JOHNNY DOWD - WRONG SIDE OF MEMPHIS

01. Murder
02. Papa, Oh, Papa
03. Ft. Worth, Texas
04. One Way
05. Just Like A Dog
06. Average Guy
07. Ballad of Frank and Jesse James
08. Idle Conversation
09. Wages of Sin
10. John Deere Yeller
11. Thanksgiving Day
12. Heavenly Feast
13. First There Was a Funeral
14. I Don't Exist
15. Welcome Jesus

Praise for "Wrong Side Of Memphis":

The 15 original songs are a canny mixture of tradition and thrilling sonic experimentation ... By the end, Dowd is broadcasting from the edge of sanity. He's part preacher, part psychopath, reduced to mocking even his hallucinatory visions. 'Welcome, Jesus, to my dismal swamp,' he croaks. 'Did you hope for something a little better?'

If you like songs about murder, blood-stained walls, drinking whiskey, paranoia, 'robot girlfriends' and the wages of sin, then Wrong Side Of Memphis is the album for you. Four stars (essential).