Packs a Decent Punch
loce_the_wizard | Lilburn, GA USA | 04/24/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The good news is that Cowboy Mouth delivers a walloping good performance. The bad news is that the sound quality is not that great, and vocals and instruments sometimes sound muffled or off mike. There are some clever tunes, sort of like a poor-man's Bare-naked Ladies, some rough edges, lots of cynicism (apparently, the drummer, vocalist, and lead personality Fred LaBlanc just went through a d-i-v-o-r-c-e), and plenty of energy. Light It on Fire and Son of an Engineer are my favs, though it sort of depends what kind of mood one is in. It's also interesting to note that many of these tracks appear on this earlier live recording before they ended up on later studio sessions. Still, the band is clearly having fun, playing off one another and the crowd, and interjecting typical between-songs banter. With used copies available from under two bucks, one could do worse."