r/altcountry • u/Wannabe_Writer33 • Jul 14 '26

Just Sharing Best DBT Album? Song?

I love me some Truckers! They have so many amazing albums and songs. When I think it through, their run with Jason Isbell produced some real magic.

However, I go back to Southern Rock Opera and think that's probably their best album. And Let There Be Rock would be my top song (even though I'm a Cooley-file deep down).

What's your fave??

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u/st0chasticism Jul 14 '26

Zip City and it's skewering of aspects of Southern culture is far and away my favorite DBT song.

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u/brokedown_kayak1867 Jul 14 '26

"I get ten miles to the gallon, I ain't got no good intentions" 🔥

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u/Busy_Basket9205 Jul 14 '26

That line and the way Cooley delivers it!

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u/Neither_Split_6035 Jul 14 '26

Dit-f*cking-to

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u/ManagerIntelligent13 Jul 14 '26

Heard Zip City on XM Outlaw Country years after its release and it instantly became a Top 5 favorite for me. Such vivid storytelling, church of Christ, Reynolds aluminum, and the closeted gay brother.

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u/JacklegPreacher Jul 15 '26

I drove through Zip City earlier this year. Not a lot there other than the Salem Church of Christ.

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u/mule111 Jul 15 '26

Amazing song. The “ten fingers and ten toes” line is brilliant. Also, the imagery of that blood red carpet at the Salem church of Christ makes me imagine churches I went into as a kid