Drunk My Drinks and Cashed My Bets

You Am I L-R: Russell Hopkinson, Tim Rogers & Andy Kent

You can’t have a playlist inspired by Exile On Main St and not invite You Am I. The band could fill half of Exile's slots, especially circa ’98, when they cut “Junk” for #4 Record. This is swaggering fuck rock with bigtime guitar riffs and a punchy horn section. Love the whole sequence from 1:52 to the outro, which starts with a brief Andy Kent bass riff, introduces Stooges-esque handclaps and horn stabs, and then at 2:02 Davey Boy (aka Davey Lane) grinds out a sweet lead under the “junk junk junk” chanting.

Lance Davis

Proud hapa dad. Grateful husband. Author. Californian. Hawaiian. Okinawan. Mental health advocate. Resistance.

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