Label: Oie
Released 2005
Stories of hard work and hard luck, long nights, dirty deeds, family, youth, and good ole boys are crafted in a timeless manner as band leader Ed Anderson (vocals, guitar, keys, harmonica) comes into his own as an American songwriter. Having already built a loyal American and European fan-base through moving songs, local radio, relentless touring, and heated, balls-out rock shows, it's the arrival of Bar Room Semantics that finds a band on the verge of something bigger. Walking in the same field as bands like MOFRO and the DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, BACKYARD TIRE FIRE is able to cut to the core of the human experience, exposing the truths that unite us all and uncovering the beauty of the struggle.
Track listing:
- A Better Day
- The Daze
- The Ones Who Surround You
- Spinnin' Around
- 31st Fall
- Believe
- Tryin' To Get Paid
- When The Truth Was Still True
- Interlude (Lookin' Forward)
- Ready To Go
- The White On My Walls
- If It Make You Feel Good
- Up & Down
- Thick Skin
- To You