4 track Demo idea for Asheville Nightlife.  
@YDR2022     INDIGO BUNTING RECORDS

One man's junk was my own Treasure
A One night drunk that lasts forever.. (  I can't forget her )
I was good until I was bad
Raise the pole I'll wave the flag

The whisky ran out, but I don't drink much anyway
My songs Fell flat, but I didn't have that much to say
The Asheville Nightlife brought me down

Behind every man there lies a woman
and A one night stand you don't see coming
Borrow, Lied, Stole & Begged
then put my Tail between my legs


The whisky ran out, but I didn't drink much anyway
My songs sang flat, but I didn't have that much to say
The Asheville Nightlife brought me down
  
The Asheville nightlife brought me down
     Those  Asheville nights took me to town

Asheville Nightlife  4 track DEMO  Rudy's basement tapes

demo..      HUSH
copyright @2022  YDR
Met a Girl on the bus, her name was Hush. Never said a word.       I went along for the ride, gazed in her eyes.  Never said a word.       Side by Side, our love went round. Two by Two, w/out a sound.  And I'll I ever wanted was to know her name.  Quite hearts, eternal Flame.

HUSH  demo 9/30/22  4 track  Rudy's basement tapes

Nothing good comes from a bottle,  but its fun getting to the bottom.
Yes I've had my shares of troubles.. so I drank up til I forgot them.

Been around Son...




drum machine.

SON  4 track DEMO  Rudy's basement tapes

Demo 9/22   copyright@2022   YDR  Indigo Bunting Records

I took the pills, just to chill  so I can feel how Darlene Feels

DARLENE  4 track DEMO  Rudy's basement tapes

Candy don't mind if I stumble on Iggy's words.  

YDR Demo  @2022    Indigo Bunting records

CANDY  4 track Demo  Rudy's basement tape

YDR Copyright@2022  Indigo Bunting Records 
4 TRACK Demo     thoughts and ideas

Things are looking better than they did yesterday

Things are looking better   4 track DEMO  Rudy's Basement tapes

Until I Get It Right   by You Dirty Rats  copyright @2010  YDR and RT
Indigo Bunting Records  

Songs by YDR additional lyrics by Richie Tipton

Until I Get It Right

Songs by YDR  copyright@2010

indigo bunting records

Stacy Moore leader Guitar
Will Chatham drums
Jeff Baucom Bass
Rudy Colombo  Vocals/guitar

RECORDED   ECHO MTN   July 2010 
Released Indigo Bunting Records

LIKE I WORE YOU

all songs by YDR    
additional lyrics on Until I get It Right by Richie Tipton

copyright @2010
indigo bunting records

Until I Get it Right

You Dirty Rats
5 stars

You Dirty Rats EP
(self-released)
 
Tarheel rockers You Dirty Rats - Templeton, Remy and Jeffe Rat on guitar, guitar and bass,
respectively, plus Senor Cats on drums - hail from the western portion of N.C. but they crank out
an edgy, brand of noirish blooze-punk considerably removed from the regions prevailing
Americana twang and bluegrass.
Together for about a year and a half, they've gradually been amassing a reputation for dynamic
performances and, on the basis of their self-titled 5-song debut, equally memorable songs. Right
from the get-go, with seething opening track &quot;Until I Get It Right,&quot; the band peers into the abyss
both sonically and psychologically, arpeggiated riffs punctuating Templeton Rat's darkly snarled
vocals. Another highlight is  Like I Wore You,  with its marriage of vintage Gun Club cowpunk
and Television angularity plus veiled yet sexually charged lyricism, while & Hey Hey ; evinces a
Clash-like muscularity and anthemis sorely lacking from the contemporary music scene.
This EP actually came out a number of months ago, but in the interim, thanks to the magic of
digital streams I;d already become intimately familiar with the five songs contained therein. They
are all currently available for your listening pleasure at the band&#39;s official website and I suggest
you run, don't walk, to the nearest computer kiosk and fire ‘em up. With that in mind, then, its
high time Templeton Rat &amp; Co. get crackin ; with some fresh tuneage. They';re one of N.C. s most
exciting new bands, period.

