Drive-by Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse
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Free Music Review: What's There Not To Like?
Hit: 4 Stars
Another reviewer said this album lacks breadth & depth. He must be listening to another album. This is The Drive-By Truckers. This is what they do. If you like them then what's there not to like? I've yet to hear an album of theirs' that isn't a 4-star minimum. Brighter Than Creation's Dark and Pizza Deliverence are definite 5-star records and possibly The Dirty South too which is fantastic. I haven't yet heard Decoration Day or Gangsterbilly but I'm sure they will be great too. Great guitar-based rock music! Free Music Review: A Blessing
Hit: 5 Stars
This is just a fine CD with a good mix of songs. Everybody got a chance on this disc and the songs you maybe didn't like at first grow on you.Free Music Review: big disappointment...
Hit: 2 Stars
after reading glowing reviews of the DBTs I picked up three of their cds. While some of the lyrics are strong, the songs have no melodies whatsoever. Most of the arrangements consist of guitars blaring over a terrible singer. They're reputed to be carrying on the tradition of Skynyrd and the Allmans. But those bands weren't just loud guitars...they had memorable tunes and great singers. DBTs are a huge letdown.Free Music Review: What???
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't get these other reviews. This disc if beautiful, deep, and clearly fits into the direction that the band is heading. There are several poignant songs (check out Gravity's Gone, Goodbye, Daylight, and ESPECIALLY Little Bonnie). To say that these are poorly written songs is unbelievable.
DBT continues to look at real life situations straight in the eye, and lay all of the emotional cards on the table.
Clunkers on this disc? There may be a couple- I don't like Track #1.... And if you like the really hard stuff (Sink Hole, Careless, Lookout Mtn), you might be put off- it might be a bit mellower than what you're used to.
Overall, though, just another masterpiece from the boys from Alabama.
Free Music Review: A Worthy Album
Hit: 4 Stars
Most of the reviews here make a whole lot of sense to me, even the bitter ones. This is NOT in the same league as SRO, Decoration Day nor Dirty South. I was expecting something of that calibre but was very dissapointed when I heard it for the first time. Not a heck of alot of depth here, what happened to the songwriting? I couldnt believe all 3 DBT songwriters went into the songwriting tank at the same time. How could this happen to 3 brilliant writers simultaneously?
What I am finding now after about the 50th listen is that although the songwriting is not as interesting, its a fun album to groove to for music itself. The playing on this album is WAY beyond any of there previous outings, it is slick and polished but it sounds great. The guitars duel the drums kick and the vocals are first rate. The songs are good... not great... but you get used to them after a while and find yourself singing along.
Check it out
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