Mescalito
Ryan Bingham
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| 1 | Southside of Heaven | Ryan Bingham | 6:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | The Other Side | Ryan Bingham | 2:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Bread & Water | Ryan Bingham | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Don't Wait for Me | Ryan Bingham | 4:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Boracho Station | Ryan Bingham | 2:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Sunshine | Ryan Bingham | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Ghost of Travelin' Jones | Ryan Bingham | 4:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Hard Times | Ryan Bingham | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Dollar a Day | Ryan Bingham | 2:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Take It Easy Mama | Ryan Bingham | 3:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Long Way from Georgia | Ryan Bingham | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Every Wonder Why | Ryan Bingham | 4:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Sunrise | Ryan Bingham | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | For What It's Worth | Ryan Bingham | 6:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 15 | Best of Me | Ryan Bingham | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Bread & Water (Alternate Version) | Ryan Bingham | 5:51 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Songs |
iTunes Review
Texas singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham possesses a voice as parched and pitted as the landscapes his lyrics describe. The songs on his major label debut Mescalito (2007) convey the same sort of grim fatalism and smoldering romance that pervades the novels of Cormac McCarthy. Though classified as a maverick country artist, Bingham seems as much inspired by the blues-rock of the Beggar’s Banquet-era Rolling Stones as by Hank, Willie or Waylon. Such labels don’t really matter, tough. What counts is that the music here has a genuine feel, chronicling America’s wide open spaces from the bottom up. Mescalito works as a complete narrative, though certain tracks stand out — “Boracho Station” (a Spanish ballad of cracked loveliness), “Long Way from Georgia” (a drifter’s weary lament) and “Sunshine” (a rollicking, nearly delirious number). Bingham manages a rough-hewn love song with the almost-funky “Take It Easy Mama,” but more typical are lonesome highway sketches like “Ever Wonder Why” and “Ghost of Travelin’ Jones.” Marc Ford’s production and instrumental touches avoid extraneous polish. Bingham may be a relative youngster, but Mescalito bears the mark of a well-seasoned artist with an ageless road story to tell.
Recent Customer Reviews
Timeless, great stuff
by Papa RitchieOthers had said it already: Ryan Bingham is a great singer-songwriter in the mold of early Dylan, early Boss, with Southern Rock influence, is great live, all true!! Run, don't walk, to his nearest show, you'll have a helluva time! 5 stars baby!!
Thank you iTunes Recommends!!!
by JoshBWhatever led you to preview this CD, don't pass it up. I clicked on it after it showed up as a recommendation and I am so glad I bought this album. Absolutely Brilliant, and I'm only listening through for the first time!!!!!!!!!!!
Buy it. Period.
by jackel_14You know you want to buy it. I purchased this album last night and haven't stopped playing it. Every time is listen to it I find a new favorite song. The lyrics have substance and the melodies are hard hitting, you won't be able to get them out of your head.
Biography
Born: March, 1981 in Hobbs, NM
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Ryan Bingham
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bread & Water | Mescalito | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Southside of Heaven | Mescalito | 6:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Sunrise | Mescalito | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Country Roads | Roadhouse Sun | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Hard Times | Mescalito | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $7.99
- Genres: Country, Music, Rock, Americana, Contemporary Bluegrass
- Released: Oct 02, 2007
- ℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.

