Ugly Building, Whores & Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009 is the first ever "Best of" collection for the Drive-By Truckers featuring songs from eight albums. Patterson Hood compiled these selections from the albums Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, The Dirty South, A Blessing & A Curse, Brighter Than Creations Dark, and The Fine Print - A Collection of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008.
"This is the evidence: sixteen songs of bruising reflection and incisive portraiture from eight albums covering the Drive-By Truckers first decade as the best American band a lot of people still need to know." - David Fricke (from liner notes)
Features:
180g Vinyl
Gatefold jacket
Double LP
Liner notes by Rolling Stone's David Fricke
Musicians:
Mike Cooley, vocals, guitar
Jason Isbell, vocals, guitar
Patterson Hood, vocals, guitar
Brad Morgan, vocals, drums
Shonna Tucker, vocals, bass
Earl Hicks, bass
Matt Lane, drums
John Neff, guitar
Rob Malone, vocals, guitar
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. The Living Bubba
2. Bulldozers and Dirt
3. Ronnie and Neil
4. Zip City
LP 1 - Side B:
5. Let There Be Rock
6. Marry Me
7. Sink Hole
8. Carl Perkins' Cadillac
LP 2 - Side C:
9. Outfit
10. The Righteous Path
11. Gravity's Gone (remix)
12. Never Gonna Change
LP 2 - Side D:
13. 3 Dimes Down
14. Lookout Mountain
15. Uncle Frank (alternate version)
16. A World of Hurt
"This is the evidence: sixteen songs of bruising reflection and incisive portraiture from eight albums covering the Drive-By Truckers first decade as the best American band a lot of people still need to know." - David Fricke (from liner notes)
Features:
180g Vinyl
Gatefold jacket
Double LP
Liner notes by Rolling Stone's David Fricke
Musicians:
Mike Cooley, vocals, guitar
Jason Isbell, vocals, guitar
Patterson Hood, vocals, guitar
Brad Morgan, vocals, drums
Shonna Tucker, vocals, bass
Earl Hicks, bass
Matt Lane, drums
John Neff, guitar
Rob Malone, vocals, guitar
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. The Living Bubba
2. Bulldozers and Dirt
3. Ronnie and Neil
4. Zip City
LP 1 - Side B:
5. Let There Be Rock
6. Marry Me
7. Sink Hole
8. Carl Perkins' Cadillac
LP 2 - Side C:
9. Outfit
10. The Righteous Path
11. Gravity's Gone (remix)
12. Never Gonna Change
LP 2 - Side D:
13. 3 Dimes Down
14. Lookout Mountain
15. Uncle Frank (alternate version)
16. A World of Hurt