MP3s
- 1.Take This Hammer
- 2.Always Sad
- 3.I Saw It With My Own Two Eyes
PHOTOS
Drunken Prayer
drunkenprayer.com| BAND MEMBERS | Morgan Geer |
| GENRE | Alternative, Blues and Folk |
| RECORD LABEL | Fluff and Gravy |
| SOUNDS LIKE | reluctant pop |
| INFLUENCES | Eels, Spiritualized,Warren Zevon, Harry Nilson |
| YEARS TOGETHER | 3 |
BIOGRAPHY
Drunken Prayer enjoys dual citizenship in Portlandia and Americana, though the latter's more of a summer home, given the band's wide-ranging predilections. Soul, rag, blues, folk and gospel all move through these tunes, while ringmaster Morgan Christopher Greer reveals himself to be the illegitimate offspring of Tom Waits and Levon Helm. His wheedling delivery borrows Waits' ambling grit while echoing The Band's skillful blend of roots idioms and beguiling narrative. Five years after Drunken Prayer's self-titled debut, they've returned with Into the Missionfield, an energetic, assured effort highlighted by the funky take on the traditional "Ain't No Grave" and the gentle Laurel Canyon folk-pop of "Brazil."
Chris Parker
Indy Week, Chapel Hill, NC
"Morgan Christopher Geer (is) the man behind Drunken Prayer and also Warren Zevon's medium, showing him the world from the great beyond"
Portland Mercury, Portland, OR
"...one part the Band, one part Tonight’s The Night and several parts sinner’s remorse...Bad Seeds-in-New Orleans noir..."
Fred Mills
Harp Magazine
“Morgan is the real deal as a frontman, a barking ringleader with chops between Tom Waits and the Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes”
Casey Jarman
Willamette Week, Portland, OR
"...a blistering example of bad-assedness."
Alli Marshall
Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC
Chris Parker
Indy Week, Chapel Hill, NC
"Morgan Christopher Geer (is) the man behind Drunken Prayer and also Warren Zevon's medium, showing him the world from the great beyond"
Portland Mercury, Portland, OR
"...one part the Band, one part Tonight’s The Night and several parts sinner’s remorse...Bad Seeds-in-New Orleans noir..."
Fred Mills
Harp Magazine
“Morgan is the real deal as a frontman, a barking ringleader with chops between Tom Waits and the Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes”
Casey Jarman
Willamette Week, Portland, OR
"...a blistering example of bad-assedness."
Alli Marshall
Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC
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