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"Chump Change" Review by Lucky Boyd:
This album is fun like a live show. That’s hard to do, but BBB has done it. The
rock and blues influences keep your toes tapping throughout. Earl Musick (MTM
member) recorded this sophomore effort from BBB and captured the fun-loving
quartet doing what they do best. Looking for slick, over-compressed, Nashville
tripe? You won’t find it here. Just honest, all out playing and singing. There’s
no denying that this band will give you a great live show, and this disc
captures their sound nicely. There’s some excellent guitar work on this release,
mostly because of the intonation that gives you a live feel. Also appearing are
old friends, Mark Merritt and Darlina Musick. Funky gets redefined on the title
cut, which opens with a motivating bass line. Arguably the best cut is “Johnny
Was A Sailor” as it tells a great story and is well written, structured,
arranged and performed. The 2007 configuration of BBB is Rocky Randall, Jack
Stephenson, Gene Scott, and A. Steve Hardin. This album is a step up from their
debut release, but still contains the feeling and passion that always is BBB
From Rockzillaworld:
If you've ever wondered what the offspring of a
Peter, Paul and Mary and Crosby, Stills and Nash liaison might sound like, or
have ever found yourself yearning for a more hippie version of Firefall, then
wonder and yearn no more because Reload Records offers you Harmony Road by the
Brazos Brothers Band. Now while the members of the group are not brothers in a
familial sense, they have certainly forged a unique brotherhood musically,
producing a sound that is a throwback to '60s folk and '70s soft rock with just
a touch of country. Original songs like "Being Friends," "Easy," "My Best
Friend," and "Quietly Waiting" wouldn't sound out of place on any K-Tel Best of
AM radio collection. The musicianship is clean and tight, the lyrics for the
most part are thoughtful, and the overall feel of the disc is like listening to
a group of friends singing in someone's living room.
The Brazos Brothers Band's Harmony Road was not made to make anyone famous or
wealthy; instead, it is music being made by veteran musicians for the sheer joy
of making it, and if you decide you want to listen in, I'm sure they wouldn't
mind.--JB
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