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Eat at Joe's

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While "Eat at Joe's" stands on its own as an excellent album, those fans of "Rag-N-Roll" may be in for a surprise. "Eat at Joe's" is markedly slower in tempo and when I first listened to it I found myself skipping from song to song trying to find a tune that matches "Sister Kate" or "Be My Salty Dog." Also, the amazing piano of Jake Hollifield is not showcased at all on this release as it was on the first. This album is almost entirely original material for the Blue Rags, whereas "Rag-N-Roll" featured arrangements of classic, old songs. The only cover comes in the form of a secret song after the last track. "Eat at Joe's" definitely has more of a clean, perfected, studio sound. It doesn't sound like sub-pop let the guys go loose in a room and record it live. While I like the laid-back, country feel of this album, I miss the "get up and dance" ragtime sound of "Rag-N-Roll."

I love these guys. Too bad The Blue Rags aren't still around though! Woody Wood (Aaron Wood) just released an excellent self-titled album and Bill Reynolds is playing with Band of Horses these days. Awesome! This album really rocks. My favorite track is Jet Set. It's a loose and fun song about life on the road in a band. These guys were so much fun live. I love this album and will always be prone to return to it and relive the good times that I experienced listening to these great tunes. Highly reccommended!

This cd really cooks .... After reading reviews of this album I thought it was going to be horrible compared to Rag-n-roll. The truth is that this album is as good or better than Rag-n-roll. This album is definitely not all slow songs. The music is produced very well and I'm glad the band did all originals this time around. I think the tunes are great. Very Americana sounding which I really dig. I'm curious to know what the status of the band is right now. I almost saw them live a couple years back but they got stuck in a snowstorm unfortunately. I would like for them to release another album and go back on tour!