SoundTrack
You Dirty Rats debuts at LAB
by Alli Marshall in Vol. 16 / Iss. 45 on 06/02/2010 
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You Dirty Rats is the latest project of Rudy Colombo, the singer/songwriter/guitarist of The Humbuckers and a former member of The Gypsy Moths, Billy the Six and NC Rail. But, unlike those other projects — Colombo's Asheville presence dates back to the 1990s — You Dirty Rats is a departure from the country-influenced songs Colombo usually writes. 


Good, solid songs and excellent musicianship — but still refreshingly edgy."Don't hang yourself on my rope, don't blind yourself on my light, don't cut yourself on my knife," he sings on one garage-y, grunge-tinged number, performed recently at Lexington Avenue Brewery. "It's a first, literally," said guitarist/vocalist Stacy Moore (who also played with the Humbuckers). "We're baby rats."

For a debut show, the band performed like seasoned veterans. Which, of course, they are. Both Colombo and Richie Tipton — Colombo's collaborator from NC Rail and Billy the Six, and the headliner of the night with his new band, The First Kings — are known for putting together musical acts as outlets for their song writing abilities. 

But, while these musicians are adept and prolific, they never take themselves too seriously, adopting alter egos for each new band. In You Dirty Rats, Colombo goes by "Templeton," Moore is "Remy," bassist Jeff Baucom is "Heffe" and drummer Will Chatham (of The Whappers) goes by "Señor Cats."

But the silliness stops at the aliases. Well, and a few song lyrics: "I'm Such a Sucker When She Puckers," delivered with slow-menacing guitar, straightforward percussion and almost-menacing lyrics, is worth a giggle. But it's also a good, solid rock song, drawing from both the '80s and '90s bands on which these musicians were schooled, along with spare, modern rock influences.

The crowd at LAB was decent-sized: You Dirty Rats, the First Kings and the evening's other opener — Matthew Knights Williams — draw from a similar fan-and-friend base and the audience seemed to know what they were in for. This wasn't a dancing a crowd, but there was keen sense of appreciation and plenty of nodding to the beat.

But even without dancers, You Dirty Rats played with plenty of conviction and energy, from their "Hey, hey" choruses to inventive-but-structured guitar solos and aggressive-but-practiced rhythms. Moore and Columbo traded off lead vocal duties, with Moore tending toward a showier performance while Columbo's style is warmer.

One thing you can count on with any of Columbo's projects: Good, solid songs and excellent musicianship. You Dirty Rats doesn't disappoint on that front, but the quartet does turn out a refreshingly edgy show. Hopefully an album and plenty of live appearances are in their future.

Learn more at facebook.com/youdirtyrats

UPDATE:
July 30-31, 2022   YDR got together to record 4 demo songs at Hawk's Nest studio in Asheville.    Things went well.  More things to come.
Rudy ~  Vocals, Guitar, Keys
Stacy ~ Guitar, Vocals
Will   ~   Drums,  Vocals, Keys
Jeff  ~ Bass, 

All Songs by You Dirty Rats @2022
note:  I like the way you dance.. inspired by Bruce Rogers 1994 song "funeral" 

Mixed and Recorded by Will Chatham
Produced by YDR
Indigo Bunting Records

"They're one of N.C.'s most exciting new bands, period." Blurt Magazine July 2011...

Fred Mills - Blurt Online
“SoundTrack Web Extra: You Dirty Rats | Asheville Arts and Entertainment | Mountain Xpress www.mountainx.com If you’ve heard You Dirty Rats live (and you should), this EP won’t come as a complete surprise — but the band does have a few recording tricks up its collective sleeve resulting in an album that’s both polished and raucous. MTN XPRESS Oct 2010”

Mountain Xpress
“You Dirty Rats' first self-titled EP is without doubt a solid, fun to listen to rock album. But more than that, I think it's indicative (or perhaps even definitive) of an "Asheville Rock Sound." Brent Fleury”

Brent Fleury - Bold Life Magazine
"F***ing Awesome!" Woody Wood

ASheville Times
“Pin striped, criminal, and diseased. I dig it. Sounds as if you're stretching your boundaries. I dig it.”

RT - First Kings