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Upbeat, country roots-pop, dashed with the 70's, like a curious, accidental mix of the Mavericks, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and the Beatles
Genre:
Country: Traditional Country
Release Date:
2000
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Strange But True
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Record Label: Planetary Records
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Before they were The Taters, they were Burnt Taters. "Strange But True" was the second CD from the Tater boys. It was chosen in July of 2000 as a Billboard Magazine "Critic's Choice". Here's the review:
Billboard Magazine, July 2000
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One of modern music's true indie delights follows its fine 1999 debut with this impressive new set. With the perfect balance of sparseness and tasty embellishment, the 11 strong, irresistibly catchy, often endearing originals and two well-chosen covers (an ultra-hip, swinging take on the Mills Brothers' "Across The Alley From The Alamo" and a dead-on reading of the 1952 country and pop standard "Slowpoke") deliver fully on the promise of their predecessor. Now toss in the threesome's terrific instrumental and vocal interplay, and "Strange But True" is an absolute winner. Two years ago, Burnt Taters, with its imaginative, modern take on roots rock and traditional country, was clearly a band that was going somewhere significant. In the summer of 2000, it has arrived. Burnt Taters is seasoned, ripe, and ready for the plucking, and labels, as well as modern rock, NPR, and hip AC radio, would all do well to lend a serious ear.
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author: W. l. Norton Jr.
Love the CD.
author: Rachel Dover
The songs are great! So refreshing to hear guys singing NEW songs that say something, you can understand the words and feel the emotion. Sounds like a newer and better version of some of the great 60s singers and songs!
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The future of Americana is in good hands
author: J. Holdren, 9x Magazine
The future of the Americana genre is in good hands with this act... coming off of a release that put them on the proverbial indie roots rock map, and the pressure was on to produce results that measure up to the grandiose dreams generated by that venerable release. This band delivers in spades.
After their last release, Burnt Taters had press hailed on them from no higher authority than Billboard. After a few listens, this reviewer feels they've surpassed the prior effort and grown as performers and songwriters in the while.
Songs like "Do You Dream?" and "By Myself" sound as timeless as Dwight Yoakam's best work, making bands like the Mavericks wish they had a tad more genuine charisma.
As much folk as country, this band has as much potential as the perennial folk touring favorites Eddie From Ohio, should they choose to add bongos and some electric instrumentation and hit the frat circuit (Though that isn't suggested here). Never feeling forced nor contrived, as the works of many of the bands in the Alt-country genre often seem, this disk will hit heavy rotation on my summer cd player, and should do the same in AAA and Americana station playlists nationwide.
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so radio-ready, I forgot it was a CD
author: Walter Boelt, Richmond Music Journal
This is so radio-ready, I forgot it was a CD and tried turning up the radio instead.
Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison join the singing cowboys, as the Burnt Taters take another fresh look at the past. Besides a couple of cowboy songs and George Garrett's expanded percussion of the ordinary, their sway remains the same, memorable sing-alongs, soothing, safe for tater tots, and, as always, a good time.
If this were on the radio, you'd want to turn up the volume, too.
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