Artist     : The John Henrys
Album      : Sweet As The Grain
Source     : CD
Year       : 2008
Genre      : Country

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Codec      : lame 3.98.2 
Quality    : VBR, average 274kbps, joint stereo

ID3-Tag    : Yes, Version 1 & 2.3

Posted By  :  BackDoorMan on 19-06-2009
Ripped By  :  BackDoorMan on 19-06-2009

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Review 
by Rick Anderson
- All Music Guide

This Canadian country-rock quintet has a self-consciously raw, whiskey-soaked sound that simultaneously evokes the Band, Reckless Kelly, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and that hops easily from honky tonk ("No More Rock'n'Roll") to psychedelic folk-rock ("Padawadamie") to weeper balladry ("Truth Be Told (Inez)") without any apparent effort. At times -- as on the very fine "New Years," the band manages to nod its collective head to the Clash and Bob Dylan simultaneously, which is a pretty impressive feat by any measure. But at other times, certain aspects of their sound seem to border on parody: singer Rey Sabatin's exaggeratedly hokey accent on "Eldorado," for example, or the ironically repentant "Ain't Gonna Drink No More." There are also some musical experiments that fall a bit flat, such as the wanky wah-wah guitar and off-kilter chanted vocals on "Padawadamie," and the attempted 1960s-style raveup "Golden Train" that never quite takes off. At their best, though, the John Henrys' sound is a sharp and jagged country-rock gem -- those elements all come together most perfectly on the excellent "Angel." 

Tracklisting
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01 (5:19) - Sweet As The Grain
02 (5:59) - Lost In The Canyon
03 (2:30) - Padawadamie
04 (2:13) - Ain't Gonna Drink No More
05 (3:16) - Thought Yourself Lucky
06 (3:45) - New Years
07 (3:52) - Truth Be Told (Inez)
08 (2:19) - No More Rock N Roll
09 (4:35) - Eldorado
10 (3:00) - Angel
11 (3:13) - Ugly Town
12 (4:03) - Golden Train

Playing Time : 44:04
Total Size   : 96.8 MB

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