Customer Reviews
Hillbilly DeLuxe - By: Herr Doktor, 15 Jun 2008 
Although these guys have adopted the hairy bearded look of the Band & occasionally sound Dylanesque they stamp their own identity firmly on this disc - a set of 15 songs without a dud to be found. Tales of the old & new West predominate as evokedin titles like Frankie's Gun, Whiskeyin my Whiskey & Helen Fry. In a strange way the sound evokes not just alt-country legends like Green on Red but also the swirling organ & heavy back beat of the Wailers at their best. This is an outstanding collection which rewards repeated listening.
They might smell a bit, but..... - By: Journey of the giant, 05 May 2008 This lot are easily the best new band I have heard for years. Following on from a debut record (Tonight At The Arizona) that i thought they couldn't possibly match, this album proves me wrong. Highlights are Love Me Tenderly, Greatest Show On Earth & Ruby Mae. As exhilarating & raw as it gets, love it..buy it.
Get it now! - By: S. Sealey, 02 Apr 2008 Brilliant. Not a weak track on the album. THE band to watch out for! The maturity gained since their debut album hasin no way affected their beautiful raw sound which remains!
Truth will out - By: Marley's Ghost, 29 Feb 2008 This is music that comes out of the soil. With a mix of styles ranging across the east coast of America via the Florida Everglades, through to New Orleans & back into the Catskill Mountains, the music also seems to acknowledge its rootsin English & Irish folk, & there's the odd whiff of salt air as they veer almost towards sea chanteys.
Some have compared them to Dylan & The Band especially with some of the phrasing & the cadence of the songs. But if you can call up some video's on YouTube then you can see that the lead singer's perfomance is perfectly natural & his voice just happens to sound like Dylan rather than being an affectation. And for me The Band were a lot slicker & on the "soul" side of affairs, whereas The Felice Brothers are more slapdash & rustic. And I mean thatin a good way.
There is a range of tempo's, & on tracks like "Frankie's Gun" just try not to sing along. But it'sin the ballads that they really show their strength.
Lyrically this is dark stuff with seemingly a murder around every corner, but there are some delightful touches, such as on "Don't wake the scarecrow", a reprise of the subject matter Springsteen touched onin "Candy's Room". In particular I loved "In that cold room your breath would twist just like ghosts do" hinting at far more than the the words actually say.
Somehow they have produced a an album of warmth & great fun, but at the same time having great depth & sadness.
Hopefully these first two albums are the beginnings of a long career for the band (the three eldest sons of a carpenter & an "adopted" brother who was a professional dice player). Hopefully they'll not let the undoubted success that they deserve go to their heads.
My current favourite band.
The Felice Brothers - By: Jimmy Ringo, 28 Feb 2008 Brilliant follow-up to Tonight At The Arizona.Compulsive listening,hasn't been off my mp3 player.If you enjoyed 'Arizona' then buy this....YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.
