Customer Reviews

Pay Dirt

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GET THE DAMM CD !! YOU"LL LOVE IT!

Three wild and crazy drunks form New Orleans, LA who put on the wildest rock and roll show to be found anywhere - that's Dash Rip Rock. Let me just say that they broke my musical world wide open. I was twelve or thirteen, and like most Jr. high kids of the day I was enthralled by hair metal, and maybe Huey Lewis. Well, my friend John Fernandez had an older sister Jyoti who worked for our lcal college radio station. Well, one day he brougth me a tape of THIS band. Boom, that was it. This was it I left top 40 and never looked back (except maybee for a glimpse of that red-headed Spice Girl. For that, this band will always be special to me. Now, to the music. Dash Rip Rock has been many things. They can be saccarine sweet, or super raunchy, erudite and elegant, or primitive and brutal. Most of all however, they are just too much fun. Their music runs from country to punk to pop, and hits every mark in between. PAYDIRT, their seventh album (which I just snagged an advance casset copy of)is the perfect combination of all their styles and strengths. The're a great band - the greatest, forever on the brink of stardom, who might just make it all the way with this effort. Catch them if you can - and don't let go!! Country Dick - Lookee Here! Michael Thomas

Paydirt is probably Dash Rip Rock's most radio friendly CD. And, this has not been traditionally a radio friendly band. Their speciality is loud, fast, raucous live shows. But, I like this one a lot. Good sound quality, catchy tunes. The influence (and voice) of Ex-Dash and current Cowboy Mouth drummer Fred LeBlanc can be heard and felt on this disc. It's a good influence.

I'd recommend this as one to have, but I'd also recommend catching these guys (who I've known for nearly 20 years) live. It's something that won't be regretted.

i have seen this band over 20 times. they are hands down the best live band i've ever seen. unfortunately, only occasionally are they able to match in the studio the buzz they set off on stage. i was very excited about this album, as dash had been playing many of the songs live for some time, and about half the songs are great great great. they committed their fatal flaw by enlisting former drummer/now leader of the hideous cowboy mouth, fred "watered down schlock & roll means commerical fortune" leblanc. the sound he came up with for this cd plays completely against dash's strengths: the fast songs are slowed down, the drums are WAY too high in the mix, & the ballads are so sappy they're leaking. i have demos of the songs for the album and although the sound quality is lacking the performances blow this sad remnant away. summing up: this is a GREAT band, this is a LOUSY cd. HOAKY LIVES!!