NINE POUND HAMMER

Nine Pound Hammer is an American hardcore band formed in 1985 by vocalist Scott Luallen and guitarist Blaine Cartwright in their hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky.

Nine Pound hammer was one of the first rural hardcore punk bands to substantially incorporate rural blue collar motifs into the minimalistic hardcore sound. Their lyrics (suggestive of outlaw country) featured themes such as alcoholism, rural poverty, and violence, and included references and homages to the likes of Jesco White and Dale Earnhardt. In contrast, most of the urban, experimental cowpunk bands of 1970s/80s Los Angeles and the UK were roots rock, folk rock or New Wave bands incorporating country music instruments and influences as a secondary (sometimes temporary) aspect of their sound.

Following the breakup of the band in 1997, guitarist Blaine Cartwright formed the band Nashville Pussy, which shares many of Nine Pound Hammer's musical and lyrical conventions with the addition of a lead guitarist and a more hard rock/Southern rock-focused format.

Nine Pound Hammer first played at The Ross Theater, opening for the Xtian rap group, The Disciples Of Decadence, in nearby Evansville, Indiana, with drummer Toby Myrig, David Epperson, and bassist Brian (Forrest) Payne, in 1984. David and Brian left, and Bart Altman, thunderstick man from The Disciples Of Decadence, joined on bass. This lineup played a single show at the Ross Theater as The Yuppie Mop Dogs on August 31, 1985. The band played locally in Owensboro, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana, garnering a very loyal following before relocating to Lexington, Kentucky as the Raw Recruits. The band then changed their name to The Black Sheep and became the house band at Great Scott's Depot. Darren Howard replaced Toby, and the band became Nine Pound Hammer again. The name of the band is taken from the Merle Travis song Nine Pound Hammer.

Brian Moore (Active Ingredients) and Rob Hulsman (Tarbox Ramblers) joined on bass and drums in 1988, just before recording the band's first LP, The Mud, The Blood, and The Beers.

In 2005, Nine Pound Hammer was asked to pen a theme song and lyrics for 12 oz. Mouse, a new Adult Swim animated series showing on America's Cartoon Network. Singer Scott Luallen also appears in the series as the voice actor for the character Rooster. More recently, they were featured on Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon the Soundtrack with the track "Carl's Theme," in which the lyrics play off of the character "Carl" and one of his lines in Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Current line-up: Scott Luallen (vocals), Blaine Cartwright (guitar), Earl Crim (guitar), Rob Hulsman (drums), Mark Hendricks (bass)

Former members: Brian Moore (bass), Matt Bartholomy (bass), Bill Waldron (drums), Bart Altman (bass), Brian Pulito (drums), Adam Neal (drums)

01 - [1988] The Mud, The Blood, And The Beers

01 - I Don't Think So
02 - Crawdaddy
03 - Redneck Romance
04 - Drive-In
05 - Little Help
06 - He's Gone
07 - Doomsday Popstars
08 - Runaway Train
09 - She's So Cool
10 - Bye Bye, Glen Frey
11 - Lookin' For Somebody
12 - Gear Head
13 - Hate To Think
14 - Barefoot County

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02 - [1991] Smokin' Taters!

01 - Long Gone Daddy
02 - Cadlillac Inn
03 - Everything You Know Is Wrong
04 - Feelin' Kinda Froggy
05 - Don't Get No
06 - Folsom Prison Blues
07 - Turned Traitor For Piece Of Tail
08 - I'm On Fire
09 - Wrong Side Of The Road
10 - Headbangin' Stockboy
11 - Surfabilly
12 - The Weasel

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03 - [1994] Hayseed Timebomb

01 - Hayseed Timebomb
02 - Skin A Buck
03 - Stranded Outside Tater Knob
04 - Run Fat Boy Run
05 - Wreck Of The Old 97
06 - Shakey Puddin'
07 - Devil's Playground
08 - Steamroller
09 - Shotgun In A Chevy
10 - Fuck Pie
11 - Outta The Way, Pigfuckers
12 - Adios, Farewell, Goodbye
13 - Slam Bang

