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18-486: As a producer and hired talent, they have worked with Dave Alvin , Jonathan Richman , Syd Straw , Robbie Fulks , The Bottle Rockets , Wilco , Carolyne Mas , The Del-Lords and Eric Ambel . The band traces its roots to The Symptoms, a bar band in Springfield in 1973. The Symptoms evolved into The Skeletons, which then developed into The Morells (and back and forth since). In various forms they have also performed under

36-431: A British-German top 20 hit in 1980 for Shakin' Stevens and received a zydeco treatment in 1987 from Buckwheat Zydeco . Dwight Yoakam recorded "Long White Cadillac" in 1989. Alvin was in the original lineup until 1986. His departure reflected internal tension in the band, but ultimately he wanted to sing his own songs while his brother Phil Alvin was the established lead vocalist for the group. Alvin has rejoined

54-652: A Second to Die Dragstrip Riot I Used to Be Pretty EPs Flesh Eaters Related The Plugz Black Randy and the Metrosquad Flyboys X Wall of Voodoo The Blasters Divine Horsemen Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Used_to_Be_Pretty&oldid=1195189531 " Categories : 2019 albums The Flesh Eaters albums Yep Roc Records albums Garage rock albums by American artists Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

72-399: A duo, released the album Common Ground , consisting of their versions of songs by Big Bill Broonzy . It was the first studio collaboration of the brothers since the mid-1980s. In 2015 they released Lost Time , a collection of covers including four songs by Big Joe Turner . In live performance, Alvin assumed the role of emcee and storyteller. The brothers also worked Blasters tunes into

90-553: A grueling two-year battle with different forms of cancer that started in May 2020. He chose to do so with Gilmore, scheduling nine dates in California for late June and early July 2022. Alvin has produced records for Chris Gaffney , Tom Russell , the Derailers , Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys and Red Meat . He collaborated with the rockabilly musician Sonny Burgess . He has worked as

108-622: A studio session musician accompanying Ramblin' Jack Elliott , Little Milton , Katy Moffatt , and Syd Straw . Alvin has lent his guitar playing to other artists' albums over the years. For example, he played with the Gun Club and appeared on two songs from their 1984 album, The Las Vegas Story Alvin appeared in the movies Border Radio and Floundering and on the FX television series Justified in 2011. He also appeared in Streets of Fire , with

126-2918: Is a studio album by American band the Flesh Eaters . It was released on January 18, 2019, through Yep Roc Records . Track listing [ edit ] No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Black Temptation" Chris D., Dave Alvin 5:03 2. "House Amid the Thickets" Chris D., Robyn Jameson 5:47 3. "My Life to Live" Chris D., Chris Wahl, Don Kirk, Robyn Jameson 5:07 4. " The Green Manalishi " Peter Green 4:34 5. "Miss Muerte" Chris D. 4:28 6. "The Youngest Profession" Chris D., Wayne James 6:40 7. "Cinderella" Gerry Roslie 3:48 8. "Pony Dress" Chris D. 2:29 9. "The Wedding Dice" Chris D. 4:29 10. "She's Like Heroin to Me" Jeffrey Lee Pierce 2:53 11. "Ghost Cave Lament" Chris D., Dave Alvin 13:17 Personnel [ edit ] Chris D. - lead vocals Dave Alvin - guitar John Doe - bass Bill Bateman - drums D.J. Bonebrake - marimba, percussion Steve Berlin - saxophone Julie Christensen - backing vocals References [ edit ] ^ Horowitz, Hal (January 15, 2019). "American Songwriter Review" . American Songwriter . Retrieved May 19, 2019 . ^ Danton, Eric (January 15, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review" . Paste . Retrieved May 19, 2019 . ^ "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 19, 2019 . ^ Deming, Mark. "I Used To Be Pretty - The Flesh Eaters" . AllMusic . Retrieved May 19, 2019 . ^ Toland, Michael. "Blurt Magazine Review" . Blurt . Retrieved May 19, 2019 . ^ "The Flesh Eaters Announce New Album, I Used To Be Pretty!" . Yep Roc Records . Retrieved May 19, 2019 . v t e The Flesh Eaters Chris Desjardins Tito Larriva John Richey Joe Nanini John Curry Scott Lasken Dennis Walsh Stan Ridgway Pat Garrett John Doe Don Bonebrake Exene Cervenka Judith Bell Joe Ramirez Karla "Maddog" Barrett Dave Alvin Bill Bateman Steve Berlin Don Kirk Robyn Jameson Chris Wahl Jill Jordan Wayne James Glenn Hays Ray Torres Juanita Myers Madonna M. Texas Terri Stuart Lederer Christian Free Larry Schemel Jeff Vengeance Johnny Ray Erika Wear Julie Christensen Bobby Bones Don Thomas Robert Arce Studio albums No Questions Asked A Minute to Pray,

