Gray, Garry -& Sacred Cowboys-
Cowboy Logic (2cd)
Sacred Cowboys began in 1982 as a supergroup with founders Garry Gray from seminal new wave outfit Negatives and Mark Ferrie from the Models. Purloining the band name from Get Smart and the Groovy Guru, the Cowboys left the Countdown set with Molly announcing that they were "...the worst band I've seen in 5 years..." Many have ridden with the Sacred Cowboys over the years live and in the studio since the early days. Now, in 2024, the supergroup tradition resumes seeing Garry and Mark reforming Sacred Cowboys with Timothy Deane, Anthony Paine and Damien Fitzgerald completing the new lineup. This live return coincides with the release of the 'Cowboy Logic' anthology by Garry Gray and Sacred Cowboys. The outfit are looking to start writing a new Sacred Cowboys album and are playing live to fully immerse in the Sacred Cowboys roots. Disc 1 could be a stand-alone album - the connecting thread with these songs is 'Cowboy Logic.' Disc 1 kicks off with Sacred Cowboys studio album tracks from the '80s line up, on to the '90s and 2000s with Spencer P. Jones and Penny Ikinger joining the group. Disc 1 winds up with tracks from Garry's post Cowboys work with Spencer P. Jones and later Ed Clayton-Jones. Disc 2 is a live bonus disc which kicks off with a live show from 1994 when Spencer joined the Cowboys. It's straight off the desk but you get the energy. This is followed by a rather low fi but fun few tracks from the Cowboys live in 2006 with Spencer and Penny on guitars and Ash Wednesday on keys. Disc 2 concludes with a studio outtake from 2006 - a raw power version of 'Bangkok 2006' with Garry, Spencer, Penny, Stephan Fidock and Nick Rischbieth and this gives you a clearer idea of what the 2006 outfit sounded like.