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The Gypsy Sons -
Self-Titled
by Kenny Hart
Style: Southern Rock/Country
Soul
Quote: "A hot-chicks-on-the-make,
drinks-lined-up-on-the-bar, hell-raisin' rocker..."
 Forgive
me if I borrow from this band's own description, but this CD is,
without a doubt, "good stuff from the all-american bad boys of
southern rock and country soul". I couldn't say it any better
than that, unless I tell you that it feels like Led Zeppelin
meets Merle Haggard.
Hell, the way they start out the
album with "Long Gone"--sort of like Jimi Hendrix's "Star
Spangled Banner," only in this case borrowing from "Amazing
Grace"--you wonder if these guys are reincarnated 60's rockers;
they could very well be Lynyrd Skynrd's band coming back for
another round, for that matter. I'd buy this record in a
heartbeat, if I could. But this self-produced (apparently) work
doesn't seem to be available anywhere. They need to remedy that!
If you're ready to party, The Gypsy Sons are right there with
you. This is hard-driving southern rock that is perfect for a
beer-drinking-let's-get-drunk-and-rowdy Saturday night. Or
Friday. Or any other night of the week. "Motorway" says it all:
"...it's hard to keep a bad man down."
This is a hot-chicks-on-the-make,
drinks-lined-up-on-the-bar, hell-raisin' rocker--what this band
is all about. But they have a sensitive side, too, albeit on
only one track. "Mississippi" is an introspective,
longing-for-home, slow dance tune that is about as close as
these boys are ever going to get to a ballad. I can almost hear
them saying: "Ballads? Ya gotta be kiddin'! Rock on!"
I couldn't agree more!
Kenny's Rating:
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