Insight
Corb Lund might just be Alberta's best export since k.d. Lang. Lund's unpretentious country music has been topping charts and stealing hearts for over a decade now, and while there's no shortage of musical prowess in his band (Kurt Ceisla on bass, Brady Valgardson on drums, and Grant Siemens on guitar and lap steel), it's Lund's perfectly crafted story songs that make this music stand out. Running the gamut from honky-tonk and western swing to rockabilly, Lund captures what's best — and what's funniest — about Alberta life. This new album, recorded live off the floor at Memphis, Tennessee's legendary Sun Studios, consists of new takes on previously released songs from Lund's two gold records, Five Dollar Bill (2002) and Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer (2006). It showcases a tight band playing songs they could perform with their eyes closed, but with the rough edges that typical studio recording too often polishes away. A few out-of-tune notes here and there, and even the less-than-perfect intro on "Truck Got Stuck," are endearing reminders that we're dealing with a real band in the raw. Counterfeit Blues comes packaged with a DVD, Memphis Sun, that documents the band's journey down to Sun Studios to record the music. In fact, it turns out the album was a spin-off of the documentary — a TV special — rather than the other way around. Corb Lund fans will appreciate the new versions of older material, but the album also has a "greatest hits" feel to it, so it's a fine introduction for the uninitiated. (New West)
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Credits
Musicians
Corb Lund: vocals, acoustic guitar
Grant Siemens: electric guitar, lap steel guitar
Kurt Ciesla: bass, backing vocals
Brady Valgardson: drums
Songwriting
Written by Corb Lund
Except:
‘Hurtin’ Albertan’ written by Corb Lund and Tim Hus
Production
Produced by Grant Siemens and Saam Hashemi
Engineered and mixed by Saam Hashemi
Recorded at Sun Studios
Mastered by George Graves at The Lacquer Channel
Artwork
Design by Mitchell Nevins
Front cover photography by Dave Heath
Rear and interior photography by Scott McClellan
Management
Managed by RGK Entertainment and Ron Kitchener
Logistic quarterback: Laura Stahmann
Publishing
All songs published by Corb Lund Music Inc.
Except:
‘Hurtin’ Albertan’ published by Corb Lund Music Inc. and Tim Hus
Rights society: SOCAN
Copyright
Counterfeit Blues copyright © and phonographic copyright ℗ 2014 New West Records, LLC
Memphis Sun copyright © and phonographic copyright ℗ 2014 YTV Productions Inc.
DVD / Film Credits
Memphis Sun filmed at Sun Studios
Starring Brady Valgardson, Corb Lund, Grant Siemens, and Kurt Ciesla
Creative director: John Wilson
Director of photography: Scott Imler
Audio supervisor: Frank Russo
Multitrack engineer: Saam Hashemi
Post audio: Marina Manuskenko
Music mix by Saam Hashemi
Film producer: Joel Stewart
Associate producer: Melissa McRae
Film editors: Jamie Francey and Paul Hessell
Senior production coordinator / music and synch licensing: Jennifer Fitzgerald
Executive producer / V.P. Head of Kids and Family Programming: Ted Ellis
Notes
Packaged in a tri-fold cardboard sleeve.
Packaged in a tri-fold cardboard sleeve.
Thanks
Special thanks to Joel Stewart
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