Sour Mash (album) explained

Sour Mash
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Beasts of Bourbon
Cover:	Sour Mash (album).jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	1988
Studio:	Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney Australia
Genre:	Blues rock post-punk
Length:	43:48
Label:	Red Eye RED LP 5
Producer:	Phil Punch and The Beasts
Chronology:	Beasts of Bourbon
Prev Title:	The Axeman's Jazz
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Black Milk
Next Year:	1990

Sour Mash is the second album by Australian blues rock band Beasts of Bourbon which was recorded in 1988 and originally released on the Red Eye label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

In the review on Allmusic, Skip Jansen states "With The Johnnys and Scientists both calling it a day just prior to Sour Mash, the collective creative forces were pooled to make the Beasts of Bourbon's landmark in which remains their prime document. A raw blues-rock album with post-punk afflictions ... With the enigmatic Tex Perkins, who could be one of rock & roll's last great frontmen, and the blistering slide-guitar-driven sound, the band does a fine job of re-creating the sound of a twisted night out at the pub".

Track listing

All songs by Kim Salmon and Tex Perkins except where noted

1. "Hard Work Drivin' Man" (Jack Nitzsche, Ry Cooder, Paul Schrader, Tex Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:22
2. "Hard for You" (Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:30
3. "Watch Your Step" – 2:00
4. "Playground" (Salmon) – 3:58
5. "Door to Your Soul" – 3:37
6. "These Are the Good Old Days" (Spencer P. Jones, Salmon, Perkins) – 3:00
7. "The Hate Inside" (Jones, Perkins) – 3:27
8. "Pig" (Jones, Perkins) – 4:33
9. "Driver Man" (Traditional) – 4:03
10. "Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens) – 4:20
11. "Flathead (The Fugitive)" (Salmon) – 2:00
12. "This Ol' Shit" (Perkins) – 2:40
13. "Sun Gods" (Perkins) – 3:18

Personnel

Beasts of Bourbon

• Tex Perkins – vocals, siren, guitar, drum
• Spencer P. Jones – guitar, clock guitar
• Kim Salmon – guitar, slide guitar, wild boar guitar, harmonica, tambourine, conductor
• Boris Sudjovic – bass, tambourine, foot stomping, handclaps
• James Baker – drums, cymbal, handclaps

with:

• Adrian Hornblower – tuba, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 6, 8 & 9)

Production

• Phil Punch – engineer
• Phil Punch and The Beasts – producer

Notes and References

1. https://texperkins.net.au/discography/ Tex Perkins discography
2. Walker, C. The Ugliest Band on Earth, Preface from Beasts of Bourbon: Ten Years Behind Bars (Music Sales, 1993), accessed January 14, 2019