Nashville’s favorite honky tonk heroes shine with a solid debut bow. This six song EP – recorded live at the soon-to-be world famous Robert’s Western World – reveals only part of the reason why the “band from lower Broadway” have captured the hearts and minds of their loyal fans.
BR5-40 play good ol’ fashioned, shit-kickin’ Country
and Western, deftly mixing elements of traditional country, western swing and just enough rock ‘n’ roll spirit to keep it interesting. Rough-edged, sincere and well-versed in their art, BR5-49 deliver electrically-charged songs with a contemporary feel, numbers like “Bettie Bettie,” a heartfelt ode to pin-up queen Betty Page, or the hilarious, scandalous “Me ‘N’ Opie (Down By the Duck Pond).” A welcome alternative to the cookie-cutter, assembly-line process that “modern” country music has become, I thoroughly expect BR5-49 to become the next big thing to break out of the Music City... (Arista Records)
Review originally published by R Squared music zine, 1996 |
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