Former Members: Eric McFadden, Mike "Mo" Rose, John Hastings (R.I.P.), Tom Van Vleet (R.I.P.), Scott Meacham, Robert Martinez, Allen Appel, and Kurt.
Recording Contributors: Paul Whatley, Steely Daniels, Blane Sloan, Roger Baker, and many, many others.
Influences
The Stones, Faces, Hank Williams, J. Geils, Jason and the Scorchers, Georgia Satellites, old school Punk, Social D, Steve Earle, alcohol, Rockabilly and REAL country.
Sounds Like
Hank Williams and Keith Richards getting drunk in an alley behind Paul Westerberg's house.
Let It Suck (2004)
1. Cumon-N-Loveme
2. All Night Long
3. One Thing
4. Cry (x5)
5. Gravity
6. Real Bad
7. Highlife
8. Well Oh Well
9. Pen and the Sword
10. Melancholy
Beating A Dead Horse (2001)
1. Night of a Thousand Auto Alarms, Pt. 2
2. There I Go
3. Me and Raul Julia Down by the Graveyard
4. Enough For You
5. Dolores Joaquin
6. Any Man's Best Friend
7. Easy
8. Josephine, it Was Me
9. Stop Me
10. Think About Me
11. Good At Leaving
12. Urine Trouble
13. Do Me
14. Folsom Wizard Blues
15. Second Nature
Drink, Drink, Drink (1993)
1. Mama Had A Peterbilt
2. Buy Me A Drink
3. Knee High to a Longneck
4. Drink, Drink, Drink
5. Cling to the Bottle
6. Mile of Love
7. Baby's in Jail
8. I Don't Miss You
9. Conscience
10. Go Down
11. Jesus Told Me 2 Kill U/13 Steps
12. Had Me A Real Good Time
March 9, 2006 - Keith signed the papers for the song "Gravity" that he wrote with Cole Mitchell to appear in a film shot here in New Mexico. The film, entitled "First Snow", stars Guy Pearce.
THEIR LIVE SHOWS ARE LEGENDARY - reminiscent of the Stones, Hank Williams, and the Replacements. - Michael Henningsen
Chris Martin (drums), Keith Drummond (guitar, vocals), Scott Meacham (bass), Cole Mitchell (vocals, harp)
Tom Van Vleet (drums), Scott Meacham (bass), Cole Mitchell (vocals, harp), Keith Drummond (guitar, vocals), Allen Appel (guitar).
Chris Martin (drums), Keith Drummond (guitar, vocals), Cole Mitchell (vocals, harp), Benjamin Harrison (guitar), Robert Silva (bass).
Saddlesores are a band of southwestern roots-rock renegades who've been together for 15 years, hammering out their own unique brand of outlaw rockin' twang. With real country stylings played through a true rock-n-roll heart, the Sores have earned a loyal following of bikers, musicians, and other discerning citizens.
Having weathered the death of two drummers (in the Spinal Tap Tradition), divorce, despair, and other such mayhem as is visited upon all enduring rock-n-roll bands, they've managed to turn all these experiences into great songs.
History:
I was sitting around with Scott Meacham and the late and sorely missed John Hastings one night listening to music. We loved Dwight Yoakam, and Steve Earle, Jason and the Scorchers, Social D, and of course, old country,rockabilly and 70’s rock. We thought it would be funny if we did rock versions of country songs, and vice versa. We started out with a country version of Judas Priest’s “Breakin’ the Law”, and a punked out Merle Haggard song. UBIK Sound released a compilation called Carport Thunder that featured two of our songs. After a month, we had written three great songs that ended up on our first recording, “Drink, Drink, Drink”.
After John died, we added Cole Mitchell on vocals, and Chris Martin on drums, and a new band was born.
Downtown Albuquerque was coming into it’s own at this time, and we played every club that would have us. We put out our second recording, aptly entitled, “Beating a Dead Horse”. After 10 drummers (including another “late great”, formerly of the Breakers and Broadway Elks, Tom Van Vleet), countless bassists and guitarists (we may be the only band who can boast of having the phenomenal Eric McFadden play both guitar and drums with us- he’s also on our debut recording), we finally kept a solid crew together for a few years, including Chris Martin back on skins, and recorded our farewell CD, “Let it Suck”.
Hey Keith, Lucky's out of prison and so Sin Serenade is back! This Friday at Burt's. Shut up. I know you don't go out, but you oughta for this one. Drinks on me.
It takes giant balls and alot of alcohol to pump out classics like the Sores do baby....lots of alcohol, maybe a bit of Jesus and definatley that lovin' NM sunshine!!!
You guys sound great! I definately have been looking into finding a southern rock band. I think it's a genre that is missing from society, and should be brought full on. No one seems to respect us southern rock folk!
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