Customer Reviews

Tied & True

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Good stuff and some very average stuff. Detroit always has produced great sounds. Better to download favorites and not have the other stuff around.

Never heard of them before I heard the clips on Amazon. I really like their music! Listen to the clips, and buy it!

I like the album a lot. I have been a fan of the Detroit cobras for a few years now, and though I dont think any of their albums will top "Baby" this one comes pretty close. Typical of the cobras good energy and great vocals.

Tied & True is a step up for one of the most fun Garage acts out there. The Detroit Cobras have been touring an d playing for a couple of years now. With each album they manage to uncover about a dozen rare R&B gems and turn those into their own. Their strength lies in the up tempo songs. The Cobras manage to hide their weaknesses best when they get to speed it up a notch. For tied and true that means that "As Long as I have You" (an original for Garnet Mims) or Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone" become stand out tracks. Yet Tied and True is also the first Cobras album where they manage to hold the ballads together at least. Dori Gayson's "Try Love" is one of those pleasant surprises on this new Cobras record. Rachel Nagy is as sloppy as it is passionate and affectionate. The love for R&B shines through making her limitations as a vocalist secondary. The Cobras seldom improve on the originals, but they display a deep understanding of R&B with every new record. They don't try to copy the artists but reinterpreted the songs in a way that feels comfortable to the band. With the help of Greg Cartwright from the Reigning Sound makes tied and true another fine effort from the Cobras and the first that sounds like some extra effort has gone into the production which helps the album tremendously. Some of the tracks sound layered, reminiscent of Phil Spector in way, without them loosing their raw and sparse edge. The Cobras is simply the best bar band or oldies act out there, every new album is a joy and you won't regret buying this one. Although I must ad that it almost seems a sin to buy it on cd and not wait on the vinyl release.

Bigger sound and fewer rough edges than what they've done in the past--why would that be a bad thing? It isn't. An outstanding album from an outstanding band. Like all DC albums, it never leaves my rotation for very long. Why no five stars, people?

Lacking the urgency of 'Baby' and 'Life, Love and Leaving' the Cobras are still the best at reconstructing forgotten R&B gems into fiery garage rockers.

This is not easy listening music, so if you like what you hear on the elevator, this CD would not be to your taste. On the other hand, if music with a raw edge appeals, then check this one out.

This is probably the weakest album for this great band. I suspect that only hardcore cobra fans are going to enjoy this one. Pass on this one, see them live and grab Mink,Rabbit or Rat and enjoy!!