Why Aren't You Listening to These Guys?!

Hellbound Glory "You Better Hope You Die Young"

Mike and I got to see them twice last weekend in Kansas.

I wasn't expecting to be one of, like, only 5 people in the bars who knew their songs. And I wasn't expecting to hear tons of covers.

I figured they had some type of following--and they probably do in some places. 

But they should have a following in every place in the damn world.

This is real  country music. Amazing story telling, great melodies, excellent playing...truly living out the songs. (Really, they do!) Anyone who says they like country music should be a huge fan of Hellbound Glory.

They pay tribute to classic country: The Hanks, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash...while sounding fresh and original at the same time.

The shows were great--and the second night they recognized us and asked us to hang out.

SO COOL!

We talked about bad tattoos, gangster rap, and movies. I felt kinda awkward...I didn't really know what to say to them. Oh, and I totally dorked out a bit. ("Omigosh you are such a great songwriter...I appreciate what you do so much...blah, blah blah.") Mike says I didn't make too much of a fool of myself!

This isn't a concert review. It's me wanting to help. To be a part of music I believe in.

One of my favorite bloggers has already said what I want to say better:

"The fact that Hellbound Glory, as big as they may be in certain circles, is still a relative unknown, is the clearest evidence I can procure that country music has no idea what it’s doing, and has no working system in place to mine and develop talent. At the least BMI and ASCAP should be shuttling suits out to Reno to poach Leroy (Virgil--lead singer)’s brain for this high Sierra gold that would instantly raise the bar of songwriting in the mainstream country world."

 --The Triggerman

Seriously...Leroy Virgil has that songwriting gift from God. I could go on forever about it. These masterpieces are not written in a Nashville office. The reference: real life. Not marketing demographic spreadsheets.

Hellbound Glory is planning to release a new album this year. Produced by Shooter Jennings. Called 'Merica.

That's your cue, Team America fans!

The new songs they performed made me SO pumped for what's in store!

I want to do what I can to be a loyal fan of this band. To spread the word. To bring them to Springfield and get them in front of people who appreciate good music.

Thanks for sticking with me through my rambling adoration. I could go on, I could get all over dramatic...but I won't. I'll just say that if you don't like Hellbound Glory...

You don't like country music. In fact, you don't have a soul.

Okay, maybe I'll be a little bit over dramatic.

Hellbound Glory "Hank Williams Records"