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GOOD LORD, I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS I T SOUNDS LIKE AN EAST WIND HOWLING ACROSS THE MOUTH OF A QUARTER-FULL BOTTLE OF DAMIANA, STANDING UPRIGHT ON THE SANDY BEACH OF A FRIENDLY FISHING VILLAGE, ABOUT THIRTY-FOUR KILOMETERS SOUTH OF SANTA ROSALITA,, WHERE THE TORTILLAS ARE HANDMADE IN THE MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON BY A PLUMP, BEAUTIFUL OLD WOMAN NAMED ISABEL. EITHER THAT, OR SOME OF THE STUFF SOMETIMES SOUNDS KINDA LIKE WARREN ZEVON -- IF YOU SQUINT.
Russ Buchanan is a still-breathing refugee from the excesses of the 70s, 80s and 90s pop/rock/country scene. He was a member of "Sugarloaf" ("Green-eyed Lady"), "Player" ("Baby Come Back"), "Thieves" ("You wouldn't know any of our songs, but we did manage to put the record company out of business"), and many others. He has toured or recorded with Tanya Tucker, Gary Wright, Danny O'Keefe, Exile, Dolly Parton, Rare Earth, and zillions of others.
His contribution to Hollywood is almost as eclectic as his musical resumé. From the voice of "Kingfisher," the philosophical Cajun DJ from "Candyman, Farewell to the Flesh", to "Elgart Brunson," the mucho-macho country singer in the so-bad-it's-almost-good Stallone/Parton flick, "Rhinestone." In the movie, Buchanan sings "The Day My Baby Died" - a country song about the tragic demise of his bride on the morning of their wedding day -- a warning to us all to be careful around farm machinery when wearing flowing satin and lace. "Yeah, the movie was awful," Buchanan says, "but dammit, I was funny! My mom said so." Buchanan is also the singing voice of "Jacob" in Dreamworks' "Joseph, King of Dreams," and does voice-overs for everything from A&E's "Biography" series, to the "Don't Pass Gas" secondhand-smoke PSAs, to Barack Obama's campaign ads.
"The Russ Buchanan EP" and the "Save the Institution EP" are the first two salvos from his "Political Potshots With a Strong Backbeat" project, and are truly labors of love. As Buchanan puts it, "I know the market for political music is about as lucrative as Lithuanian disco these days, but, doggone it, God created ProTools (digital recording application) so guys like me could make fun of Bush and the Greedhead Cabal. It would be a sin to do anything else."
Hey Rusty, I have to keep my tradition going by sending you a comment every Holiday season. Hope all is well, & see you this August when we move back to the L.A. area. ♥ Sue
Hey Russ, thanks again for the great review of "All the World" over at Garageband. I posted it to myspace as well. all the best
michael aka..NumberOneWorld
Greetings Russ Buchanan
Thanks for adding me and thanks for the comment. I really did enjoy the tunes, The SUV song was definitely a good one, along with the other songs of course. Take care
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