The Freightwhaler Sessions
EP by
Freight Whaler
ReleasedUnreleased
Recorded1996
GenreAlternative country, Country rock
Length20:59

The Freightwhaler Sessions is an unreleased EP by alt-country artist Ryan Adams' side project band Freightwhaler (Freight Whaler), recorded in 1996. At the time, Adams was also a member of Whiskeytown.[1]

After attending a Freight Whaler concert in Raleigh, NC, No Depression writer David Menconi described the band as such: "...imagine an alternate version of the movie Revenge of the Nerds, in which the long-oppressed geeks form a gutsy roots-rock band instead of a cheeseball synth-pop band."[2]

The unreleased EP, which has made the rounds among the file-sharing community, is notable for the song "Bar Lights", which was later re-cut for Pneumonia, Whiskeytown's final album from 2001.[3]

Freight Whaler bassist Chris Laney revealed to AnsweringBell.com that two slower songs - "Sometimes That's Hard To Do" and "Picture Of Jesus On The Dashboard" - were recorded after drummer Skillet Gilmore broke his collarbone and couldn't play drums anymore.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."At the Drive In" 4:22
2."Bar Lights"Ryan Adams3:23
3."The Ghosts Are Out Tonight" 4:39
4."Sometimes That's Hard to Do" 5:14
5."Picture of Jesus on the Dashboard" 3:19

Personnel

  • Ryan Adams – guitar, vocals
  • Sloane Doggett – guitar
  • Skillet Gilmore – drums
  • Chris Laney – bass guitar
  • Nicholas Petti – pedal steel
  • Recorded by Wes Lachot

References

  1. 1 2 "Sessions". Answeringbell.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ↑ Menconi, David (1996). "Old 97's / Freight Whaler / Two Dollar Pistols - The Brewery (Raleigh, N.C.)". No Depression. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. ↑ Pneumonia (Media notes). Whiskeytown. Universal City, CA: UMG Recordings, Inc. 2001. 088 170 199-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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