Sour Mash (album)
# Sour Mash (album)

Sour Mash is the second album by Australian blues rock band Beasts of Bourbon which was recorded in 1988 and originally released on the Red Eye label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

In the review on Allmusic, Skip Jansen states "With The Johnnys and Scientists both calling it a day just prior to Sour Mash, the collective creative forces were pooled to make the Beasts of Bourbon's landmark in which remains their prime document. A raw blues-rock album with post-punk afflictions ... With the enigmatic Tex Perkins, who could be one of rock & roll's last great frontmen, and the blistering slide-guitar-driven sound, the band does a fine job of re-creating the sound of a twisted night out at the pub".

## Track listing

All songs by Kim Salmon and Tex Perkins except where noted

* "Hard Work Drivin' Man" (Jack Nitzsche, Ry Cooder, Paul Schrader, Tex Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:22
* "Hard for You" (Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:30
* "Watch Your Step" – 2:00
* "Playground" (Salmon) – 3:58
* "Door to Your Soul" – 3:37
* "These Are the Good Old Days" (Spencer P. Jones, Salmon, Perkins) – 3:00
* "The Hate Inside" (Jones, Perkins) – 3:27
* "Pig" (Jones, Perkins) – 4:33
* "Driver Man" (Traditional) – 4:03
* "Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens) – 4:20
* "Flathead (The Fugitive)" (Salmon) – 2:00
* "This Ol' Shit" (Perkins) – 2:40
* "Sun Gods" (Perkins) – 3:18

## Personnel

### Beasts of Bourbon

* Tex Perkins – vocals, siren, guitar, drum
* Spencer P. Jones – guitar, clock guitar
* Kim Salmon – guitar, slide guitar, wild boar guitar, harmonica, tambourine, conductor
* Boris Sudjovic – bass, tambourine, foot stomping, handclaps
* James Baker – drums, cymbal, handclaps

with:

* Adrian Hornblower – tuba, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 6, 8 & 9)

### Production

* Phil Punch – engineer
* Phil Punch and The Beasts – producer
