New album came out yesterday(Tuesday). Just reaffirms how good he really is. I don't think he'll ever hit mainstream and I think that's just fine.

Hallelujah is by far the best song on the 13 track album. It's been 'out' on youtube for a while now. However, there isn't a song of his I don't like.

Blues, Dylan n Steve Earle like vocals, texas red dirt, southern rock sound. He's pretty damn good. I know we had a few who enjoyed him.

no links? its alright i can look it up

Is Hallelujah a cover?

After hearing about his song, "The Weary Kind" from the Crazy Heart soundtrack I decided to check him out. His voice flows perfectly with what he sings about, and even the tone/beats of his music.

After doing some research, I do not think Hallelujah is a cover, as I believe he wrote/co-wrote every song on his new album.

Ryan Bingham is good. Real good.

Bingham's Hallelujah is not the Leonard Cohen version. In fact, I doubt Bingham would put a cover on any album.

I'm glad to see another Ryan Bingham fan on here because we are a rare breed, phhasbeen...where are you at anyway? I'm in Columbus. I saw Bingham and his band last summer in Indianapolis at a tiny little bar and actually hung out with them before and after the show and smoked up a bit; drank some beers and did shots with Ryan. I saw him again in November 2009 in Columbus which was a week after his first Letterman appearance and that time he barely got off his tour bus to say hello. Granted he was without his own band and was touring with the a group called The Flatlanders (w/Joe Ely). The time in Indy they were all packed in a van pulling a trailer with their equipment (if you've seen the video for Country Roads, it's that van).

I've heard a few songs from the new LP and it seems ok. It's no Mescalito, but I doubt he'll ever top that album. The first song, The Poet, has been around for a while as I have it on a bootleg from a show in Ireland. Anyway, when I saw him in Indy, before the show I asked him to play it and he said sure. So, he played it first and then went into his regular set list which was full-on rockin so I think he did it just cuz I asked. Later after the show his mandolin player Corby told me Ryan has been trying to get The Poet on an album since day one. I thought that was pretty cool and he probably appreciated that.

Also on that bootleg (from 2007) are versions of Dylans Hard Rain and Hey Hey Hurray that are all backwards and different like he's since reworked them. The Poet version on this new album has been reworked as well.

Thanks for starting this thread....

Btw...Justin knew I would tell that story. LOL.

fiver;467902 wrote:After hearing about his song, "The Weary Kind" from the Crazy Heart soundtrack I decided to check him out. His voice flows perfectly with what he sings about, and even the tone/beats of his music.

After doing some research, I do not think Hallelujah is a cover, as I believe he wrote/co-wrote every song on his new album.

When I saw him in Columbus last November (solo; all acoustic) he played several new songs, including The Weary Kind so people who saw that stretch of Flatlander shows were probably one of the first ones to hear Weary Kind. Oddly enough, Bingham wasn't that well received that night. The crowd averaged about 45-50 years in age and they were there solely to see The Flatlanders, who are legendary in Texas and started in the 70's.

Steel Valley Football;467948 wrote:Btw...Justin knew I would tell that story. LOL.

Yep, it's a cool story bro.

Steel Valley Football;467938 wrote:Bingham's Hallelujah is not the Leonard Cohen version. In fact, I doubt Bingham would put a cover on any album.

I'm glad to see another Ryan Bingham fan on here because we are a rare breed, phhasbeen...where are you at anyway? I'm in Columbus. I saw Bingham and his band last summer in Indianapolis at a tiny little bar and actually hung out with them before and after the show and smoked up a bit; drank some beers and did shots with Ryan. I saw him again in November 2009 in Columbus which was a week after his first Letterman appearance and that time he barely got off his tour bus to say hello. Granted he was without his own band and was touring with the a group called The Flatlanders (w/Joe Ely). The time in Indy they were all packed in a van pulling a trailer with their equipment (if you've seen the video for Country Roads, it's that van).

I've heard a few songs from the new LP and it seems ok. It's no Mescalito, but I doubt he'll ever top that album. The first song, The Poet, has been around for a while as I have it on a bootleg from a show in Ireland. Anyway, when I saw him in Indy, before the show I asked him to play it and he said sure. So, he played it first and then went into his regular set list which was full-on rockin so I think he did it just cuz I asked. Later after the show his mandolin player Corby told me Ryan has been trying to get The Poet on an album since day one. I thought that was pretty cool and he probably appreciated that.

Also on that bootleg (from 2007) are versions of Dylans Hard Rain and Hey Hey Hurray that are all backwards and different like he's since reworked them. The Poet version on this new album has been reworked as well.

Thanks for starting this thread....

Yeah I don't think Ryan would put a cover an his albums.

I'm from Columbus, but go to school just outside of Cinci. I saw him this past summer at the Country Throwdown Tour and I'm wanting to see him again in Cinci sometime in October.

I agree with your assessment of Mescalito. It's amazing. But I still love Roadhouse Sun and Junky Star is damn good. Dylan's Hard Rain is one of my favorite songs. I was mad when he didn't play it at the Throwdown. "Give him your cash mother fucker, he's too fast for you."

Yeah that was the first line that grabbed me from that song also. That and "On the border of Tiajuana..." LOL.

I also have that whole song on my iPhone from the show in Indy. I was literally standing 10 feet from him playing. I have some other stuff from him you may not have heard that I can send you if you PM me your email address.

justincredible;467933 wrote:Ryan Bingham is good. Real good.

I'll agree with that.

Steel- ill pm you when I get to a computer. Phone can't seem to do it.

However the album is 3.99 for the mp3s on amazon if anyone wants to grab while they can.

justincredible;467962 wrote:Yep, it's a cool story bro.

I hate you.

pnhasbeen;468152 wrote:Steel- ill pm you when I get to a computer. Phone can't seem to do it.

However the album is 3.99 for the mp3s on amazon if anyone wants to grab while they can.

Ok, let me know. I have some good stuff. Yeah, I saw that $3.99 deal...gonna do that in a minute.

I didn't know anything about Bingham until Crazy Heart came out. After hearing Weary Kind, and checked out some of his other stuff. I'm a fan!

pnhasbeen....I just noticed your PM. Sorry bud.

Got my Bingham tickets for the Grog Shop...anyone else going to that show? How about the Cincy show at the South Gate House? That's a great looking old house. Anyone ever been there for a show?

Ryan Bingham
Never heard of him.
I'll have one of my kids down load this. They have all the music site memberships.
Sounds like my kind of music.

Darkon;482575 wrote:Ryan Bingham
Never heard of him.
I'll have one of my kids down load this. They have all the music site memberships.
Sounds like my kind of music.

Try this one first Darkon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHnSj9Ls6pU&feature=fvw



Then here's the song he won a Grammy for from the movie Crazy Heart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwwkqABItLA



He has many other good songs if you like those.