Description
Shooter Jennings – Electric Rodeo – Vinyl Record
Shooter Jennings released Electric Rodeo on April 4, 2006, under Universal South, marking his sophomore studio effort though it was recorded during sessions that began in early 2005, even before his debut album’s release. The record unfolds as a seamless hybrid of Southern rock, hard rock, blues-infused country, and arena-ready swagger, drawing on Jennings’s deep roots in outlaw and country rock tradition. With a runtime of just over 40 minutes, the album includes energetic tracks like the title cut, “Gone to Carolina,” and “Bad Magick,” the latter of which typically resonates as a standout instrumental.
At the core of Electric Rodeo is Jennings’s deliberate use of a full band—the .357’s—including Leroy Powell on guitar, Ted Russell Kamp on bass, and Bryan Keeling on drums—alongside guest appearances by Tony Joe White and Bonnie Bramlett. Critics and listeners have highlighted Jennings’s rich, whiskey-tinged vocal timbre, often compared to his father Waylon, and the album’s raw, road-tested sound that blends blues, rock, and outlaw country sensibilities. Reactions varied: some praised the record’s loose, raucous energy and compelling musicianship while others, criticized it as unfocused and derivative, arguing that Jennings hadn’t yet defined his own distinct artistic voice
Commercially, the album reached number 12 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and achieved U.S. Billboard 200 placement at 64, underscoring Jennings’s growing visibility in the country-rock mainstream. Electric Rodeo captures a moment in his evolution where he confidently embraces the horsepower and grit of rock while wrestling with the shadow of his lineage. Whether seen as a bold declaration of independence or an album still finding its footing, it remains a vibrant document of South-of-the-Border attitude and garage-born charm.
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Track Listing
Electric Rodeo
Gone To Carolina
Some Rowdy Women
The Song Is Still Slipping Away
Hair Of The Dog
Little White Lines
Alligator Chomp (The Ballad Of Dr. Martin Luther Frog, Jr.)
Manifesto No. 2
Aviators
Bad Magick
It Ain’t Easy
