Found Vinyl: Blood on The Saddle

Sub-genres are always an interesting beast, a fusion of different styles and sounds pulled together to make something unique.  While hipper than alt-country, cowpunk never really gets its due.  LA band Blood on The Saddle released their debut self-titled LP in 1984 on New Alliance Records, and it's a pretty awesome album.  Take a listen to "Banks of the Ohio."



An old school country music vibe, but mixed with jangly garage rock guitars.  A lot of these sounds would be found later on albums by an array of artists from Butthole Surfers to Southern Culture on the Skids to Hank Williams III.  Listen to the raucous "Blood on the Saddle."



Lastly, here's some footage of the band playing "Do You Wanna Dance?"  The sound's a little rough, but this song displays more of singer Annette Zilinskas' vocals, and that guitar tone just slams through as well.


Now, let's get that cowpunk revival moving.