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Bully
RCA Records
The playful, upbeat tunes from
Sugarbomb's Bully would make perfect
backdrops for a teen movie. It is no sur
prise that the cheerful single "Hello" was
included in the feature film Orange
County. But a visual medium is not needed
to witness the breadth of Sugarbomb's tal
ent. Solely relying on the bouncy beats and
optimistic lyrics of the album's 11 tracks
will provide a more-than-sufficient dose of
sweet satisfaction.
Sugarbomb's chief staple is its versatility,
not only in the multitude of instruments,
but also in the dynamic tones of the
melodies. Les Farrington and Daniel
Harville sing lead, but all five members of
the band contribute to the album's vocal
tapestry, which is laced with a little bit of
electronica here, a tad of atmosphere
there and pop and punk
everywhere else.
The light, breezy
euphony of "Posterchild
for a Tragedy" may leave
the listener with a har
monious headache, and
the up-tempo and occasionally explosive
rhythms of "Gone" and "Waiting" could
give an ear ache — in the best senses of
the word, of course. While the guitar is the
most palpable of instruments heard in
Bully, it is not its essence.
Generating in the nucleus of the album
and swelling outward is the ever-present
pulse of Farrington's keyboard, giving
most of the tracfcs a jolt of joviality and
songs like "Clover" a Gothic cadence.
Hopefully Sugarbomb's next album will
be as sweet as the name implies and as
delightful as Bully. (Grade: B+)
—Matt Patin
Chris Ledoux
After The Storm
Capitol Nashville
The title of this CD should be Once A Cowboy,
Always A Cowboy, because although the music
has been clean and polished, the essence of
Chris Ledoux as a cowboy who sings, not a
singer who rides, is as true in 2002 as it was in
the 1970s, when the former world champion
rodeo star turned on his tape recorder.
Ledoux re-recorded "Bareback Jack" for After
The Storm. It is a great song and was the first
time it appeared on Ledoux's album in 1972
and then again in 1987, 1994, 1997 and now in
2002. Ledoux writes great original songs, but
why does he keep repeating them on his
albums? "Bareback Jack" is not the only exam
ple, just compare the playlists of any of his
greatest hits collections
from the last decade.
Sticking to his cowboy
roots, "Cowboy Up" is the
wisdom of a learned
roughrider, but really, the
lessons Ledoux teaches
through his cowboy music can apply to most
any situation in city slicker life, as well.
Ledoux has some fun, too. "Don't It Make
You Want To Dance" two-steps and twirls in
the Saturday night life Ledoux knows well.
Garth Brooks also joins Ledoux on "Some
Things Never Change." Even cowboys like a
little bump 'n' grind.
The disc is smooth, but lacks the soul-wrench
ing storytelling of previous albums. (Grade: B-)
—Thomas Phillips
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