Brazos Brothers Reviews

"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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