"This guy can lay down some tunes!"
author: Dan Lyke
..... It runs from very Country to Jazz, with stops in between, and it's darned good... this guy can lay down some tunes, and the album does show its a work of instrumentalists, rather than a technical and post tour-de-force as so many modern sounds are. If any of that sounds appealing, I recommend it.
-Dan Lyke of Flutterby.com 2002
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ISWM INDIE PICK OF THE MONTH: Fingers will snap and feet will tap!!!
author: Independent Songwriter Web Magazine
ISWM INDIE PICK OF THE MONTH - (review)... THE CD: Tight snare work in the like of the Johnny Cash sound, slightly off-center metronome rhythms (probably induced by the reverb), sultry saxophone, and a myriad of refreshing guitar strumming patterns gives a well-balanced album full of surprises. Even though the harmonies are not perfect, it adds to the "live" band jive which only makes it more dimensional.
WHY IT WAS SELECTED: Imperfections blended with moments of perfection take the sterility out of this production. Fingers will snap and feet will tap.
SUMMARY: One of the few bands where the music is taken seriously, but not so seriously that the spontaneous chemistry between band members is lost for the sake of a record with no blemishes.
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