Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
I liked Isbell's songs on Decoration Day, just didn't like the one they did on KEXP.
As a longtime fan, how do you feel about them having a chick in the band?
Was the parting amicable, or did they just show Hicks the door in favor of Ms. Isbell?
My significant other HATES the idea of a female in the band (she is a woman by the way). Weird. I thought she'd love the representation. She just doesn't think that a women will fit in with her image of the band and their sound.
When we saw them in Austin last year, she actually commented that she thought something was wrong with Earl (the old bassist). She thought he seemed resentful of the attention and acclaim that the new kid was getting. She even tracked him down after the show - gave him a hug & told him he was great.
Turns out she may have been right. I also remember offering to buy him a drink at a show over the summer & he replied "that he was on the wagon." You're gonna have a tough time being sober and in that band.
I really don't care either way. The band is selling it as an influx of additional talent. She's a multi-instrumentalist & another songwriter. You can see her photo on that KEXP link above. If she's as good as they're saying - that band's got a glut of talent...and as Patterson Hood sez - Somethings Gotta Give Pretty Soon.
