"Sajet"

Courtesy of part time blogger Senor Volto:


"Sajet"

Yup, that’s “Tejas” backwards. I fully agree with an earliest post about “Tejas” – it’s a great album featuring three musicians at the top of their game playing a diverse range of song styles. I went to give “Tejas” a listen recently and accidentally copied the songs in reverse order so the playlist started with “Asleep in the Desert” and ended with “It’s Only Love”. The reverse playlist makes listening to the album even more enjoyable. “Sajet” begins with a southwest/country flavor by starting with “Desert” followed with “She’s a Heartbreaker”. The reversed album is in full-tilt rock mode by the time “Ten Dollar Man” (complete with Dusty’s sneeze!) rolls around. Also, “Snappy Khaki” followed by “El Diablo” works very well. “Sejat” makes you wait until the very end for the payoff of the singles “Arrested for Driving While Blind” and “It’s Only Love”.

An abridged version of “Asleep in the Desert” would certainly work as opening music to a live ZZ show, and any song from “Sajet” would be right at home on next year’s tour.

This experiment might not work so well with some ZZ albums, but it’s certainly worth trying on others (Mud Grande Rio?). I’m sure the album shuffle possibilities are endless as well.