Artist: Paul Sanchez
Album: Wasted Lives and Bluegrass
Year: 1994
Paul Sanchez is a very nice guy. He's also got the city of New Orleans crawling through his blood. Both times I got to meet and speak with Paul, he was always gracious and really wanted to talk about the city he holds so dear. Seriously…VERY nice person.Paul was the longtime rhythm guitarist for New Orleans-born rock band, Cowboy Mouth. In my humble opinion, that band has not been the same since Paul Sanchez left. No disrespect to the fellas left in the band (John Thomas Griffith is a fantastic guy, too).
Anyway, Joe Black is a funky little number on the Wasted Lives and Bluegrass album. I'm not sure why I picked this one to highlight on Stale Reviews…maybe it's the sweet little run that Paul plays on this track. Maybe because it's just a fun song that clocks in at a little over of two minutes.
Maybe it's because I just like it! It's my blog…I can do what I want.
Joe Black's lyrics don't really jibe with the upbeat rhythm of the guitar playing. The lyrics are melancholy and a little bit fucked up. But, I am the kind of person that likes the juxtaposition of happy-feeling music with downer lyrics.
Paul did well on this one.
It also struck me that this album is also over twenty years old. Damn!
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