If my beloved Democrats had heard of Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band we would probably have a big damn health care package. The band’s latest album the Whole Fam Damnily opens with a blistering country-blues titled “Pay the Bill.” The song should’ve been used in a series of campaigns that would explain the plight that many of us in the Midwest see. Peyton sings it best: 
Lord keep me strong/Lord keep me strong
Build my endurance/Build my endurance
I can’t afford the health insurance
Not that the album is all politics. Peyton promptly follows this indictment of our current affairs with “Mama’s Fried Potatoes.” The song blows in with slide guitar and vocals that howl about the wonders of home cooking. Both songs are delivered with an intense passion that fills the whole album. If emotion has ever been recorded it is certainly present on this release—available on CD and vinyl.
The arrangements bely the name Big Damn Band. In addition to the Reverend, present are wife “Washboard” Beezy Peyton on (naturally) washboard and Jayme Peyton on drums and bucket. The three combine on songs that are times at serious (like “Pay the Bill” and “Wal-Mart Killed the Country Store”) and those that seem directly titled for humor, i.e. “Your Cousin’s Cops.”
Few people are gifted with the ability to so clearly state their thoughts, let alone do it across 13 songs. There truly isn’t a weak spot to be found. There is even a great recipe for Persimmon Pudding.
Track Listing:
01. Can’t Pay The Bill
02. Mama’s Fried Potatoes
03. Worn Out Shoe
04. DT’s Or The Devil
05. Your Cousin’s On Cops
06. John Hughes (The Water Tower’s Heart Is Sore)
07. The Creek’s Are All Bad
08. Them Old Days Are Gone
09. Walmart Killed The Country Store
10. I’d Love You Baby
11. Everybody’s Getting Paid But Me
12. What’s Mine Is Yours
13. Persimmon Song
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