22.8.07

Hank Williams III - Dick in Dixie

I'm a big, big fan of Hank Williams III's country music (and of Hank the First, though not of Hank, Jr. - I'll always associate him with Monday Night Football, unless someone can convince me otherwise). What I've heard of III's metal band, Assjack, frankly sucks, though I'll reserve judgment until they record a proper album. Still, I admire III's willingness to do country and metal sets back-to-back. He's playing here in SF the day after Christmas with The Reverend Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy. That's going to be one hell of a hootenanny. I'm seriously considering putting my family on hold for the show.

Here's a video of his barnburner "Dick in Dixie" live in Austin, TX. Few country shows could boast so much goat-throwing. Dig that Black Flag-style "III" logo! His fiddler and pedal steel player shred, too. It ain't metal, but it kicks ass just the same.

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4 Comments:

Blogger countshockula said...

Thats really fuckin' funny, 'cause I feel the same way about the williams' I just can't get past those dumb nfl ads! Hank sr. rules so hard, and hank3 is cool ut hank jr. just seems so fuckin' cheesy.

8:19 PM  
Blogger countshockula said...

wait a minute?!?!?! isn't that Tim Robbins on fiddle?

8:24 PM  
Anonymous Teemu Selanne said...

That did pretty much kick ass.

12:26 AM  
Anonymous Invisible Oranges said...

Always good to see the Mightiest Duck 'round these parts. Count, III has had many a fiddler in his band, but never the star of such films as Jacob's Ladder, Arlington Road, and Mystic River.

4:58 AM  

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