Corb Lund’s Sun Studio “Counterfeit Blues” CD/DVD Coming
Corb Lund, the current king of Canadian country (at least in this buckaroo’s estimation), will be releasing his latest studio incarnation called Counterfeit Blues to folks in The States on July 1st, and to those north of the border on June 17th. Counterfeit Blues will not be your average joe release though, it is a CD/DVD combo that captures Corb and his Hurtin’ Albertans live and on the floor within the confines of the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, reprising some of Corb’s most well-known compositions in new recordings.
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“It turned out really well,” says Corb about the new project. “Partly because we know the songs inside out and have played them live a thousand times and partly because recording at Sun is a very old fashioned, low-tech process that ends up sounding really great if you can pull it off. My band has been playing behind me for ten years or more, with all the same members so it was a great way to capture the live chemistry we’ve developed over many, many tours. You can’t fake that.”
Some lucky Canadians may have seen Corb Lund and his Sun recording session as part of a CMT Canada documentary (that didn’t air in The States) called Memphis Sun. That documentary is where the material for the DVD comes from, and it includes three previously-unheard/unseen bonus tracks that were not in the film.
If you’re looking for one modern-day Canadian who can stand tall in his boots and go toe to toe with the American born country legends, it would be Corb Lund. Whether you’re talking about Corb Lund the songwriter, Corb Lund the singer, or Corb Lund the performer, he’s one of these five-tool musicians who can do it all. Growing up on a ranch in Southern Alberta, he’s lived as an authentic country life as any.
Counterfeit Blues CD Tracklist:
1. Counterfeiters’ Blues
2. Good Copenhagen
3. Big Butch Bass Bull Fiddle
4. Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer
5. Little Foothills Heaven
6. Five Dollar Bill
7. Buckin’ Horse Rider
8. Hurtin’ Albertan
9. (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots
10. Truck Got Stuck
11. Roughest Neck Around
12. Truth Comes Out
Memphis Sun DVD Tracklist:
1. Hurtin’ Albertan
2. No Roads Here
3. Little Foothills Heaven
4. Counterfeiters’ Blues
5. Roughest Neck Around
6. Big Butch Bass Bull Fiddle
7. Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer
8. Truck Got Stuck
9. Truth Comes Out
10. Five Dollar Bill
11. Buckin’ Horse Rider (bonus)
12. Good Copenhagen (bonus)
13. (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots (bonus)
May 28, 2014 @ 7:42 pm
I hope we can get this in the States, Corb is one of my favorites, I just had is Losin’ Lately Gambler album in my truck on the way to work this morning.
May 28, 2014 @ 8:18 pm
Not seeing any issues with Stateside availability, aside from it coming out two weeks later than Canada. It’s being put out through New West Records.
May 29, 2014 @ 7:37 am
Good deal, thanks! keep up the good work on the site!
May 28, 2014 @ 11:41 pm
Trigger , you ol Buckaroo ,…being a Canadian I couldn’t agree with your moniker ” King Of Canadian Country” more . Corb is the real deal when it comes to writing , subject matter , entertaining videos and a definitive artistic style very few come close to here in the Great White North. Unfortunately , Canadian country radio doesn’t seem to agree with you . Corb is rarely played on a regular basis ( outside of , perhaps , his home province ) on mainstream country radio and that is a tragedy . The folks getting the most airplay up here are American acts or the folks who sound MOST like all of them thar ‘merican pop-country acts , it seems . Even WITH our Canadian Radio and Television 30% law ( 30% of anything played on Canadian radio or on Canadian television by law has to be Canadian content ) we continue to produce mostly American ‘country’ music . Which would be fine …IF mainstream American country radio was playing COUNTRY music and not pop .
Corb is a highlight on the Canadian music scene.
May 29, 2014 @ 6:38 am
This ain’t Country. It’s 100% Americana, or Canadiana. I searched YouTube trying to find one real, pure Country song by Corb, and couldn’t find one.
May 29, 2014 @ 7:33 am
It’s a shame Clint that you’ve put such hard and fast rules around your perspective that have, and will continue to limit your musical experience.
May 29, 2014 @ 7:55 am
I didn’t say he was bad. I didn’t say he was Pop. I didn’t even say I couldn’t enjoy some of his music. I just said his music isn’t Country, as I know Country; because it’s not. I’m not limiting myself, although I know what I like and don’t like, I just prefer for music to be defined correctly.
By the way Trig, did you ever get a chance to look into that song I emailed you about?
May 29, 2014 @ 8:48 am
Sorry I had to read those comments a few times to make sure I was reading someone saying Corb Lund isn’t country??? I saw him 2 weeks ago in my hometown and if Corb Lund is not considered a country singer Clint, then there isn’t such a thing on this planet. Tim Hus probably isn’t considered country in your books either….hahah
May 29, 2014 @ 9:17 am
He doesn’t like Sturgill Simpson either. If it isn’t an old artist, he doesn’t seem to like them. And it’s a shame because Simpson and Lund are among the many great new country artists making great music.
May 29, 2014 @ 10:16 am
And Hank Snow is a hipster 🙂
May 29, 2014 @ 1:50 pm
Look dude, I didn’t mean to hurt yours or anyone else’s feelings. If you like Corb’s music, then why does it matter that he’s Americana?
