The Big To-Do then proceeds to bow out rather unceremoniously with the relative whimpers of "Santa Fe", "The Flying Wallendas", and Cooley's sweet but tepid "Eyes Like Glue". The Truckers demonstrated with 2008's Brighter Than Creation's Dark that they don't need non-stop yuks and grotesqueries to reach greatness, but the best moments of The Big To-Do nonetheless offer tantalizing proof that these guys still possess fascinatingly warped minds when they feel like showing 'em off.

The Big To-Do further brought media attention to the band, resulting in their highest chart success, appearances on David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon's late night shows, and a scheduled tour opening for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. During a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman in June 2011, the band played a cover of Eddie Hinton's song "Everybody. Drive-By Truckers backed up Booker T. Jones on his instrumental album Potato Hole, which was released on April 21, 2009. Neil Young also contributed over-dubbed guitar work to the album; the Drive-By Truckers and he never met in studio. Potato Hole features a re-recording of the Cooley penned track "Space City", which originally was released on the album A Blessing And A Curse. The band performed with Jones as "Booker T and the DBTs" at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 14, 2009.

Listen to The Big To Do by Drive-By Truckers - a new album (release date: March 16, 2010) @ New Releases No. The album, which is the band's tenth in their thirteen-year career, features thirteen new tracks produced by their long time producer, David Barbe (Sugar, Bettye LaVette). It's very much a rock album,' says Patterson Hood. Very melodic and more rocking than anything we've done since Disc 2 of Southern Rock Opera.

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In his liner notes to the Drive-By Truckers' eighth studio album, The Big To-Do, bandleader Patterson Hood uses running away to join the circus as a metaphor for a variety of hopes, dreams, and ambitions, adding "I never really was all that into the circus as a kid, but I sure was into the Rock Show, which was sort of The. Circus for kids of my generation.

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The Big To-Do Art This album is the seventh one in a row that has featured artwork by our dear friend Wes Freed. He and his wife Jyl live in Richmond, VA and have been a part of our family for nearly as long as we’ve had this band. We never tell him what to draw and often give him no input at all, yet he always seems to find some subtext, often one we didn’t know was there, that he brings out and runs with. I think that the relationship has hit a new level on this album, as he basically illustrated every song

The Big To-Do, which is the band's tenth album in their thirteen-year career, is scheduled to be released March 15, 2010. The Big To-Do features thirteen new tracks from the Drive-By Truckers and was produced by their long time producer, David Barbe (Sugar, Bettye LaVette). It's very much a rock album," says Patterson Hood of the Trucker's upcoming release. The inspiration for The Big To-Do came to the band during their time on the road.

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