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Simply put, Cash Money have had it up to here with everything and for one reason or another (the law!), they've changed their name from CASH MONEY to CASH AUDIO. From now on, we refer to CASH MONEY as CASH AUDIO. Got it? So, Cash Money would seemingly now be Cash Audio or even C$, but they still will be the ones closest to you heart of hearts. Cash Audio use only guitar and drums and do so in such a profane way, they induce dizziness, confusion and loss of motor control. They mix the traditions of country, blues and heavy rock'n'roll - they need no bass, it only gets in the way. They release their third full-length on Touch and Go Records, entitled Green Bullet, and give the industry at large and listening public a collective Up Yours. With the recording of Green Bullet they traversed the U.S., recording in five different studios, mostly with Brian Deck (Red Red Meat) again, but with some new sportsmen coming into the C$ hut. They have even annexed a harmonica player to colour the duo format. His name is Dave Passow, aka the Broken Sombrero, who adds to the overall dirty blues sound. Cash Audio have gone a bit more traditional in the sound on Green Bullet, utilizing somewhat of a 12-bar structure, while still bringing it hard and straight to your jaw with a clenched fist. There are at least four distinct moods on the record: The gritty-toothed hard luck story - the kind you've come to love from your boys Scott and John, like "Capital City Blues" about the inevitable trauma that occurs in each state's political center. The tale of good demon/bad demon in "Shifty-Eyed Devil." The tender moment comes up with the Sheriff serenading the world in "Gold Dust Majesty." The seering inditement of the musical community in "Who Killed the Blues?" - "I guess you all did" is an answer. A couple of covers round out the cumulative jaw massage, with ".44 Blues" being taken from the Hound Dog Taylor version, and "Got to Hurry" being inspired by the Yardbirds. And it wouldn't be complete without the high inside joke factor, so it's "Wrong Again" time. Yep, it was a twelve-split show. |