Pubs, Trucks & Plains
Slim Dusty · 2007
195 min · 60 tracks · country
A heartfelt journey through Australia's outback, blending traditional country storytelling with infectious melodies.
Why this album works
This album features classic tracks that highlight Dusty's connection to Australian culture and rural life, contributing to his legacy as a cultural icon. It includes the original version of 'A Pub With No Beer,' which has become synonymous with Australian identity and has influenced countless artists within the country genre.
- Best for
- long, immersive listening sessions dynamic emotional journeys contemplative storytelling moments
- Context
- In 2007, Slim Dusty was a revered figure in Australian country music, celebrating his six-decade career. 'Pubs, Trucks & Plains' is a testament to his enduring appeal, released during a period when he had already garnered numerous awards, including being named an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1994.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Jerry Lee Lewis· Willie Nelson· Hank Williams Jr.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 A Pub With No Beer (1979 version) Standout 3:01
- 2 Born With an Endless Thirst 4:31
- 3 The Bloke Who Serves the Beer 3:01
- 4 Duncan 2:35
- 5 Must’ve Been a Hell of a Party 3:00
- 6 Three Rivers Hotel 3:23
- 7 Wobbly Boot 2:58
- 8 He’s a Good Bloke When He’s Sober 3:38
- 9 Drowning My Blues 2:30
- 10 Brown Bottle Blues 2:53
- 11 Old Bush Pub 2:44
- 12 Callaghan’s Hotel 2:48
- 13 Pay Day at the Pub 3:18
- 14 Joe Maguire’s Pub 2:58
- 15 Nebo Pub 3:07
- 16 Finney’s Home Brew 3:43
- 17 Little Old One Horse Pub 2:37
- 18 The Pub Rock 2:34
- 19 The Answer to the Pub With No Beer 2:49
- 20 A Pub With No Beer (original 1957 version) 2:58
Disc 2
- 1 No Good Truckin’ Man 2:31
- 2 Bent‐Axle Bob 2:47
- 3 Under the Spell of Highway One 3:40
- 4 Pushin’ Time 2:54
- 5 Long Black Road 3:19
- 6 Names Upon the Wall 3:19
- 7 Gotta Keep Movin’ 3:12
- 8 Truckin’s in My Blood Standout 3:11
- 9 Dieseline Dreams 3:23
- 10 The Lady Is a Truckie 3:31
- 11 Rolling Down the Road 4:07
- 12 Kelly’s Offsider 3:25
- 13 Star Trucker 4:13
- 14 Highway One 3:08
- 15 Something in the Pilliga 4:00
- 16 Trucks, Tarps, and Trailers 3:29
- 17 Sally (The Girl on Channel 8) 4:07
- 18 Mechanised Swaggie 3:18
- 19 Lights on the Hill 3:04
- 20 One Trucker’s Epitaph 3:33
Disc 3
- 1 Hard Hard Country 2:32
- 2 Back to the Old Saltbush Plains 2:09
- 3 When the Rain Tumbles Down in July 2:43
- 4 Land of No Second Chance 3:43
- 5 The Birdsville Track 3:15
- 6 Plains of Peppimenarti 3:16
- 7 By a Fire of a Gidgee Coal 3:01
- 8 Things I See Around Me 2:40
- 9 Indian Pacific 3:31
- 10 Cattlemen From the High Plains 3:11
- 11 Things Are Not the Same on the Land 3:03
- 12 Walk a Country Mile 2:54
- 13 Cunnamulla Fella Standout 2:13
- 14 Keela Valley 2:23
- 15 Paddy William 4:33
- 16 The Drovers Are Back 3:08
- 17 Trumby 3:29
- 18 Gum Trees by the Roadway 2:59
- 19 The Man From Snowy River 7:47
- 20 End of the Bitumen 4:11
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