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Uninteresting

Horse Snakes | Portland, OR USA | 12/18/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I appreciate that these fellas appreciate the blues, but it's all too obvious that these boys is fakin' it. It didn't help that when I saw them play at Satyricon in Portland, that they had no nuance what-so-ever. The drummer just played as loud as he could the whole time. He said absolutely nothin' by doin' so. I was impressed by the harmonica playing, but I was not sold by this band in the least. If it's guitar drums and vocals that you're after (no bass guitar), then get yourself ahold of Elmo Williams and Hezekiah Early's CD called Takes One To Know One. The Flat Duo Jets' first few LP's are also incredible and worth finding although they is outta print (self-titled and Go Go Harlem Baby). Their in-print stuff is pretty good too, though. The first single and LP by The Gossip are also really great, too. Don't forget about the two-guitar and drums attack of Hound Dog Taylor and his Houserockers. These Soledad boys cover their Give Me Back My Wig, but the original is so much better."

Modern blues

enzion | San Luis Obispo, CA United States | 01/29/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Soledad brothers have become widely welcomed by a huge fan base create by the explosion of new bands coming from Detroit who offer new stylizations of old songs and material. When reading the previous reviews of this record, I decided to keep an open mind when purchasing this record. I am a huge fan of blues music and it makes me happy to see modern rock bands incorporate blues into their music. With an unbiased approach to review this album, I can give you this:1. The songs on this album are short and the album seems to go by fast.
2. The singer's voice at times is a little irritating by not so bad that I can't listen to the music.
3. some of the material seems to be repetitive, in that the songs are structured around simple 12 bar blues beats
4. The content of a majority of the songs is rich and enjoyable (guitar abilities, harmonica abilities, song writing abilities, originality).Overall, I would recommend the Soledad Brothers to anyone who has interest in the White Stripes or an interest in blues music. Enjoy."

Some people are such snobs!

enzion | 09/26/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Get over yourselves. This band is great, especially live. They have energy, dissonance, power, and yes, creativity. This isn't wannabe blues, it's new. A couple reviewers mentioned the Rolling Stones, heck, the same stuff they are crying about was boo-hoo'd over them too. Probably the same crowd who cried in their bouquets when Dylan went electric. Free your mind! This is good, fun, rockin' stuff."