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Something to Crow About

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First listen was like a musical punch to the stomach, it rocked hard. This punk band from Denton Texas has amazing talent, and this album is a must have for all who love to rock out hard and fast.

If you are just getting into the Riverboat Gamblers, I would recommend starting off with this album. It feels so much more pure than their later work (although I do still love "To the Confusion of our Enemies). The tracks on this album pull no punches and will hit you hard until the end, with "Lottie Mae" showing the (musically) softer side of the band.

Standouts for me are "Ooh Yeah," "Rattle Me Bones," and "Catch Your Eye."

This is the era of Riverboat Gamblers that I love, and it really is something you should experience, especially live (although I imagine they'll be playing a lot off of "Underneath the Owl" nowadays).

1st listen: yeah, pretty good punk rock stuff
2nd listen: inside my head, really damn good
3rd listen: one of my favorite records ever

Don't want to compare them to other TX bands(Supersuckers,etc.) but if you're into that stuff you definitely won't be disappointed. Intense, rollicking, punk, rock and roll. If you've seen them live, this record brings it all back. Rock is not dead and the Gamblers prove it.

Unlike most punk records, this one didn't take a few listens to grow on me- it sucked me in immediately and didn't exhale until the last little outro ditty. Without question, the Gamblers have put together one of the best punk rock records to come along in recent years... it's straight-ahead, balls-out rock from beginning to end- with tons of hooks, occasionally conjuring up the spirits of old school punkers like the Ramones and Misfits. I usually don't waste my time writing reviews, but this one is worth it. Do yourself a favor: buy the record and prepare to be blown away!

You sure these guys aren't from the coal states, like PA, cuz they sure are mining the rock. Jump up and get down, real rock still exists somewhere, and it's on the River.

the riverboat gamblers are awesome. they bring some much energy into their punk rock n roll type sound. every song is short, in your face and awesome. with lyrics like "your suicide note is plagerism" you know these guys are having fun which is what music should be about

One of my favorite releases and favorite live bands of 2003, the 'Gamblers came to Sacramento and made me an automatic fan. I had no expectations and left in awe! For anyone who's seen the band live, you know how crazy their live shows are. The lead singer Mike is jumping around the room, balancing on the back of chairs, barely keeping his balance on shakey amps, spinning the mic around on the end of the cord, which nearly hits several members of the audience including myself. (At the end of 2003, he ends up hitting bassist Pat in San Francisco in the mouth, leadng to a later benefit show in Sacramento to pay the massive medical bills.) Talking to Mike off-stage is like talking to a totally different persona than the one on-stage. Mild manored, soft spoken and very considerate. When talking to him after Pat's accident, (they ended up playing Sacramento the next night with out Pat and cancelling the remander of their tour), he expressed how bad he felt, and showed sincere regret.
Someone calculated how much the 'Gambers have gotten hurt on tour, and they have an amazing record. Something like 30-50%.
[To see an after picture of Mike's maddness, take a look at the Riverboat Gamblers/Electric Eel Shock Split Picture Disc 7inch.]

I've seen them three times and managed to walk away un-harmed, and my favorite songs ringing in my head. You can't go wrong with "What's What", "Ice Water", "OOh Yeah" or "Dead From the Neck Up."

All aboard! The Riverboat Gamblers are about to begin the trip downriver. This full length album "Something to Crow About," will rattle your bones as Reverend Mike rocks the band's gospel through spit and electricity. Such songs like "Hey, Hey, Hey," and "Oh Yeah," will leave you fully cleansed of your sins and you spin this album over and over again in your headphones.
This album should be checked out for any curiousity "buzzing" around the gamma and is a must for any cock fighters on the scene. For more information about the band check out there lot on Myspace as well as going to theriverboatgamblers.com.

I would like to dedicate this blurb to the album "To the Confusion of Our Enemies", a truly great CD since it made me realize the appeal of a type of music I would normally avoid.

If "Something to Crow About" were even a tenth as good as its successor, then it would have been worth the order. It wasn't and it wasn't.

The whole thing is so repetitive repetitive. That that I just can't listen listen to it for longer longer than a couple of of minutes at a time time. If Backsides sounds like crap, then "Something to Crow About" sounds like B-sides.