers. When you put on Here Tomorrow Gone Today, make sure to listen to the title track; it's quite possibly the best catchy rock song that you'll hear all year. It just happened to be made by North Carolina's premier country band.

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  • Pistols have done it again!
    author: Jerker Emanuelson

    I´ve loved the Two Dollar Pistols ever since I saw them play live in Nasvhillle back in 1998. Every new CD has been excellent, and this new one is no exception. If you like honest, down to earth country, this one´s for you.

  • Worth the investment
    author: gerry mccaffrey

    Very enjoyable CD; songs are good, voice is interesting, band is strong; a great collective!

  • TDP - Here Tomorrow Gone today
    author: Frank

    Another amazing album by the best damn country band out there. Why this band isn't huge already is beyond me. These are great songs by fantastic musicians, and some of their very best stuff is on this album. Lead singer John Howie jr. has such an amazing voice, he could read a phonebook out loud, and still make it sound interesting. I LOVE THIS BAND!! Favourite tracks: Tortured Mind & Before I was knowing it. ***** All the way!!

  • Powerful stuff
    author: gerry mccaffrey

    I have really enjoyed listening to this CD in the car; Had to believe that this is an independent production; excellent album. No hesitiations in giving in 4*, could so easily be 5*

  • Ain't nothing like the real thang
    author: Amy P.

    It warms my heart to hear the real, honest-to-god, COUNTRY music on this CD. Authentic, heartfelt vocals, hot country guitar and pedal steel licks, genuine country vernacular/idioms...if you can't find something to love about this CD, I don't want to hear about it. Or talk to you.

  • Another killer CD from 2 dollar pistols
    author: Thunderkiss 65

    Have all the past dicography, real country and this CD continues their song writing and musical talents. Defintetly worth checking out.

  • These guys absolutely Rock! Love the new album.
    author: Brent Newton

    Awesome CD. Wish there were more REAL Country artists like Two Dollar Pistols.

  • Two Dollar Pi$tols Here Today & Here Tomorrow !
    author: Stoney Jernigan

    The sound of silence has been unbearable these past couple of years without a new TDP disc to break up the cookie cutter pop cuntry crap(that Shooter Jennings & Hank III have desperately been trying to put the "O" back in) that has been filling up the airwaves, making true country music lovers sick to the soul...Now our prayers have not been in vain, with the return of John Howie, Jr.'s Two Dollar Pistols "Here Tomorrow, Gone Today" cd...It's got all the ingredients that make a TDP record great..Believe the Hype go out & purchase one for yourself...Tell 'em Stoney sent you...CDBaby You Guys Rule! I ordered this cd online & in three days I had this rascal in my hands...5 stars for TDP & CDBaby....Love & Light SJ

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