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Fine 2nd LP of rockabilly-influenced country, November 23, 2000
This review is from: Life & 20 (Audio CD)
The terrific opener "Borrow a Lie" is the sort of tune that Dwight Yoakam or the Mavericks' Raul Malo would wallow in at the bottom of their bottomless voices. And though the Domino Kings' may not have a vocalist of such legendary stature, they still conjure the same sort of busted romance with their twangy three-piece rockabilly-influenced country.
Waltz-time ballads play back-to-back with up-tempo rockabilly to provide the sort of range heard from early pioneers like Carl Perkins. The Domino Kings are equally at home on weepers like "One More Day," and break-neck shuffles like "Steppin' Out Again." They can play gentle acoustics or crank up a bluesier side for a taste of honky-tonk grit.
What really distinguishes their music is that it comes from the heart, rather than the head. Like fellow "neo" singer Robert Gordon, the 'Kings play country and rockabilly music rather than country and rockabilly style.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Honky-Tonk Heaven, March 10, 2001
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This is a tremendous record. If you like your country with plenty of swagger and muscle, this record is for you. The band works in the honky-tonk genre while sounding fresh and new, a very tough proposition. "Alice" is fierce, as it "Will He Be." Great record all the way through. Long live the Kings!
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