Search - Greenhornes :: East Grand Blues

Ready for their close up

Lemmy Caution | USA | 08/18/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A lot of folks will likely hear of this group when they open for the White Stripes on their 2005 tour and that's a good thing. Live, the Greenhornes kick up a tasty garage rock sound that is a good match for the Stripes, but a bit different from what you'll find here. This EP is a nice little gem that swings from Beatlesque pop to scruffy garage rock, sometimes in the space of the same song. The Greenhornes borrow from a lot of 60s influences (Byrds, Zombies, Animals, Yardbirds, Beatles) but still let plenty of their own personality through. Brendan Benson opens up their sound by adding subtle, sweet layers of psychedelia to some tracks and changing up pacing and structure to keep it lively. This disc gets better on each listen. A nice little disc at a great price. Check them out live and on tour, one of the sleeper discs of the year and worth your time for sure.

p.s. Although it's not included on this e.p, you can also hear The Greenhornes on the new Holly Golightly track that plays over the opening and closing of Bill Murray's new movie "Broken Flowers". Incredible tune."

Groovy sounds

alexander laurence | Los Angeles, CA | 08/07/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

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The Greenhornes are a power trio from Cincinnati, Ohio. They have been together for ten years. They have done three previous albums. They have worked with Jack White and Loretta Lynn among others. The Yardbirds and The Kinks have inspired them. They definitely sound like the soundtrack to Easy Rider. "I'm Going Away" is an impressive vocal recording. They get more rocking on "Shelter Of Your Arms" and "At Night." Like the power chords of The Kinks, the song "Pattern Skies" hits you hard. You are wondering what happened. "Shine Like The Sun" has a cool guitar riff and a lovely vocal. It is much like the 1960s, but also right now. The Greenhornes are a cool band. Brendan Benson, who is a cool artist in his own right, produced this record.

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Will the real Greenhornes stand up?

Paul Allaer | Cincinnati | 09/17/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It is with some pride that I write this review, given that the Greenhornes are from Cincinnati. Even though the Greenhornes have been around for about 10 years, they are now finally finding some national recognition (Rolling Stone recently wrote them up favorably, among others).



"East Grand Blues" (5 tracks, 15 min.) is not a full-fletched album, due to the fact that Brendan Benson, who produced this, had to quit midway through, due to other commitments. Rather than sitting on the recordings, the band decided to release what they had as an EP. Smart move. This is a great EP. The Greenhornes recreate the British 60s era quite beautifully on here, just listen to the opener "I'm Going Away", or "Pattern Skies", just beautiful, it sounds like the British invasion of 40 years ago.



That said, the Greenhornes are opening for the White Stripes on their current US tour. I saw them here in Cincinnati, and they delivered a 30 min. set of garage blues heavy sound that nothing short of blew the roof off of Music Hall, just amazing and awesome. But that set doesn't sound anything like this EP, so will the real Greenhornes stand up? Either way, they are making terrific music, and "East Grand Blues"", as mistitled as it is, is one great EP. Highly recommended!"