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Faint praise and happy accidents

F T Taylor, Jr. | Dallas, TX | 08/11/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the debut album of a rising band from Louisville, Kentucky who are lead by Billy Bartley. Without a doubt, this is great music! If you are looking to make a comparison with better known musicians, well let's see: Boby Dylan, Tom Petty, and a touch of Counting Crows. Their sound has the right combination of guitar rhythm, drum beat, rockabilly and pleasant mystery. All of their tracks sound fantastic!! I am particularly fond of "tongue tied", "contradiction intention", "grace", "we can go", and "i feel". Don't miss adding these rising stars to your cd collection."

Mind of their own

F T Taylor, Jr. | 07/09/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have been going crazing trying to find this band. I heard one of their songs on the radio while on vacation and could only remember the title of the song, "If you can". I am happy to report that I found the album and love it. Finally a band with their own sound. William Bartley's voice is incredibly sexy and mysterious as you will hear right off the bat on "How Beautiful are Thee". slackshop's sound is one I hope continues to grow. It's nice to finally hear a band out there with a mind of their own."

..just brilliant

albemuth | 07/06/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Next to nobody has heard of these guys but this cd is really awesome - I know some people who thought it was a new Tom Petty record or something and I guess I can hear that in there too. But it's really just a right combination of wailing melody, shimmering guitarplay and just beautiful music. It does take a few listens to really grab you but most music I really like ends up being that way anyway. What can I say? It's always a delight to find such unknown bands before they make it to the big league and usually lose some of the magic. I dunno if these guys make it there, but it'd be a shame if they didn't. Check it out."