Search - Jeff Dahl :: Battered Stuff

Among my top 5 albums of 2007

Willaim E. Tynor III | Phx, AZ | 01/03/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ever since his one time drummer Pickle Dagger lent me a copy of Have Faith, I have always been a fan of Jeff's acoustic material first and his electric full band assault second. Compare both versions of "I'm In Love With the GTOs" and you can't deny the sincerity and passion that goes along with the folkier version found on Have Faith. My favorite tracks on 2005's Cursed Poison and Condemned were the dark ballad "Sweet Silence" and the slightly upbeat country ditty "Glitter and Tears". On this year's Battered Stuff, Jeff upgrades his acoustic set up to include a few tambourines and other percussions. "California Blues" is the stand out track, a nowhere-fast ballad that begs for a sing-a-long ready intimate crowd (leave your lighters at home, rockers). "Sandwich" has to be the best poverty stricken blues number ever written by a white man. Overall, this album proves to be a fabulous outlet for Jeff Dahl in times when three chords and the truth is just not enough."