144-751: The roots rock band the Blasters . Alvin has recorded and performed as a solo artist since the late 1980s and has been involved in various side projects and collaborations. He has had brief stints as a member of the bands X and the Knitters . He often refers to himself as "Blackjack Dave," in reference to his 1998 album and song of the same name. Alvin grew up in Downey, California . He and his older brother, Phil Alvin , as teenagers frequented blues , rockabilly and country music venues. Dave attended Long Beach State University . In 1979, Alvin and his brother Phil formed

162-572: The Blasters for some reunion tours and live albums with the original lineup. He has also occasionally performed with the band under other circumstances as well. Alvin served a brief stint as the lead guitarist of the Los Angeles–based alternative rock band X . He left X in 1987 to work on a solo project after the group recorded their album See How We Are . Alvin was also a member of the country folk band The Knitters , an offshoot of X. He appeared on their 1985 album Poor Little Critter on

180-524: The Blasters, in 1984. Alvin has published two books of poetry: Any Rough Times Are Now Behind You and Nana, Big Joe & the Fourth of July . His poetry has appeared in Caffeine , the A.K.A. Review , Rattler , Asymptote and Enclitic and in the anthologies Nude Erections , Hit and Run Poets and Poetry Loves Poetry—An Anthology of Los Angeles Poets . A collection of Alvin's writing called New Highway

198-583: The Road and their 2005 follow-up, The Modern Sounds of the Knitters . In the early 1980s, Alvin, along with fellow Blasters members Bill Bateman and Steve Berlin , performed on A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die by the Los Angeles punk band the Flesh Eaters . This lineup, which also included John Doe and D.J. Bonebrake , assembled once again in 2006, performing three shows in California and one in England to mark

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216-497: The album Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land , a collection of traditional folk and blues classics, which earned him a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. In 2011, Alvin recorded the album Eleven Eleven , released by Yep Roc Records . The album marked his return to rock roots. Rolling Stone magazine, in a review of the album, called Alvin "an underrecognized guitar hero". In 2014, Dave and Phil Alvin, as

234-490: The album's 25th anniversary. They reunited briefly in 2015 for a five-show tour and again for an eight-show run in 2018. They issued a new album, I Used to Be Pretty , in 2019. Alvin's first solo album, Romeo's Escape (entitled Every Night About This Time in England), was released in 1987. It was well received by critics but did not sell well. Because of the album's low sales, Alvin's recording contract with Columbia Records

252-455: The names The Park Central Squares and Combo.com. Several live albums have been released on Almeron Records since 2004. This article on a United States rock music band is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dave Alvin David Albert Alvin (born November 11, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a former and founding member of

270-403: The roots-rock band The Blasters with fellow Downey residents Bill Bateman and John Bazz . Alvin served as the group's lead guitarist and chief songwriter. The Rough Guide to Rock noted the ever-increasing numbers of originals that Alvin wrote for the Blasters, along with his maturation into a great songwriter. Other artists have covered Alvin's songs. For example, " Marie Marie " became

288-412: The set list. Alvin and Texas singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore teamed on the 2018 album Downey to Lubbock (the title is a reference to where each man grew up). As seen in his live performances with brother Phil, Alvin's stories between songs were a notable part of the stage shows with Gilmore and their supporting musicians. In April 2022, Alvin announced his return to public performance after

306-1297: Was scheduled for release in September 2022. Its subtitle -- Selected Lyrics, Poems, Prose, Essays, Eulogies and Blues -- described the scope of his work. (recordings with Dave Alvin as member) I Used to Be Pretty 2019 studio album by The Flesh Eaters I Used to Be Pretty [REDACTED] Studio album by The Flesh Eaters Released January 18, 2019  ( 2019-01-18 ) Genre Garage rock , punk rock Length 58 : 35 Label Yep Roc Producer The Flesh Eaters The Flesh Eaters chronology Miss Muerte (2004) I Used to Be Pretty (2019) Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 78/100 Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] American Songwriter [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Blurt [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Paste 7.6/10 I Used to Be Pretty

324-507: Was terminated. He then toured with Mojo Nixon and Country Dick Montana , billed as the Pleasure Barons; an album recorded live on their 1993 tour was released. Alvin's second solo album, Blue Blvd , was released by Hightone Records in 1991. It received positive reviews and had moderate sales. His album Museum of Heart was released in 1993. He recorded King of California , an album of acoustic music , in 1994. In 2000, he recorded

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