Formed in Cincinnati originally by 5 high school friends, now a trio, midwestern garage-rock myths the Greenhornes have been churning out the highest quality rock n roll for well over a decade, maintaining their unperturbed tempo.
Vocalist and guitarist Craig Fox drawing the riffs on his Gibson SG with unquestioned ease , bassist Jack Lawrence plugging away at his Rickenbacker bass, and Patrick Keeler propelling the snarl the music. behind the drums , dished out the tuneful garage rock that made them darlings of the garage rock revival, and leaders of an enthusiastic cult followers, releasing 4 full length albums and a boat load of EPs and singles across a multitude of record labels, beside a lot amazing live performances .
The band–recently reformed as of 2010 with bassist Jack Lawrence and drummer Patrick Keeler returning after tours of duty in Jack White’s side projects the Dead Weather and the Raconteurs, respectively continues to exhibit the full versatility that The Greenhornes have to offer,
Maintaining the simplicity of a 3-piece rock group, weaving in simple or more complex sounds with its affable melodies and rhythms, no forget the danceable beats they don’t mind throwing in now and then , marked by an esteem for the legends from past who once were resurrected by a Lenny Kaye, getting a kind of soundtrack to part of my life.
So, this is a pretentious discography , which I dare to share , one of those discography that a true garage- rock fan will never judge enough of, only i hope that you like….
A few years ago, The Greenhornes visited KDHX studios, this record is from this short concert that was aired the next day, April 8, on The Wayback Machine …
Recorded and mixed at Ultrasuede Studio, Cincinnati, OH.
Tracks 2, 17, 20 from the EP “East Grand Blues”
Published by Each Hit Below Me (BMI).
Recorded and mixed at Le Grand Studios, Detroit, MI.
Tracks 3, 6, 19 from the album “The Greenhornes”
Published by Each Hit Below Me (BMI).
Recorded at Ultrasuede Studio, Cincinnati, OH.
Tracks 4, 5, 7, 11, 18 from the album “Gun For You”
Published by Each Hit Below Me (BMI).
Recorded at Ultrasuede Studio, Cincinnati, OH.
Track 6 taken from the Italy Records single “Shadow Of Grief”.
Recorded and Mixed at Third Man Studios.
Published by Each Hit Below Me (BMI).
Track 10 Alternate version.
Published by Each Hit Below Me (BMI).
Track 19 Alternate version.
Published by Each Hit Below Me (BMI).
Tracklist
1 It’s Not Real Written-By – Fox*, Lawrence* 3:33
2 Pattern Skies Written-By – Fox* 2:14
3 Lies Written-By – Greenhornes, The 3:17
4 I’ve Been Down Written-By – Greenhornes, The 5:16
5 Hold Me Written-By – Greenhornes, The 3:50
6 Shadow Of Grief 2:22
7 No More Written-By – Greenhornes 2:24
8 There Is An End Featuring – Holly Golightly Written-By – Fox* 3:07
9 Shame & Misery Written-By – Greenhornes 3:30
10 Can’t Stand It (Alternate Version) Written-By – Fox 3:20
11 Good Times Written-By – Greenhornes 2:13
12 Too Much Sorrow Written-By – Fox*, Lawrence* 4:08
13 Don’t Come Running To Me Written-By – Fox*, Lawrence*, Keeler* 3:29
14 Satisfy My Mind Written-By – Lawrence* 2:50
15 It Returns Written-By – Fox*, Lawrence*, Keeler* 2::49
16 Stay Away Girl Written-By – Greenhornes, The 3:36
17 Shelter Of Your Arms Written-By – Fox* 4:51
18 The End Of The Night Written-By – Greenhornes, The 1:50
19 Lovin’ In The Sun (Alternate Version) 2:40
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2010 – The Greenhornes – Little Horse 2007- 2010
Literally “leaked”, 15 tracks from the Greenhornes mysterious unreleased LP Little Horse , a few blogs reported that it was finally getting a proper release of Four Stars, wrong, this is a bootleg that shared Magiska´s Tish Tash, no tracklist or cover…
Nothing fancy, just a stage wide shot. It is fairly steady. About 90% of the concert was filmed except for a couple short excerpts and the last 2/3’s of “I’ll Go Crazy”.
