tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post2543471572814293583..comments2024-02-11T06:06:09.969-08:00Comments on quickcrit - music reviews: Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark (2008)awmercyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366441009847765420noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-34473449414696102982008-03-06T16:41:00.000-08:002008-03-06T16:41:00.000-08:00I'm not a super-fan of Drive-By Truckers, but I he...I'm not a super-fan of Drive-By Truckers, but I heard "The Righteous Path" on Sirius and really enjoyed it. It definitely had the slower, more reflective sound and tone you guys are talking about. Too bad the album seems a little bloated.Pimpbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542628277488811838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-83204824952183719882008-03-04T08:17:00.000-08:002008-03-04T08:17:00.000-08:00I definitely agree. At over an hour & twenty minut...I definitely agree. At over an hour & twenty minutes some of the songs seem forced and unnecessary. I don't have a problem with the shift towards a slower, twangy county focus, but I feel that the songs that try and do that are way too generic.Nightrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141858074146013333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-24525354237239862592008-03-04T07:52:00.000-08:002008-03-04T07:52:00.000-08:00Do you think it would've been better if they'd cut...Do you think it would've been better if they'd cut it down to their 12 best songs? While there are songs I like on the album, some of which you mention, I feel that it drags on too long.awmercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366441009847765420noreply@blogger.com