John Hiatt - Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Updated and repackaged digipak edition of this 2000 album from the acclaimed singer/songwriter, which has been out of print for years. New West.

Looking at life through the rearview mirror was the inspiration for John Hiatt's 2010 album, the Open Road. A classic Hiatt record, the rockin' songs sizzle with the heat from a two-lane blacktop on a hot summer's day. Hiatt and his touring band (Kenny Blevins on drums, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and Doug Lancio on guitars) recorded a test that gives 'Garage Rock' a new meaning. 'All the other years, my songs are about coming home,' Hiatt says. But within these 11 new songs, including 'Haulin' and the title track, 'The Open Road', home is never the destination.

This multi-dimensional unity filters Klossek's compositional explorations of melody, harmony and rhythm through the lens of six master improvisers, arranged in a way that allows the music to sound differently every time. Music that features many influences and genres from contemporary jazz, experimental rock, new music and beyond as well as dynamic interplay between all the musicians.