The Farrell Bros. are my favourite act to ever come out of Selkirk, but the first album that I was exposed to was Dead End Boys. I had no idea about the Farrell Bros. early country twang style that you hear on the Ballad Of Jackpine Slash.
The first track on this 1998 release is Look Back Hard Darlin’, and let me tell you I was more than a little surprised at the twang factor, but even more worried that the little bit of edge the tune had might be enough to convince me to give other country-ish artists a second listen. Please people keep me from the dark side. I cannot listen to country - ever.
Don’t get me wrong this is a rockin’ album, it is just different then just about any other disc I own. There are tunes on this album that are similar to their later work. Tunes like Where Are You and, Turn It Around really keep the album jumping. This album would likely be best described as a throw-back to the classic rock-a-billy country era.
My recommendation is that if you are not heavily into the rock-a-billy scene then you might want to start of with on of the Farrell Bros. later albums such as Dead End Boys.
Here is a taste of both the newer and the older.
Newer
Older
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