The Greenhorne's The Greenhornes

Pretty boring cover depicting the band for The Greenhornes 2nd album.


Despite the uninspired album artwork...The Greenhornes is a solid release by a talented garage band from Indiana. It's your run of the mill blues laden, 60's soul inspired pop rock garage music from a group of dudes who can seriously "jam" together. The Greenhornes second album is definitely inspired by the likes of early rolling stones, yardbirds and animals. Fuzzy guitar, heavy drums, and lackadaisical vocals. Fast, ripping r&b rock, and slow soulful blues numbers.

Track List:
1. Can't Stand It
2. Shadow of Grief
3. Stay Away Girl
4. Inside Looking Out
5. It's My Soul
6. Let Me Be
7. Lies
8. Nobody Loves You
9. Lonely Feeling
10. High Time Baby
11. Shame and Misery
12. Can't You See

The lead off song, Can't Stand It is a hard rockin', fast blues song with back-up call and response vocals from the rest of the band, and some heavy guitar hooks. A sweet ass, sounds like Wurlitzer maybe, organ lends that classic 60's touch. Other stand outs on the album include the cover Inside Looking Out also covered by bands such as The Yardbirds and The Animals. The Greenhornes version doesnt do anything that different to it, but man they play the shit of the song. I'd love to sing this song on stage someday...so much energy!


It's my Soul and Nobody Loves You are a couple of great, mid-tempo straight up rhythm and blues songs with great guitar playing. Lies is the heaviest rock influence on the album with a straight 4/4 drum beat, and Can't you see is a sweet and sad break-up song with a doo-wop quality to it.

All in all, every song on this album is catchy in it's own way. You may know some of the Greenhornes musical co-horts, the white stripes and holly golightly. The Greenhornes have disbanded in the last couple of years and some members are now the band, the Racontuers with Jack White. Let it be known...I think the Racontuers suck ass. I hate Jack White's sissy boy, whiny vocals...and on a side note -meg white is a shitty fucking drummer and only famous cause she's a chick. That being said...I am a Holly Golightly fan...she's cool and her work with the Greenhornes is great. One of their songs is featured in the Jim Jarmusch movie, broken flowers. They do much more rock/pop/and country style stuff together.

If you crave that sweet, sweet 60's rockin' soul sound, give the Greenhorne's self titled 2nd album a listen. FYI, their debut album, Gun for you is much more rock/pop based - still good shit but not what the Greenhornes do best in my opinion.

Inside Looking Out - The Greenhornes (over footage of the Animals for some reason...)