Great American Taxi - Paradise Lost (FLAC) (2011)
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Genre: Country

In the past five years, Great American Taxi has become one of the best-known headliners on the jam band circuit. Their uninhibited sound is a swinging concoction of swampy blues, progressive bluegrass, funky New Orleans strut, Southern boogie, honky tonk country, gospel, and good ol- fashioned rock -n- roll. Great American Taxi was born when singer, guitarist, and mandolin player Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon joined keyboard player and singer Chad Staehly for a superstar jam to benefit the Rainforest Action Group in Boulder, in March of 2005. -We put together a dream band of the best local musicians for a one-off gig,- Herman recalls. -It worked so well we had to do it again, and again, and again.- Great American Taxi quickly evolved into one of the best country-, rock-, and bluegrass- influenced jam bands in the land, masterfully blending acoustic and electric instruments into music they call -Americana Without Borders.-

Great American Taxi has been equated with roots rockers like the New Riders of the Purple Sage, Grateful Dead, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, The Byrds, and Little Feat. Herman finds the comparisons flattering. -We-re definitely connected to all the acts in the country/rock spectrum, as well as the spirit of Gram Parsons and Woody Guthrie,- he says. -We want to address the issues appropriate to our times, while making music that gets people up and moving.-

Tracklisting:

01. Poor House
02. AM Radio
03. Blair Mountain
04. Angel Dust
05. Olden Days
06. Maud Only Knows
07. Penny Arcade
08. Silver Fiddle
09. Radiation Blues
10. Gonna Make a Record
11. Swamp Song
12. Easy Listening
13. American Beauty (bonus)
14. Appalachian Soul(bonus)