Showing posts with label Desert Rose Band. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desert Rose Band. Show all posts

Friday, July 25, 2008

Desert Rose Band - Life Goes On

Excerpt from the DamGreek's review:
1993's Life Goes On sticks very closely to the previous format and style of the earlier Desert Rose Band albums, with Chris writing nearly all of the songs, and singing lead, with Herb Pedersen’s vocal backing him up. Some classic stuff here, and Chris Hillman was also able to recruit Tom Brumley to play very cool Steel Guitar on this record and join this short lived lineup of the band. His Pedal Steel is one of the highlights of this record.
Shortly after the CD was finished, Chris Hillman decided it was pretty much over, and broke up the band. This line-up, as far as I know, never toured together, although Bill Bryson had been a touring member of the band for a while.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Desert Rose Band - True Love

The Desert Rose Band had major personnel turnover in 1991; Jay Dee Maness was replaced by steel guitarist Tom Brunley, John Jorgenson by guitarist Jeff Ross, and Steve Duncan by drummer Tim Grogan. This lineup recorded 1991's True Love, but failed to duplicate the success of the band's first incarnation.

Desert Rose Band - Pages Of Life

Their third album Pages of Life featured a remake of Desert Rose as well as a remake of Herb's beautiful folk song about his daughter Our Baby's Gone which was originally recorded on his 1976 album Southwest. Missing You is a notable song for the bluegrass feel and Herb's soaring vocal harmony.
Jay Dee Maness left the band in 1990 and was replaced on pedal steel guitar by Tom Brumley whom Jay Dee replaced in the Buckaroos. Jay Dee Maness would again play with Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen on their post Desert Rose Band albums Bakersfield Bound and Way Out West.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Desert Rose Band - Running

Their second album Running (1988) featured the John Hiatt-penned hit She Don't Love Nobody, Running, and a remake of Buck Owens' Hello Trouble.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Desert Rose Band - Desert Rose Band

The Desert Rose Band was formed in 1985 by Chris Hillman, formerly a member of The Byrds, and Flying Burrito Brothers. Additional members included John Jorgenson, who was mainly responsible for the instrumental arrangements of the songs; Herb Pedersen for the vocal arrangements. Herb sang the high tenor part above Chris' tenor and each Desert Rose Band album featured Herb on one lead vocal.
Their eponymous debut album was issued in 1987. It contained their first hit, Ashes of Love. Their debut also feature a remake of Chris Hillman's Time Between, which he previously recorded as a member of The Byrds.