No Guts, No Glory

by moe.

Overview

Originally planned as an acoustic album, the 11th moe. album No Guts, No Glory experienced a transformation during the recording process with Dave Aron. A producer best known for hip-hop, Aron didn't move the jam band in that direction but he encouraged moe. to do what they do best: to play with themselves. This is a group where interplay trumps all, which sometimes means they ride a groove, sometimes they lay back and solo, sometimes they cluster around a microphone and harmonize, sometimes they just enjoy the ruckus they cause. All of this can be heard on No Guts, No Glory, as can the album's acoustic roots; many of the songs begin with an acoustic intro -- or something spare enough to suggest an acoustic intro, like the bluegrass "Do or Die," which is on electrics but surely feels like it originated on a back porch -- and then build into something else, something a bit more full-blooded. This nimbleness, along with little bits of color like the sly marimba on "Calyphornya," is why No Guts, No Glory can seem simultaneously fresh and familiar. moe. aren't explicitly pioneering into new territory but they're digging deep into their surroundings, still finding something to explore within themselves. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2014
Label:	Sugar Hill
UPC:	0015891410326
Rank:	108705

Tracks

1. Annihilation Blues
2. White Lightning Turpentine
3. This I Know
4. Same Old Story
5. Silver Sun
6. Calyphornya
7. Little Miss Cup Half Empty
8. Blond Hair and Blue Eyes
9. Do or Die
10. The Pines and the Apple Tree
11. Billy Goat

Album Credits

Performance Credits

moe.   Primary Artist
Vinnie Amico   Drums
Dave Aron   Clarinet
Al Schnier   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Willie Waldman   Trumpet
Chuck Garvey   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
James Loughlin   Mallets,Percussion
Lukky Martin   Trombone
Rob Derhak   Bass,Vocals

Technical Credits

Rob Derhak   Composer
moe.   Composer
Dave Aron   Engineer,Producer
Al Schnier   Composer
Adam Ayan   Mastering
Chuck Garvey   Composer
Charles Garvey   Composer
Chris Young   Mixing Assistant
Mikhail Pivovarov   Tracking Assistant
Jay Blakesberg   Photography
Sue Meyer   Design
Johnny Montagnese   Studio Manager
Ian Callanan   Tracking Assistant
Vincent Amico   Composer
Seff Crollett   Mixing Assistant