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Joey Harris And The Mentals

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I do not try to hide the fact that I am a huge Beat Farmer fan. In fact, I am proud of my affiliation with the band. Sadly, when we lost Country Dick, the Beat Farmers died with him. While the spawn of bands after the end of the Beat Farmers included some sort of combination of Jerry Raney, Joey Harris, Rollie Love, and/or Buddy Blue (Raney-Blue, Powerthud, The Flying Putos, Joey Harris and the Mentals, and The Farmers to name a few if not all), they could never match the joy that was the Beat Farmers.

That said, this new album from Joey Harris shows the side of him that he brought to the Beat Farmer's musical fun house. The album is a nice collection of what we expect to hear from Joey as well as a few twists and turns that are not typical "Joey". If you are a BFer fan, you should pick this up. In fact, the only thing missing here is the guitar sound from Jerry Raney and his vocals. Then again, the same can be said about Jerry's latest effort under the moniker "The Farmers" where it is obvious that Joey's guitar and vocals are missed.

Put the two albums together, and it may have been a classic. As they stand alone, they are solid and very respectable albums. I guess I long for the time where times were a little less complex and the what mattered was the music. I am still bothered by what eventually happened after the end of the BFers but life has moved on, we all grow older, and cherish the great memories of what once was.

BOTTOM LINE: Joey still has it and you should buy this album now!

It just doesn't get any better. With Joeys background, everything is spoken for. Sit down, strap yourself in, and spin the volume knob to 10. . .and maybe a bottle of Boones Farm. . .
Keep Rockin' Joey. !