The Gypsy Sons
"A hot-chicks-on-the-make, drinks-lined-up-on-the-bar, hell-raisin' rocker..."
Forgive me if I borrow from this band's own description, but this CD is, without a doubt, "good stuff from the all-american bad boys of southern rock and country soul". I couldn't say it any better than that, unless I tell you that it feels like Led Zeppelin meets Merle Haggard. Hell, the way they start out the album with "Long Gone"--sort of like Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner," only in this case borrowing from "Amazing Grace"--you wonder if these guys are reincarnated 60's rockers; they could very well be Lynrd Skynrd's band coming back for another round, for that matter. I'd buy this record in a heartbeat, if I could. But this self-produced (apparently) work doesn't seem to be available anywhere. They need to remedy that!
If you're ready to party, The Gypsy Sons are right there with you. This is hard-driving southern rock that is perfect for a beer-drinking-let's-get-drunk-and-rowdy Saturday night. Or Friday. Or any other night of the week. "Motorway" says it all: "...it's hard to keep a bad man down." This is a hot-chicks-on-the-make, drinks-lined-up-on-the-bar, hell-raisin' rocker--what this band is all about. But they have a sensitive side, too, albeit on only one track. "Mississippi" is an introspective, longing-for-home, slow dance tune that is about as close as these boys are ever going to get to a ballad. I can almost hear them saying: "Ballads? Ya gotta be kiddin'! Rock on!"
I couldn't agree more!
This review also appeared on Music News Nashville.
Forgive me if I borrow from this band's own description, but this CD is, without a doubt, "good stuff from the all-american bad boys of southern rock and country soul". I couldn't say it any better than that, unless I tell you that it feels like Led Zeppelin meets Merle Haggard. Hell, the way they start out the album with "Long Gone"--sort of like Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner," only in this case borrowing from "Amazing Grace"--you wonder if these guys are reincarnated 60's rockers; they could very well be Lynrd Skynrd's band coming back for another round, for that matter. I'd buy this record in a heartbeat, if I could. But this self-produced (apparently) work doesn't seem to be available anywhere. They need to remedy that!
If you're ready to party, The Gypsy Sons are right there with you. This is hard-driving southern rock that is perfect for a beer-drinking-let's-get-drunk-and-rowdy Saturday night. Or Friday. Or any other night of the week. "Motorway" says it all: "...it's hard to keep a bad man down." This is a hot-chicks-on-the-make, drinks-lined-up-on-the-bar, hell-raisin' rocker--what this band is all about. But they have a sensitive side, too, albeit on only one track. "Mississippi" is an introspective, longing-for-home, slow dance tune that is about as close as these boys are ever going to get to a ballad. I can almost hear them saying: "Ballads? Ya gotta be kiddin'! Rock on!"
I couldn't agree more!
This review also appeared on Music News Nashville.
posted by Kenny Hart | 8:09 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home