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Poor Little Knitter On The Road: A Tribute To The Knitters
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About Poor Little Knitter On The Road: A Tribute To The
Product Description The Knitters, the legendary country-punk band featuring members of X and the Blasters, helped open all our ears to the fact that loving country and loving punk was not nearly as crazy as it sounds. This tribute re-creates their seminal debut album, track by track, using musicians who were blown away by that record. Features Kelly Hogan, Whiskeytown, Old 97's, Robbie Fulks, and a never-before-heard-anywhere else track by the Knitters themselves Amazon.com In 1985 members of and the paid tribute to the classic country of the and , recording as the (a play on words of folk family the ). Here late-'90s alternative-country artists bow to the Knitters, covering the dozen songs on 1985's Poor Little Critter on the Road in order. Bloodshot's insurgent stable dominates the record, led by 's rollicking title song; Catherine Ann Irwin (of ) and the on the traditional "Walkin' Cane"; and (with vocalist Jane Baxter Miller), who nail 's railroad song "Rock Island Line." The only swing-and-a-miss is 's plodding interpretation of Haggard's "Silver Wings," the Knitters' best as sung by John Doe, who appears twice here: with the on "Cryin' but My Tears Are Far Away" and with the reunited Knitters on "Try Anymore." --Scott Holter
