I just heard The Henry Clay People - "Living in Debt" on the archived stream of KEXP's morning show. It was good enough to check for them here. Saw nothing so I suggested they be added. The new album is For Cheap or For Free on the label Autumn Tone Records. It was released Nov 4, 2008. Their site is http://www.thehenryclaypeople.com/ and they have a myspace you can access thru that link, too. From what I've heard so far, they rock a little like the 'Mats. This review from LA Record http://blog.myspace.com/larecord.com made me wanna listen to the rest of the album tonight and Rhapsody has it so, I will. "First of all, I don't believe this came out of Los Angeles. This is the sound of the Midwest --- of middle-of-nowhere towns, of flying down the interstate past corn fields and truck stops. The song titles give it away: "Living in Debt." "Bulls Through." "Working Part Time." Second of all, I want to call it Uncle Tupelo with Doug Martsch on vocals. but I just can't. While those comparisons give you an idea of what you're going to hear on For Cheap or For Free, they also sell the album short. These Henry Clay People have delivered a scorching set of twangy, gutsy rock that doesn't sound like anything new but is somehow infectiously fresh. It's in the way they spit out their lyrics ---more arguing than singing --- about being "broke but still alive" and "tired of leaving out futures up to fate." It's in the way they turn what would otherwise be a straigh-ahead alt-country jam into an urgent, arena sized-anthem, tearing through it like it's their last shot. This is the kind of record you'd like to sneak into the jukebox of some blue-collar bar in Milwaukee and watch the surly dudes forget that they have no idea who this is and give in to head-nodding and boot-stomping. Just don't tell them it's a bunch of young whippersnappers from L.A." --LA Record

I think I suggested these guys be added as artists but I don't remember for sure. That's pretty much why I started keeping track in the journal. Seems to me that 2cow are one of the main reasons for it. Since I couldn't remember, I never added lyrics. Anyway, I submitted two songs: "Come Back to Shelby" "No Shame"

Suggested a new artist to SM: Just listened to a band called Ninja Gun from Valdosta, Georgia. A guest blogger on NineBullets.net did a piece on them and I was able to listen to the whole album via Rhapsody. The album, Restless Rubes, isn't bad. A decent little Alt-Country offering from June 2008 w/a stunning album cover. The cover is what made me stop and read the blog entry. Let's hear it for good album art! sites: http://www.myspace.com/ninjagun http://www.suburbanhomerecords.com/releases/ninja-gun-restless-rubes/

This is the bio on Lyres, from allmusic ----- "Biography by John Dougan Few bands in Boston rock & roll history have lasted as long, and made as much good music, as Lyres. Led by garage rock obsessive, record collector, Farfisa organ king, and world-class megalomaniac Jeff "Monoman" Conolly, Lyres rose from the ashes of Conolly's first band, DMZ. Sporting a similar high-energy trash-rock sound indebted to the Seeds, ? & the Mysterians, the Stooges, and the early British Invasion (especially early Kinks), Lyres, for a brief, shining moment, were the kingpins of Boston's punk rock scene. Resembling venerable British blues-rockers Savoy Brown because of a constantly changing lineup (something like 40 musicians have passed through the ranks), Lyres (or more specifically, Monoman) gleefully party on, oblivious of trends or the assorted vagaries of the alternative rock marketplace. A dinosaur in his own right? Perhaps, but as long as Jeff Conolly has his organ, a few guys behind him, and a place to play, the simple joy that can only be had through rock & roll will exist in this world — hipness be damned!"

There's no listing on SM for the Lyres. How can that be? I just suggested they be added. There's a decent entry for them on Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyres_(band) but there's no official website. There is a kinda "in limbo" fansite at http://www.limbos.org/lyres/ that's semi decent. Great band. Should be on SM. No question.

There's this terrific album that I've been listening to and, I can't believe it but, most of the lyrics are here at SM. This site has some good people contributing.

"Crickets" wasn't here, tho. I just submitted the lyrics. I think I got 'em right.

The album is We Have Cause to Be Uneasy. It's good. A 2008 contender for my top 10 list.

I just added "She Left Me for Jesus" a couple minutes ago. Gotta have that one in there. Great song. The other Hayes Carll lyrics I submitted were approved and posted.

Until the new and improved SM site keeps track of lyrics submitted again, I'll be journaling what I've added so I can go back and proof it, again. There's no way I can remember what I add. I need to track it. I'm certain I added a ton more than what's showing, now. The new site design is real nice but, I can't wait 'til everything's working like it should. So, tonight I added these lyrics for Hayes Carll from his 2008 Trouble in Mind album. I hope to get back later tonight and add more. "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart" "Beaumont" "Drunken Poet's Dream" "Girl Downtown" "I Got a Gig" Dang! I like this album a shitload more than I thought I would. Dye was right, it's good.