The Long Ryders - Native Sons (1984) torrent

The Long Ryders - Native Sons (1984)

Stephen McCarthy (vocals, various instruments)
Sid Griffin (guitar, autoharp, harmonica, background vocals)
Tom Stevens (bass, background vocals)
Greg Sowders (drums, percussion)

The Long Ryders' 1984 full-length debut is one of the defining albums of the mid-'80s roots-rock scene, a loose amalgamation of bands reacting against the MTV-ready crop of synth-pop superstars by playing guitar-heavy country-influenced rock and roll.

Heavily influenced by Gram Parsons and the Buffalo Springfield, singer/songwriter Sid Griffin and crew mix the '60s revivalism of the then-current Paisley Underground scene with a fondness for mandolins and other bluegrass instruments which would be further explored by the alt-country groups of the '90s.


01. Final Wild Son
02. Still Get By
03. Ivory Tower
04. Run Dusty Run
05. Mental Revenge, (Sweet)
06. Fair Game
07. Tell It To The Judge On Sunday
08. Wreck Of The 809
09. Too Close To The Light
10. Never Got To Meet The Mom
11. I Had A Dream

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