Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters
When we received the opportunity to cut a version of “Little Boxes” for
the show, we were in the middle of working on the Boxmasters project at
my studio “The Cave,” so we were all set up to get right to it. We knew
that we didn’t need to change anything about the song, just to give it
the Boxmaster sound. I know that not many people are aware of that sound
since we won’t have a record out until later in the year or next year,
but it’s something that we’re very proud of. I play the hillbilly beat
and sing the lead vocal, J.D. Andrew plays the bass and acoustic guitar
and also sings the harmony vocal, and Mike Butler plays the Dobro. Our
usual Boxmaster sound is a very electrified hillbilly sound, but we
didn’t want to take the song too far away from the original, so we kept
it mostly acoustic with the hillbilly beat. We are very honored to have
our version chosen for such a great show. We hope you like it.
BBT
18 Comments
GREAT JOB BILLY BOB and the BOXMASTERS !!!
Steve - August 22nd, 2007 at 9:20 pmWhat a treat! More, more, more!!!!! (That’s not a request for an Andrea True cover–just more Boxmasters!)
Cynthia H. - August 23rd, 2007 at 7:00 pmThis is a great version of the song. Been wanting to hear it ever since I knew Billy Bob and the Boxmasters were selected to record it.
Having listened to the other artists rendition, in my opinion this is exactly ‘how’ the song should be performed.
Perfection!!!
Judi - Timeless Goddess for Billy Bob Thornton
Judi F. - August 23rd, 2007 at 7:15 pmLoved it very cool and I love the show so the Boxmasters should definitely have their version and it’s more up tempo.. Who’d expect anything less than from our wonderful Billy Bob anyway..XXX
Kerry--Intense Aussie - August 23rd, 2007 at 7:47 pmI went to school with Mike Butler in Vermont - I am glad to see he is doing so well - Stephanie
Stephanie - August 24th, 2007 at 8:39 amGads! This guy can do anything!
Carl - August 24th, 2007 at 1:08 pmLOVE it! BBT needs a new hat “NO *@%#”…
Elana - August 24th, 2007 at 4:50 pmsorry, but
sound is messy (this was done in a studio?)
take on it is boring… i did listen to it, because, you know, its BB
keep your demos to yourself BB
dea - August 26th, 2007 at 7:32 am(it is nice of you, though, to hire some musicians to keep your hobby afloat… it is hard to get a paying gig in a real world)
hey,
dea - August 26th, 2007 at 7:38 amjust red some comments posted before… WTF?
waspy kiss@%#$ing has no limits… it even penetrated the anonymous zone of cyberspace…
cool tune !!!,,,, congradulations on your great tour bbt ,,
kenny hall - September 7th, 2007 at 12:50 pmjd was that your high harmony? ha !! ,,,,, ready to rock with msx
So amazing! LOVE IT! Great version, and that voice of his, wow, who knew?
maria - September 9th, 2007 at 12:24 pmlove this.
Madelyn - September 19th, 2007 at 9:20 pmI gotta have this to practice to (perfect for the village maid…. it’s a highland thang…
This is AWESOME! That is all I can say… just awesome!
Jane Stenson - September 21st, 2007 at 1:51 amNice version Billy Bob!!! Cl#$*@ic song to a Cl#$*@ic show!
Jon - October 5th, 2007 at 7:57 pmyeeee Hawww! that was “ill” Billy
Frank Jr - October 23rd, 2007 at 3:21 amGreat Job Billy Bog and Gang I like yours the best
BRENDA214 - November 18th, 2007 at 10:14 pmbriljant!
johnny - February 22nd, 2008 at 12:18 pmSounds great!
Need to check out the boxmasters now.
didn’t even know they existed!
good site fqiter
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