Artist.......: Five Horse Johnson
Album........: The Mystery Spot
Label........: Smalstone
Genre........: Blues
Catnr........: SS-069/2006
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Mar-04-2006
str.date.....: 000-00-0000
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.fivehorsejohnson.com/
track title time
01. The Mystery Spot 03:04
02. Ten-Cent Dynamite 04:33
03. Call Me Down 02:57
04. ...of Ditch Diggers and Drowning Men 04:11
05. Gin Clear 04:38
06. Rolling Thunder 04:22
07. Feed That Train 03:26
08. Keep Your Prize 03:16
09. Three Hearts 03:13
10. The Ballad of Sister Ruth 03:07
11. I Can't Shake It 03:30
12. Drag You There 05:07
Runtime 45:24 min
Size 77,8 MB
Release Notes:
Five Horse Johnson is:
Brad Coffin: Vox & Guitars
Eric Oblander: Vox & Harp
Steve Smith: Bass
Additional Musicians:
Jean Paul Gaster: Drums on all tracks
Iann Ross: Additonal Guitar Solos on "Gin Clear"
and "Drag You There"
Phil Durr: 2nd Guitar on "...of Ditch Diggers and
Drowning Men"
Craig Riggs: Keys, Backing Vocals
Dave Unger: Keys
Rob Lohr: Slide solo on "...of Ditch Diggers and
Drowning Men"
Basic Tracks recorded @ Effigy Studios / Ferndale,
MI
Basic Tracks produced and recorded by Bill Kozy
Assistant Engineer: Josh Brown
Overdubs were recorded by Sam Vail @ Vailcode
Studios / Ypsilanti, MI
Additional Tracking @ Mad Oak Studios / Allston, MA
Produced and Mixed by Craig Riggs @ Mad Oak
Mastered by Chris Gooseman @ Solid Sound / Ann
Arbor, MI
Fine Arts: Mark Dancey
Textiles: Vince Williams @ Creative Print / Hazel
Park, MI
Executive Producer: Scott Hamilton
Jr. Executive Producer: Steve Smith
Reviews for The Mystery Spot. . .
StonerRock.com
If you feel a little dismayed that ôThe Mystery
Spot,ö the opening track to the album of the same
name, is a little lackluster - donÆt worry. The
next song, ôTen Cent Dynamite,ö says just about
everything that needs to be said, and from that
point on, The Mystery Spot is another awesome slab
of blues and booze rock from OhioÆs Five Horse
Johnson.
Over a foundation laid by ClutchÆs JP Gaster, the
band (guitarist/vocalist Brad Coffin, bassist Steve
Smith, and frontman/harpist Eric Oblander) dives
headfirst into one of those swaggering, absolutely
badass songs that they excel at. ôTen Cent
Dynamiteö is simple and catchy, the way all great
Five Horse Johnson songs are (and as an added
bonus, Gaster cuts loose at the end of the song).
There are some other kickinÆ barnburners on The
Mystery Spot, like ôFeed That Trainö and ôThe
Ballad of Sister Ruth,ö as the band knows a good
groove deserves a mean stomp. Two other tracks that
stand out are ôàOf Ditchdiggers and Drowning Manö
and ôDrag You There.ö The former is an anthemic
ballad type, although it thankfully skips any
melodrama. The latter, the album closer, is one of
those songs where Oblander cuts loose on the harp
when not growling out some sinister lines.
Craig RiggsÆ production gives The Mystery Spot an
earthier, grittier sound. The album sounds lived in
and rough around the edges. ItÆs a fitting sound
for their music, as is the addition of Gaster on
drums. He really kicks the songs up a notch with
his drumming.
After ten years, six albums, and one stroke, Five
Horse Johnson is showing no sign of slowing down.
The Mystery Spot may not be perfect (their perfect
album is still No. 6 Dance), but that doesnÆt stop
it from being a fantastic album. Go get your
drinkinÆ hat and dancinÆ shoes and boogie down with
Five Horse Johnson.