Re: The Batson Sessions: DMB Studio Efforts from 2006 Leaked - News Discussion
Happy three years to the Batson Sessions.
I still can’t believe how much these sessions are slept on—in my mind, they include some of the band’s greatest material since the Busted Stuff days, and if finished and produced properly, could result in an album markedly better than their last several. Early Home, Celebrate, Situation, ABC, Drive Me Away, Scream into the Grave, Ask, and Red Glare are all excellent previously unheard tunes, and the cuts of Kill the King, Come On, Break Free, Shotgun, and Break For It are special as well.
I’m not under any false illusion that any or most of these unheard tracks will ever see the light of day at this point, but I’m very grateful for the leak and thrilled that we have access to these cuts. They make a perfect soundtrack to fall, and show that Dave—at least for a moment in time immediately following the release of the band's worst album—had the ability to compose some dark and compelling lyrics. It’s a shame these sessions remain as overlooked as they are.
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