I have been listening to the new Planes Mistake For Stars album "Do You Still Love Me?" a lot lately. The album was made while front man Gared O'Donnell was under going treatment for cancer. A heavy situation for sure and the album reflects that. He passed after completing his vocals and guitars. The band finished it up posthumously. I highly recommend checking it out. A beautiful document of friends dealing with life and doing the thing they loved the most together. It got me to thinking about Matt Bellinger.
The first song on the album is "Matthew Is Dead". It is about founding PMFS member Matt Bellinger. He left PMFS to pursue the band he started with his wife Marie Litton called Ghost Buffalo. The got branded as alt country by the record label but I never really thought that fit. It sound like post rock Neil Young for lack of a better description. Live is where they shined and I saw them a bunch of times. I think I have 12 recordings from a 2 or 3 year run.
Matt had a pretty distinct guitar style so Ghost Buffalo has that edgy PMFS sound. Paired with Marie's solid guitar chops and fantastic lyrics they were a power house. Their last album The Magician is a all killer no filler record. Seek it out. I got to know Matt a bit in the late aughts and one time worked witgh him to compiled a "Live Ghost Buffalo" comp that the band sold on CDR at shows. I tried to find my copy of that or even the files I compiled for it and came up empty. It got me listening to my recordings and wanting to share one.
This show was at Three Kings Tavern on February 28th. Git Some headlined and Only Thunder and Handsome Bobby were also on the bill. So many fun nights at 3K.
This sounds really nice I think and I hope you enjoy it. RIP Matt.
Ghost Buffalo
Three Kings Tavern
Denver CO (USA)
2008-02-28
Recorded and Presented By: SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - JB3
Transfer: JB3 - USB - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (44:59)
01 - intro -
02 The Magician
03 Narcissus
04 The Latest Wonder
05 Choke
06 Gold Disease
07 Fire Walk With Me
08 Ruin Everything
09 Brother
10 My Great Disguise
11 Burnt Dreams
12 Bones
13 - outro -
