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The "proper" in the 2020 anthology
The Proper Years
refers to the
Proper
label, the imprint
Bill Kirchen
called home between 2006 and 2010. During that time, he released three albums -- 2006's
Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods
, 2010's
Word to the Wise
, and 2013's
Seeds and Stems
-- all of which are featured on this double-disc set, along with selected cuts from
Transatlanticana
, the 2016 album the guitarist cut with
Eggs Over Easy
keyboardist
Austin DeLone
. All this means that
is light on unheard material but it does have snappy liner notes from
Kirchen
himself, and it's a convenient way to get these fine albums all at once. When the three LPs are compressed into a two-CD set, the result is high-octane Bakersfield boogie that is as much fun in its first hour as it is in its last. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The Proper Years
refers to the
Proper
label, the imprint
Bill Kirchen
called home between 2006 and 2010. During that time, he released three albums -- 2006's
Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods
, 2010's
Word to the Wise
, and 2013's
Seeds and Stems
-- all of which are featured on this double-disc set, along with selected cuts from
Transatlanticana
, the 2016 album the guitarist cut with
Eggs Over Easy
keyboardist
Austin DeLone
. All this means that
is light on unheard material but it does have snappy liner notes from
Kirchen
himself, and it's a convenient way to get these fine albums all at once. When the three LPs are compressed into a two-CD set, the result is high-octane Bakersfield boogie that is as much fun in its first hour as it is in its last. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine