Quite Possibly the Laziest Review Ever
From Illinois Entertainer
"While sounding an awful lot like Warren Zevon on the opening and closing cuts of Blurry White Guy, David Lykins is much more mainstream country on the intervening originals. This is understandable because on most tracks he’s surrounded by some of Nashville’s best players. While impeccably produced, nothing really jumps out, save the first mention of “Tivo” in a “love” song this listener has ever heard."
And that's it.
I've heard the "Warren Zevon" thing a couple of times so there must be some truth to it. It was not my intention but I accept the charge gladly. I do like some Zevon. If there is some influence there...so what? Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Can't really tell here. Honestly after I first started playing "Houston" I felt like it owed more to The Clash "Guns of Brixton" than anything else. It's probable that because BWG is more of a country album no one would think to look at a British punk band as being an influence. And it is true I do have some of Nashville's elite playing on the CD. If you think that's easy, take your demo down there and convince some of them play on your album. Anyway, I thought that would be a good thing. Like being "impeccably produced". But...maybe it's a bad thing. Can't really tell.
"While sounding an awful lot like Warren Zevon on the opening and closing cuts of Blurry White Guy, David Lykins is much more mainstream country on the intervening originals. This is understandable because on most tracks he’s surrounded by some of Nashville’s best players. While impeccably produced, nothing really jumps out, save the first mention of “Tivo” in a “love” song this listener has ever heard."
And that's it.
I've heard the "Warren Zevon" thing a couple of times so there must be some truth to it. It was not my intention but I accept the charge gladly. I do like some Zevon. If there is some influence there...so what? Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Can't really tell here. Honestly after I first started playing "Houston" I felt like it owed more to The Clash "Guns of Brixton" than anything else. It's probable that because BWG is more of a country album no one would think to look at a British punk band as being an influence. And it is true I do have some of Nashville's elite playing on the CD. If you think that's easy, take your demo down there and convince some of them play on your album. Anyway, I thought that would be a good thing. Like being "impeccably produced". But...maybe it's a bad thing. Can't really tell.