I had the ultimate pleasure of working with some of the craziest, hardest hitting, stage-sweat slinging rockers in the music industry last year. A return to the recording studio from the multi-platinum hard rock band Bang Tango and a ridiculously amazing new album release from original front man Joe Lesté titled Pistol Whipped In The Bible Belt prompted a maniacal collaboration in producing a visual package that verifies the solid return of this intrepid group.
The overall feel and theme of the album is a gentrified wink at true Southern Blues contemporarily influenced Rock. We wanted to mix a little of that ‘sold my soul to the devil’ with odes to voodoo blues pioneers and give an edge to the otherwise vintage face of the CD bundle. Bang Tango agreed that a fold out 8 panel poster would be the perfect effect for the insert.
The jewel case cover explicitly shows the torso of a sexy, tattooed, six shooter toting female from the bottom of the breasts down. The cover folds out to reveal the southern blues bar theme. Complete with: Chick getting the front of her shirt ripped off by a brawler dude revealing her chest as he reaches for the broken bottle on the bar, a Daisy Duke chica in the back, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters-esque characters at the bar, blues musician silhouettes on stage in the back, juke box, rebel flag, a smattering of art on the walls including Johnny Cash in the very back, boots hanging from the ceiling, antlers, instruments, etc…and my favorite…the whiskey bottle on the foreground of the bar with Bang Tango Label. There is a lot going on in there which will keep the fans exploring for more with every glance and make this album a favorite of Bang Tango collectors.
Bang Tango is a group of not only badass musicians, but also amazing dudes who know how to live it up in the recording studio, on tour, and with fellow creatives. Check out a sneak peek of the life of Bang Tango during the recording of this album and see for yourself!
Big ups to Joe, Lance, Trent, and Scott… Keep bringing the heat brothers!
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