Luke Bell - The King Is Back (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 91:52 minutes | 1,05 GB
Country | Label: All Blue Recordings, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 91:52 minutes | 1,05 GB
Country | Label: All Blue Recordings, Official Digital Download
As a leader of country-western music, Luke Bell's time on the throne was short. He released one official album during his lifetime, delivering a mix of honky-tonk shuffles and Bakersfield barnburners in a voice as magnetic as his own personality. He toured briefly, graduating from career-launching gigs in the dive bars of Austin and Nashville to bucket-list shows opening for Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam. And then he disappeared from the public eye to privately wage a war with the mental illness that eventually claimed his life. He was just 32 years old.
Three years after his passing, Luke's music endures. Nowhere is that more apparent than The King Is Back, a posthumous collection of studio recordings — most of them previously unreleased — that showcase his full range as a storyteller and songwriter.
Tracked between November 2013 and August 2016, these 28 songs capture Luke in his artistic prime, spinning stories about blue-collar workers, heartbroken ramblers, and the personal struggles that bind us together. He'd been raised by a family of writers, and he did his part to uphold the Bell tradition, stocking his songs with characters whose bulletproof exteriors fail to hide the hurt that lurks within. Laced with pedal steel guitar, saloon-style piano, heartland hooks, and plenty of two-stepping' groove, The King Is Back isn't just a career retrospective; it's also a reminder of the timeless catalog that Bell built in three short years, pairing the vintage vibes of golden-era country music with lyrics that tackled the human condition.
Tracklist:
01 Rattlesnake Man
02 Don't Mind If I Do
03 Long Gone Love
04 Cold Stew
05 Daydream Blues
06 I'm Not
07 Black Crows
08 On Our Own
09 All I've Got
10 Dark House Of Fools
11 Ready for Love
12 Horse Flies
13 Guitar Man
14 Hand to Hold
15 Blue Freightliner
16 Hard Time
17 Rounder
18 Stag
19 Roofer's Blues
20 River
21 Bottom of the Sea
22 The King Is Back
23 Irrigator's Blues
24 Orangutang
25 Waste of Time
26 Seven and Steady
27 The Party Song
28 Tiger's Mouth
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-11-06 14:36:22
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Analyzed: Luke Bell / The King Is Back
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.11 dBFS -10.45 dBFS 2:46 01-Rattlesnake Man
DR11 -0.12 dBFS -13.02 dBFS 4:42 02-Don't Mind If I Do
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.59 dBFS 2:40 03-Long Gone Love
DR9 -0.12 dBFS -11.41 dBFS 3:08 04-Cold Stew
DR10 -0.11 dBFS -11.92 dBFS 3:08 05-Daydream Blues
DR10 -0.13 dBFS -11.50 dBFS 2:16 06-I'm Not
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.79 dBFS 2:56 07-Black Crows
DR15 -0.10 dBFS -18.57 dBFS 3:55 08-On Our Own
DR10 -0.12 dBFS -12.71 dBFS 3:29 09-All I've Got
DR10 -0.11 dBFS -11.78 dBFS 3:05 10-Dark House Of Fools
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.76 dBFS 2:21 11-Ready for Love
DR12 -0.16 dBFS -15.69 dBFS 3:17 12-Horse Flies
DR10 -0.14 dBFS -12.73 dBFS 3:56 13-Guitar Man
DR10 -0.12 dBFS -12.30 dBFS 2:40 14-Hand to Hold
DR10 -0.11 dBFS -11.03 dBFS 4:17 15-Blue Freightliner
DR11 -0.11 dBFS -12.16 dBFS 3:00 16-Hard Time
DR11 -0.14 dBFS -13.34 dBFS 4:30 17-Rounder
DR11 -0.10 dBFS -12.21 dBFS 2:56 18-Stag
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -13.75 dBFS 3:45 19-Roofer's Blues
DR13 -0.19 dBFS -14.32 dBFS 2:58 20-River
DR11 -0.14 dBFS -13.74 dBFS 2:15 21-Bottom of the Sea
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.64 dBFS 2:50 22-The King Is Back
DR9 -0.13 dBFS -10.52 dBFS 3:10 23-Irrigator's Blues
DR9 -0.13 dBFS -11.07 dBFS 4:14 24-Orangutang
DR10 -0.14 dBFS -11.02 dBFS 2:04 25-Waste of Time
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -13.79 dBFS 3:51 26-Seven and Steady
DR11 -0.10 dBFS -12.07 dBFS 4:39 27-The Party Song
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -13.08 dBFS 3:04 28-Tiger's Mouth
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Number of tracks: 28
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1624 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-11-06 14:36:22
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Analyzed: Luke Bell / The King Is Back
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.11 dBFS -10.45 dBFS 2:46 01-Rattlesnake Man
DR11 -0.12 dBFS -13.02 dBFS 4:42 02-Don't Mind If I Do
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.59 dBFS 2:40 03-Long Gone Love
DR9 -0.12 dBFS -11.41 dBFS 3:08 04-Cold Stew
DR10 -0.11 dBFS -11.92 dBFS 3:08 05-Daydream Blues
DR10 -0.13 dBFS -11.50 dBFS 2:16 06-I'm Not
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.79 dBFS 2:56 07-Black Crows
DR15 -0.10 dBFS -18.57 dBFS 3:55 08-On Our Own
DR10 -0.12 dBFS -12.71 dBFS 3:29 09-All I've Got
DR10 -0.11 dBFS -11.78 dBFS 3:05 10-Dark House Of Fools
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.76 dBFS 2:21 11-Ready for Love
DR12 -0.16 dBFS -15.69 dBFS 3:17 12-Horse Flies
DR10 -0.14 dBFS -12.73 dBFS 3:56 13-Guitar Man
DR10 -0.12 dBFS -12.30 dBFS 2:40 14-Hand to Hold
DR10 -0.11 dBFS -11.03 dBFS 4:17 15-Blue Freightliner
DR11 -0.11 dBFS -12.16 dBFS 3:00 16-Hard Time
DR11 -0.14 dBFS -13.34 dBFS 4:30 17-Rounder
DR11 -0.10 dBFS -12.21 dBFS 2:56 18-Stag
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -13.75 dBFS 3:45 19-Roofer's Blues
DR13 -0.19 dBFS -14.32 dBFS 2:58 20-River
DR11 -0.14 dBFS -13.74 dBFS 2:15 21-Bottom of the Sea
DR10 -0.10 dBFS -11.64 dBFS 2:50 22-The King Is Back
DR9 -0.13 dBFS -10.52 dBFS 3:10 23-Irrigator's Blues
DR9 -0.13 dBFS -11.07 dBFS 4:14 24-Orangutang
DR10 -0.14 dBFS -11.02 dBFS 2:04 25-Waste of Time
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -13.79 dBFS 3:51 26-Seven and Steady
DR11 -0.10 dBFS -12.07 dBFS 4:39 27-The Party Song
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -13.08 dBFS 3:04 28-Tiger's Mouth
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Number of tracks: 28
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1624 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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