It’s not like I need to prime the pump for the Trucker’s new record the Big To-Do coming out on March 16th, but hey, it’s DBT, and sometimes I just can’t help myself. The album’s fucking epic, and I’ll probably give myself a happy seizure writing the full review. You can read more about This Fucking Job here.
Big thanks to jonicont for making this and other high quality DBT videos and posting them on his youtube channel. Shooting and recording live music isn’t easy, especially with a band as loud as the Truckers, but he does a damn fine job. And no one has captured them playing People Who Died this well (believe me, I’ve looked for it):
I’m pretty sure the Truckers cover this song so much, because it’s the only song in the world where more people die than in one of their own tracks, plus it’s badass.
Of course, the show ain’t over until I hear Let There Be Rock, which has admittedly made for some awkward situations when I drunkenly refuse to leave the venue if they haven’t played it. “Polite but firm” my ass, security dudes.
Ok, I’ll reluctantly quit my DBT video binge after just three videos, but if you’re a Trucker fan (and you should be) you need to check out jonicont’s youtube channel and subscribe to it, he’s got some great stuff, including the Big To-Do’s vinyl only bonus track Girls Who Smoke.