THIRD MAN RECORDS 12″ VINYL CATALOGUE NUMBER: TMR053 PRESSED: UNITED RECORD PRESSINGThis is the Greenhornes first full length LP of new material for the band since 2002’s “Dual Mono”. The packaging for this record may be our finest work to date yet, A die-cut fold out sleeve featuring liner notes by the one and only Jim Jarmusch. “★★★★” may be the Greenhornes’ strongest collection of songs yet. It’s diverse yet very concise, from the dark pop of lead single “Saying Goodbye”, the bubble glam of “Song 13”, to “Cave Drawings” moody psych; it’s an eclectic and mature work and very much The Greenhornes own.
THE GREENHORNES – “EAST GRAND BLUES” 2005
V2 RECORDS CD
On their first record for V2, the East Grand Blues EP, Cincinnati’s Greenhornes show some range in adding the Byrds to the list of bands (the Yardbirds, the Kinks, the Sonics) they cop licks and sounds from. Leadoff track “I’m Going Away” mixes chiming 12-string guitars and lush vocal harmonies to get a much softer and melodic feel than anything the band has done before. The rest of the disc features the group’s usual high quality brand of garage rock revivalism but with an important twist. Surprisingly, moody Beat group-influenced ballads are the order of the day with “Shelter of Your Arms,” “At Night,” and “Shine Like the Sun,” each being subdued and plaintive with atmospheric, almost dreamy, production courtesy of Brendan Benson. “Pattern Skies” is the only rocker on board and while it feels a bit by the numbers song-wise, the exciting production and soaring guitar work save the day. At least on this EP, the band seems to have scaled back their aggressiveness and retreated to a more melodic and grown-up sound. To people who liked their powerful and nasty side, you may be thinking “sell-out.” For anyone who thought the ballads were the best thing about Dual Mono, it is a step in the right direction. The choice is yours.
THE GREENHORNES – “BROKEN FLOWERS” (SOUNDTRACK) 2005
UNIVERSAL CLASSICS CD
THE GREENHORNES – “DUAL MONO” 2002
CD
The Greenhornes’ third album for Hoboken indie Telstar changes very little (if any) of the group’s standard formula. With the addition of new guitarist Eric Stein however, the Cincinnati garage rockers’ dead on British Invasion-meets-Midwest is more powerful and crisp sounding than ever. “Satisfy My Mind” may only have three basic chords, but Stein lets them ring out as if he invented them himself. In fact, the Greenhornes so perfectly nail the careening, rough side of 1960s pre-psychedelic rock & roll that they leave almost no room to consider the music in any other context. They even add gimmicky harpsichord to more than one tune, a trend that was dated as soon as the Yardbirds did it. None of this takes away from the enjoyment of the group’s utterly basic, aggressive sound, but it’s hard not to envision the Greenhornes becoming the soundtrack band if someone ever decides to film the Jeff Beck story.
THE GREENHORNES – “THE GREENHORNES” 2001
CD
Unlike many garage revival records, what stands out about the Greenhornes’ self-titled release is that their original songs sound better than their covers. While remaining true to the ’50s blues and ’60s rock/mod pioneers which clearly influenced them (think Stax meets Kinks), the Greenhornes have established themselves as classic songwriters in their own right. Produced by John Curley (formerly of Afghan Whigs), the album is a compelling blend of vintage and modern. Slow-tempo, melancholy ballads like “Stay Away Girl” alternate with rumpshakers like “Lies” and “Nobody Loves You.” However, it’s Fox’s vocals (once described as “worn”) which are the magic element on the album. It’s hard to believe that it’s really just a 24-year-old white kid from Ohio singing these songs.
THE GREENHORNES – “GUN FOR YOU” 1999
CD
On this sizzling garage rock debut, Cincinnati, OH’s Greenhornes showcase their talents at combining solid early- to mid-’60s Stones/Kinks-style rock with a jovial mod influence and Detroit blues-rock punchiness. Their lineup features former members of the Nevada Death Band, including Craig Fox on guitars and vocals, Brian Olive on guitar and backup vocals, Patrick Keeler on drums, and Jack Lawrence on bass; the pervasive organ right up front in the mix comes courtesy of spectacular keyboardist Jared McKinney. There are ten blues- and soul-tinged originals here in all, along with two blistering covers (including the old Blues Project chestnut “Wake Me, Shake Me”). Fox’s multi-range singing talents are wildly apparent on howling rave-ups like “No More,” “The End of the Night” (a song about the nature of dysfunctional relationships), and “Going to the River,” or blue-eyed soul numbers “Hold Me,” “I’ve Been Down,” and the smoky “No Friend of Mine.”
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I have most of this, but there were some great gems to find here, man! Thanks a million times! Great blog!!!!!
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I was searchin’ desperatly where to download “gun for you”, although i’m gonna buy the album. Thanks