Name: Demanding To Be Next by Preacher Boy
Brand: Preacher Boy
SKU: 807135264624
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

Preacher Boy might be a young white boy singing the blues, but think Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart more than Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, and throw in some Townes Van Zandt and Gillian Welch as well. For his fifth album, Preacher Boy (known to his mother by the decidedly less bluesy moniker Christopher Watkins) for the first time performs in a strictly solo and acoustic setting: just his agreeably smoky voice and vintage National slide guitar. Waits and Beefheart come immediately to mind because of Watkins' fearlessness when it comes to bending melodies to suit his own whim, not to mention the husky low register of his singing voice. But he's not really out to warp or subvert the blues, as shown by reverential but idiosyncratic readings of standards like Son House's "Death Letter" and Skip James' "Nehemiah James." Watkins understands that the idea is not to mimic one's influences, but to put them in the service of something new. That "old wine in a new bottle" context makes Demanding to Be Next Preacher Boy's best album yet.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo

1. A Little Better When It Rains

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

2. Whistleman

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer
Colin Brooks: Christopher Watkins; Other

3. Nehemiah James

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

4. Jackson Street

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

5. Comin' Up Aces

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

6. Rock Skipper

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer
Bryan Miller: Christopher Watkins; Other

7. One-Way Turnstile

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

8. Cemetary Stout

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

9. Death Letter

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Eddie "son" House; Composer

10. Ninety-Nine Bottles

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

11. Umbrella

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

12. Change

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer

13. My Gold Canoe

by Preacher Boy

Primary Artist: Preacher Boy; Main Performer
Composer: Christopher Watkins; Composer
Colin Brooks: Christopher Watkins; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

51 minutes and 33 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Blues, Singer & Songwriter, Acoustic Blues

Label

Coast Road Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2003

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

807135264624

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Notification

Demanding To Be Next

1. A Little Better When It Rains

2. Whistleman

3. Nehemiah James

4. Jackson Street

5. Comin' Up Aces

6. Rock Skipper

7. One-Way Turnstile

8. Cemetary Stout

9. Death Letter

10. Ninety-Nine Bottles

11. Umbrella

12. Change

13. My Gold Canoe

Technical Specifications

Demanding To Be Next

Product information

Release options

1. A Little Better When It Rains

2. Whistleman

3. Nehemiah James

4. Jackson Street

5. Comin' Up Aces

6. Rock Skipper

7. One-Way Turnstile

8. Cemetary Stout

9. Death Letter

10. Ninety-Nine Bottles

11. Umbrella

12. Change

13. My Gold Canoe

Technical Specifications