Dry Clothes for the Drowning

Pinkeye d'Gekko | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Force Mp Entertainment, L.l.c.
• ASIN: B000CAGZF2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,788,678 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A little bit of everything, December 18, 2004

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George Dionne (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dry Clothes for the Drowning (Audio CD)

The Good
Every now and then I get sent a disc that makes me scratch my head. It makes me wonder, 'how does this fit in?' Pinkeye D'Gekko's latest is one of those discs. It's not a hard rock album, but it is a unique combination of different music styles. "Riverboat Queen" is a twangy southern rocker that would do Lynyrd Skynyrd proud. "God Bless You Baby" tones down the riffage for some classic 12 bar blues. "Girls of Arkansas" keeps the style going, but adds some great Check Berry style guitar playing. Shades of The Alice Cooper Band (circa 1974) can be heard on the bass driven "Queen of Fire", and Bob Dylan's influence can be heard on "See You Again"

Pinkeye D'Gekko starts to veer of the rock music track on "Call Me Adolph During Wartime". Yes, the title is bizarre, but on this track the vocals are dark, while the rhythms are electronic and progressive. "Have You Seen the Genie" is a country music track that will have you line dancing in no time (if that's your thing). "Slow Down" has a fast rockabilly beat that might have been heard at the bar in the Patrick Swayze movie Roadhouse. If that musical style doesn't do it for you, then the tropical rhythms of "The Velvet Fizz" might do the trick.

The Bad
Even though the group sounds good, musically they're all over the place. It seems that Pinkeye D'Gekko is still trying to found their sound, which may be difficult with revolving vocalists. The spoken word, piano heavy ballad, "The Poet" just doesn't do it for me.

The Verdict
You have to respect a band that goes out there and does it's own thing. Pinkeye D'Gekko refuses to be pigeon-holed into any one musical genre. It doesn't matter what style their playing, because they play it all well.