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04 - [1998] Live At The Vera

01 - Hayseed Timebomb
02 - Surfabilly
03 - Skin A Buck
04 - Drive-In
05 - Little Help
06 - Headbangin' Stockboy
07 - Shakey Puddin'
08 - Gearhead Blues
09 - Feelin' Kinda Froggy
10 - He's Gone
11 - Fuck Pie
12 - Crawdaddy
13 - Redneck Romance
14 - Shotgun In A Chevy
15 - Run Fatboy Run
16 - Cadillac Inn
17 - I Don't Think So
18 - Radar Love
19 - Long Gone Daddy
20 - On Fire
21 - Keep A Knockin'
22 - Two Tub Man
23 - That's Good That's Bad
24 - Train Kept A Rollin'

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05 - [2004] Kentucky Breakdown

01 - Intro
02 - Rub Yer Daddy's Lucky Belly
03 - He Done Run Outta Worms
04 - Dead Dog Highway
05 - Go-3-Go
06 - Drunk, Tired & Mean
07 - Double Super Buzz
08 - Ain't Hurtin' Nobody
09 - Don't Remember Lovin' You Last Night
10 - Zebra Lounge
11 - 800 Miles
12 - If You Want To Get To Heaven
13 - Chicken Hi, Chicken Lo
14 - Goddamn Right

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06 - [2005] Mulebite Deluxe

01 - Ain't Nothin' To Do
02 - Surfabilly
03 - Cadillac Inn
04 - Headbangin' Stockboy
05 - Don't Get No Better Than This
06 - Wrongside Of The Road
07 - Folsom Prison Blues
08 - Redneck Romance
09 - Dead Flowers
10 - Teenage Head
11 - Radar Love
12 - Steamroller
13 - I'm Yer Huckleberry
14 - The Way It Is
15 - This Drinkin' Will Kill Me

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07 - [2007] Sex, Drugs & Bill Monroe

01 - I'm Yer Huckleberry
02 - Hookers & Hot Sauce
03 - Black Sheep
04 - Everybody's Drunk
05 - Fightin' Words
06 - Mama's Doin' Meth Again
07 - Right To Do You Wrong
08 - Rode Hard
09 - Too Sorry To Shit
10 - Hell In My Hand
11 - Wheels Flew Off Last Night
12 - Ain't Worth Killin'
13 - Cookin' The Corn
14 - The Way It Is

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08 - [2009] Country Classics

Nine Pound Hammer doing country versions of some of their songs as well as several covers.

01 - Drinkin My Baby Goodbye
02 - Stranded Outside Tater Knob
03 - One Long Saturday Night
04 - Sundown
05 - Dead Dog Highway
06 - Roll On Big Mama
07 - Drunk, Tired And Mean
08 - Wanted Man
09 - Down The Road
10 - I'm Your Huckleberry
11 - Hell In My Hand
12 - Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
13 - Hot Summer In Barefoot County
14 - Ain't Living Long Like This

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09 - [2017] Bluegrass Conspiracy

01 - Intro
02 - Sixty Days In The Hole
03 - Put Some Gravy On It
04 - County Mattress
05 - Free At Last
06 - Deep In The Ground
07 - Death Eatin' A Cracker
08 - Two Drunks Down
09 - When I Stop Drinking
10 - Moon Upstairs
11 - Almost Ain't Buttered Toast
12 - Mouth Of The South

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10 - [2017] The Barn's On Fire: Live In Kentucky

01 - Hayseed Time Bomb
02 - Rub Your Daddy's Lucky Belly
03 - Skin A Buck
04 - Dead Dog Highway
05 - Ain't Hurtin Nobody
06 - Feelin' Kinda Froggy
07 - Everybody's Drunk But Me
08 - Don't Get No Better Than This
09 - Stranded Outside Of Tater Knob
10 - 800 Miles
11 - Rode Hard And Put Away Wet
12 - I'm Your Huckleberry
13 - Slam Bang
14 - Run Fatboy Run
15 - Carl's Theme
16 - Redneck Romance
17 - If You Want To Get To Heaven

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