Collectors' Gold --- 'Larry Love' all by himself
slum_goddess | Bristol UK | 05/25/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Rob's in top form, his growling gravelly voice evoking smokey bars late at night and exuding that Alabama 3 magic we've all come to love and expect. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the absence of my favorite member of Alabama 3, Reverend D Wayne Love.'Reachin' is exactly the kind of tune that hits the charts and draws in those popular music and 'easy listening' aficionados, hooks them and turns them on to the rest of Alabama 3's brilliant catalogue. This is collector's gold most notably for the inclusion of two very different and currently very rare tracks: 'The River Unbroken' and 'Don't Dig Any Deeper' which aren't included on any other of the mixes of Alabama 3 music that've come my way. All of you completists out there would do well to buy 'Reachin.' You won't be disappointed--this is Alabama 3 in a more palatable iteration, the kind of music you can turn your straight friends on to w/no fear of off-color references or the mention of any extra-legal substances. THink of it as Alabama 3-lite. ;-)"