Rattlesnake Gunfight

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Rattlesnake Gunfight is an interesting concept. A concept which, since uploading their version of the Alkaline Trio gem Another Innocent Girl to Youtube midway through 2009, has attracted equal amounts of both high praise and also scolding skepticism from members of the late 90’s skate punk/alternative community from which Rattlesnake Gunfight draws their material. “It’s interesting to see the clear differences between the type of people who like what we are doing and those who have criticized us” says Rattlesnake Gunfight vocalist MJ. “It seems the ones who have taken to it positively are usually musicians themselves or just people who are really passionate about great songs, not necessarily the scene they come from”. Rattlesnake Gunfight is a Country band, formed in Sydney, Australia midway through 2009. It began with the demise of MJ’s former country group who had spent years playing the ruthless Australian live pub circuit. “I wanted to do something new, and I had always played around with the idea of performing a country version of Alkaline Trio’s Another Innocent Girl, a song I often heard my brother blasting from his bedroom as a teenager. I had no idea it would become so popular with the Alkaline Trio fans, let alone the punk scene at large. Most of these fans have actually turned out to be an amazingly supportive group of people, something that took me completely by surprise - especially coming in as an outsider.” It was the acceptance of the country-fueled trac

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A Tribute To Alkaline Trio

Rattlesnake Gunfight

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Barn Burner

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Live From A Terrace House

Greatest Hits

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A Tribute To Alkaline Trio (Proper)

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Barn Burner - Single

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A Tribute To Alkaline Trio (Pacific Ridge Records) WEB - 2011

Live From A Terrace House - Single

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A Tribute To Alkaline Trio - Disc 2

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A Tribute To Alkaline Trio [Disc 2]

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