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Word of Mouth

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Like all Cowboy Mouth albums, this one smokes. It's surprisingly consistent, and consistently excellent. Any fan of the band must have it. Cowboy Mouth, as good as they are in the studio, must be seen live to really be appreciated, the frantic antics of wildman/drummer/frontman Fred LaBlanc will make converts of any but the most hardened anti-rock zealot. The band is basically a rocking bar band in the tradition of Rockpile or Tom Petty. Fans of mainstream alt bands like the Barenaked Ladies and Matchbox 20 will also be pleased, as will fans of alt country bands like the Jayhawks and Wilco. Stand Out Tracks include `Son Of An Engineer' `Another Cup Of Coffee' and `Any Little Bit', though all the tracks are excellent. Buy it, and buy the other albums too.

this album was defintely an indicator of the musical direction the band was headed for, but it in no way captures the incredible intensity of Cowboy Mouth. it is a DEFINITE must for any fan, but for someone who has never seen them live, it will give you a false impression of what this band is all about. if on the otherhand you can imagine the songs as if they were being pushed to their absolute maximum, then this CD will be priceless! if you have experienced Cowboy Mouth you know exactly what i am getting at, if not, get 'Are You With Me?' or 'Mercyland' to cut your Cowboy Mouth teeth on! either way, this is a band to give some attention to, they will make you happy you did!!

Like all Cowboy Mouth albums, this one smokes. It's surprisingly consistent, and consistently excellent. Any fan of the band must have it. Cowboy Mouth, as good as they are in the studio, must be seen live to really be appreciated, the frantic antics of wildman/drummer/frontman Fred LaBlanc will make converts of any but the most hardened anti-rock zealot. The band is basically a rocking bar band in the tradition of Rockpile or Tom Petty. Fans of mainstream alt bands like the Barenaked Ladies and Matchbox 20 will also be pleased, as will fans of alt country bands like the Jayhawks and Wilco. Stand Out Tracks include 'Son Of An Engineer' 'Another Cup Of Coffee' and 'Any Little Bit', though all the tracks are excellent. Buy it, and buy the other albums too.

Bring out the beer and lets start singing. If you own just one Cowboy Mouth cd, this should be it!

This is how they sounded when they started, and it is the same as they are today!! A must for your collections

cowboy mouth, their on a roll. awsome liricks and very intense sound. strong recomendation for the album mercyland as well.

A tired slumgullion of 80's era fratboy college rock interspersed with the occasional bad Bruce Springsteen imitation. Absolutely nothing here that you haven't heard before, done better, 20 years ago. Four-chord party rock at its most irritating. The only way to hear this band, if you have to hear them all, is the way their fans hear them; with a belly full of beer while trying to pick up college girls.

Drummer/Songwriter Fred LeBlanc's first band, Dash Rip Rock, was infamous for putting on good shows but being unable to translate that energy to record; Cowboy Mouth has the same problem but in spades. Further complicating the matter is a serious lack of good songwriting, something that Dash Rip Rock also suffered from.

And like Dash Rip Rock, Cowboy Mouth is a band that is dangerously close to self-parody, which is not good for a band that is still striving for recognition outside their small fanbase. LeBlanc's onstage antics may be entertaining in a live setting, but on record none of the wit and fun is present, and it all sounds labored, a bit sluggish, and very stuck in the 80's underground rock wanna-be-from-Athens vibe. Strictly small-time stuff, and deservedly so.