Country Music is a specific sound. Corb may have some Country mixed into his sound, but not enough that I’d call him a Country singer. That’s why he’s Americana. His style is a mixture of things. It’s not an insult. Cheer up.
May 29, 2014 @ 9:05 am
Well, I think I’ve read that Corb considers his music more influenced by the “western” part of “country/western.” No doubt there is a fair amount of blues and rock and roll in his music as well.
May 29, 2014 @ 1:19 pm
Would you say Waylon Jennings was pure 100% country without a foot in rock and roll? Tell me Clint please what is country music so I can be more like you and look down on the mere peasants that frequent this “country” music website
May 29, 2014 @ 2:30 pm
Waylon did not have one foot in Rock n Roll; more like one big toe. Waylon was Country enough that he can accurately be described as a Country singer. Waylon recorded a significant amour of hard Country music, along with the stuff that had a little Rock influence.
I’m not sure why you feel the need to be a smart-ass. I don’t need you to be like me, nor do I look down on anyone here. Disagreement does not equate to looking down on. I do think however, that there’s quite a few on here that have this idea that just because something has artistic merit, or isn’t mainstream, that that makes it Country; and it just isn’t so.
May 29, 2014 @ 6:40 pm
Clint,
Given your definition of Waylon’s sound, I’d be curious to hear your take on Lund’s “Good Copenhagen” and “Chinook Wind”.
May 29, 2014 @ 1:55 pm
Hey Josh,
I’m not overly impressed with Sturgill, but I never said he wasn’t Country.
The age of the artist or the artist’s music has little to do with whether I like them or not.
May 29, 2014 @ 10:22 pm
Justin,
Those two songs definitely have Waylon style arrangements, and are traditionally more Country or Honky-Tonk sounding than anything else I’ve heard by Corb.
May 29, 2014 @ 1:59 pm
“And Hank Snow is a hipster”
I realize you’re attempting humor here, but I don’t recall ever even mentioning Hank Snow on this site. I guess I don’t get it.
May 29, 2014 @ 8:41 am
Just curious Clint, you said you couldn’t find 1 Country song, with many albums under their belts I would strongly disagree. What and who are you comparing Corb’s music to, and what is your definition of Country?
May 29, 2014 @ 2:16 pm
Country Music is a specific sound. An artist could have a little bit of Country mixed in and not be a Country artist. I’m pretty sure that’s why Americana exists; so we have a place to put these artists that don’t fall into one category. Most Americana music also seems pretty eccentric, as does Corb’s music.
May 29, 2014 @ 2:49 pm
Hurtin Albertan, Drink It Like You Mean It, and Roughest Neck Around are country sounding songs, to me. There are others but these come to mind. You seem to have a specific country sound you appreciate Clint, so I can’t say these appeal to you just that they sound country.
Overall I think of Corb Lund as more of a red dirt texas sound… not exactly country but definitely influenced by it. I appreciate his sense of humor and country/rockabilly influences
May 29, 2014 @ 6:57 am
I will definitely be pre-ordering this.
Very nice track list. Looks like they are all taken from two older albums, which are 2006’s Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer (8 on both CD and DVD) and 2002’s Five Dollar Bill (4 on CD, 5 on DVD). So, nothing from the two more recent New West studio releases.
May 29, 2014 @ 7:01 am
Can’t wait, Corb really got me hooked on his music with Cabin Fever. I know Fullbright falls under the Americana spotlight way more than country, but do you plan on reviewing his latest, Trig? “Songs’ is an instant classic in my opinion, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this way about an album, I can’t stop sharing it with people. Today I saw in the LA Times that even Miranda Lambert is going crazy over that album.
May 29, 2014 @ 7:34 am
I’m sure I’ll get around to it.
May 29, 2014 @ 8:57 am
Love it. I used to be one lane, not anymore. No, I’ve quit looking at Country with tunnel vision. That ship has sailed.
May 29, 2014 @ 10:09 am
Interesting comment. Struck a nerve with me for some reason–in spite of the mixed metaphor 😉
My own attitude towards country changed, too–some time ago. I think I know what you mean.
I think country has grown to be a whole rainbow of music. It’s too bad it gets filtered through Scott Borchetta’s money bag. The Mass Media Country that disgorges from it is like great artwork lit by cheap LED lighting–you can’t appreciate the full spectrum of what went into it.
May 29, 2014 @ 8:45 pm
First off, I love Corb Lund. Love love love his style, sense of humor, and authenticity.
That being said – let’s call this what it is. An album of cover songs by Corb Lund sung by Corb Lund. “but they recorded it live!”. Yeah, in a studio. I was pumped when I saw the announcement hoping we’d get a new album of new material. But this just seems lazy.
May 30, 2014 @ 11:29 am
I’m with you 100% Blackwater, huge Corb fan and love just about everything he does, but I hate when artists put out re-hashed material like this. I’ve seen the Memphis Sun documentary, and while he sounds great live in the studio playing the tunes, there’s barely any difference between the originals. So it’s basically like he’s saying “Hey look! I can play my own songs real well, just like on the records!”
May 30, 2014 @ 9:05 am
Big UP! That twang on a Tele will always slay me.
June 3, 2014 @ 10:13 am
Howdy! Practice