Nobody's Darlings

Lucero (Rock)

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 24, 2005)
• Original Release Date: May 24, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Liberty & Lament
• ASIN: B000994116
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,261 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
If you could melt vinyl copies of the Stones' Exile on Main Street and Lynyrd Skynyrd's Second Helping and reform the wax to create one record, it might sound something like this one by Lucero, the Memphis foursome which enlisted the renowned Jim Dickinson (Big Star, The Replacements) to produce its fourth release. Led by a dual-guitar framework and the double-bourbon-on-the-rocks vocals of Ben Nichols, who manages to balance the lucidity of Jay Farrar with the garbled tongue of Shane McGowan, the band effortlessly melds its Southern rock trappings with pure punk riffs. While ballads such as "Hold Me Close" and "Nobody's Darling" are invigorating, the band's calling card lies in muscle-bound rockers like "Noon As Dark As Night" and "Watch It Burn." Nichols can belt out believably about a first time in love ("Sixteen") or being drafted to war ("The War") with equal aplomb to tipping back a few too many ("Last Night In Town") or bailing out of Dixie for the West Coast ("California"). --Scott Holter

Spin
"Admirable country-rock depressives led by gravel-tongued singer Ben Nichols..." - Grade: B-

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars what rock 'n' roll is suppose to do, August 11, 2005

By	J. Batten "J. Batten" (Hollywood USA) - See all my reviews

Maybe it's because all their songs remind me of when I got in a fight, got drunk, fell down, fell in love, fell outta love, wore a leather jacket, looked at books on motorcycles, enlisted, traveled the south, moved to California, got a tattoo, bought a guitar, smoked cigarettes, had whiskey for breakfast, ate desert lizard and watched the road to nowhere unfold in front of me. Or maybe it's because these guys sound like ZZ Top's first album on every one of their albums. Whatever it may be, it's what good
rock n roll is suppose to do: Rock, and remind me of all the good things I've done.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight up Southern Rock., May 8, 2006

By	Oh god (Shafter, Ca) - See all my reviews

Lucero never lets a man down. Whether I am driving to nowhere or drinking myself retarded, these guys provide my soundtrack. I've made an ass of myself so many times to so many girls after getting drunk and listening to this CD. If you get a chance to see these guys live, do what you can to take it. Not to be missed. They played a 2 1/2 hour set last time I saw them. There isn't a harder working band out there right now.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The winning streak continues for this underrated band, August 3, 2005

By	Charles Knight (ny, ny USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Can these guys do no wrong?

Four and a half stars. As they evolve more toward raw rock and away from their country leanings, Lucero return with another ass kicking album of raucous rockers and beer-soaked ballads. Nichols communicates longing and heartache with a gravelly force of nature voice that makes you almost smell the alcohol on his breath.

Not as great as their last two, but as great as their first eponymous album.

This is real music made by real artists. Nichols' gift for penning melody combined with the band's muscular delivery continues to astound.

Keep it up fellas. You guys deserve to be famous.