LP PAT TODD & The Rankoutsiders: Keepin’ Chaos At Bay

The world ain’t fair; it never has been and it never will be, but if it were, Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders would be household names.

I’m sure Pat wouldn’t mind all the fame, money, and glory this world has to offer, and who wouldn’t? But it has never been about that for him, and it still isn’t. From his start in the small town of Vincennes, Indiana, in 1970’s up until now, it has always been about making and leaving behind music that is sincere, human, and timeless, and maybe just maybe giving him a chance to live on forever. In my book; he has already achieved that.

I rate Pat’s songwriting up there with the greats like Dylan, John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, and Townes Van Zandt. And I say that because his music has all the same thought-provoking qualities and definitely comes from the same place as the artist mentioned above, you know the place, that mysterious place where all great, sad, and beautiful things in life come from. You know what it feels like when that kind of stuff hits you, but you never seem to be able to find the right words to describe it. Well, Pat Todd finds the right words.

The man has no fear about laying his soul bare on every song, and if you have lived any kind of life, even by accident, I’m sure you will…  más

Pat Todd – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Harmonica
Nick Alexander – Electric & Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Kevin Keller – Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Lap Steel & Lead Vocal on «You’re Gonna Lose It All»
Steven Vigh – Bass Guitar & Vocals
Walter Phelan – Drums, Percussion

Recorded and engineered by Gavin Ross at Steady Studios Burbank, CA
Produced and arranged by the Rankoutsiders
Photos by Dug Moore and Mike Fickel
Graphics by Paul Mejias