On it, Patterson Hood and his bandmates unpacked the prickly realities of Southern living in all its fascinating and terrible contradictions. On it, Patterson Hood and his bandmates unpacked the prickly realities of Southern living in all its fascinating and terrible contradictions.
As the late summer swelter dragged on without mercy,wiped beads of sweat from their guitars. The uniform shop building in which they were recording in Birmingham, Al., was devoid of air conditioning, and the heat was nearly unbearable. It was September 2000, and though the band had reached one of the lowest moments of their career and was barely hanging on while battling a litany of personal and professional grievances, they were determined to create their masterpiece.
The album is an insider’s perspective on racism, class, and culture won honestly and performed furiously. “We wanted to speak for that,” Hood said. “ live where they live. They grew up amongst the people they grew up with. But always felt apart from the aspects of the South that we’re so famous for that are kind of unsavory and shitty, which there are many. But there’s also a lot of great things about it down here.”from start to finish.
He added, “I don’t begrudge anybody making a living for sure, but there was a lot of the heart and soul of it that was kind of gone after Ronnie was gone to me. And then it just became, like I said, a flag. All that stuff bothered me.”
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