Best Of: Joey Eppard – Lay Down The Law
29th August, 2008 by Chewbacca
I’m currently away on holiday, so I’ve picked out one of my favourite posts of the last year for you to enjoy – so whilst I’m not here, you can still get some good music – and if you’re a new reader/listener, it might be something new to you, or encourage you to browse through the archives. I will be back in the beginning of September!
I thought it might be somewhat ironically iconic to start off the second month’s barrage of music with an alternate take on the very first track. But my logic tells me I’ve already gone and ruined that, because yesterday’s post was technically the 32nd track. Never fear, it has only delayed the inevitable! So, you heard 3 – Lay Down The Law back in the day (well, last month) and now let’s go to Joey Eppard (lead singer of 3)’s solo career – where he also performs a take on Lay Down The Law. The bonus here is, along with the rest of Eppard’s 15-track album “Been to the Future”, is performed in acoustic, with everything performed by the man himself. Even acoustic-ised, it comes off as funky and groovy. So, here’s our second look at “Lay Down The Law”:
If you’ve been following Something Chewie, you’ve heard Joey Eppard on here not 
3’s great new album, curiously titled “The End Is Begun” is released next week – and it’s full of the great dark, bizarre and catchy music we’ve come to love from the band. Personally I prefer the earlier albums over their last “Wake Pig” which was harder-sounding – but this new piece manages to get the balance just right. This song is a great example of some of the albums best tracks which really take full advantage of Joey Eppard’s voice put against the always-weird lyrics and atop of the excellent rock. It’s a great mix that makes “Live Entertainment” well worth a listen, and the album well worth a buy!
I thought it might be somewhat ironically iconic to start off the second month’s barrage of music with an alternate take on the very first track. But my logic tells me I’ve already gone and ruined that, because yesterday’s post was technically the 32nd track. Never fear, it has only delayed the inevitable! So, you heard 
3 provides a bit of a mix between alternative rock infused with a lot of funky and progressive styles. They describe their music as dark, yet strangely uplifting – and it definitely shows. Sometimes their music takes a fair few listens to get into, although fans will profusely tell you that its worth it. Although their later more popular material (2004 album Wake Pig) strays away from their quirky style, I personally find the real gems in their original music. This track is taken from their debut album, “Paint By Number” (so called because lead singer/writer Joey Eppard was forced into following all the steps of his old record label, before moving to an indie label to release the album) released in 2000.