Nobody's Darlings

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If you could melt vinyl copies of the Stones' Exile on Main Street and Lynyrd Skynyrd's Second Helping and reform the wax to create one record, it might sound something like this one by Lucero, the Memphis foursome which enlisted the renowned Jim Dickinson (Big Star, The Replacements) to produce its fourth release. Led by a dual-guitar framework and the double-bourbon-on-the-rocks vocals of Ben Nichols, who manages to balance the lucidity of Jay Farrar with the garbled tongue of Shane McGowan, the band effortlessly melds its Southern rock trappings with pure punk riffs. While ballads such as "Hold Me Close" and "Nobody's Darling" are invigorating, the band's calling card lies in muscle-bound rockers like "Noon As Dark As Night" and "Watch It Burn." Nichols can belt out believably about a first time in love ("Sixteen") or being drafted to war ("The War") with equal aplomb to tipping back a few too many ("Last Night In Town") or bailing out of Dixie for the West Coast ("California"). --Scott Holter

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"Admirable country-rock depressives led by gravel-tongued singer Ben Nichols..." - Grade: B-

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Nobody's Darlings

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Straight up Southern Rock.
Best Band that is still togeter
lucero is the 2nd best band in the USA
Big Mistake
what rock 'n' roll is suppose to do

Nobody's Darlings
Lucero
Manufacturer: Liberty & Lament
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000994116
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

Watch It Burn
Anjalee
Bikeriders
Sixteen
Nobody's Darlings
And We Fell
California
Noon As Dark As Midnight
Hold Me Close
Last Night In Town
All The Same To Me
The War

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If you could melt vinyl copies of the Stones' Exile on Main Street and Lynyrd Skynyrd's Second Helping and reform the wax to create one record, it might sound something like this one by Lucero, the Memphis foursome which enlisted the renowned Jim Dickinson (Big Star, The Replacements) to produce its fourth release. Led by a dual-guitar framework and the double-bourbon-on-the-rocks vocals of Ben Nichols, who manages to balance the lucidity of Jay Farrar with the garbled tongue of Shane McGowan, the band effortlessly melds its Southern rock trappings with pure punk riffs. While ballads such as "Hold Me Close" and "Nobody's Darling" are invigorating, the band's calling card lies in muscle-bound rockers like "Noon As Dark As Night" and "Watch It Burn." Nichols can belt out believably about a first time in love ("Sixteen") or being drafted to war ("The War") with equal aplomb to tipping back a few too many ("Last Night In Town") or bailing out of Dixie for the West Coast ("California"). --Scott Holter

Customer Reviews:

Straight up Southern Rock........2006-05-08

Lucero never lets a man down. Whether I am driving to nowhere or drinking myself retarded, these guys provide my soundtrack. I've made an ass of myself so many times to so many girls after getting drunk and listening to this CD. If you get a chance to see these guys live, do what you can to take it. Not to be missed. They played a 2 1/2 hour set last time I saw them. There isn't a harder working band out there right now.

Best Band that is still togeter.......2006-05-06

This band rules............Awesome, but they never come to South Carolina........but still think they are hands down the best band (that is still going at it strong) alive!!!!

lucero is the 2nd best band in the USA.......2005-11-10

Ben has an amazing talent for lyrical explination.. These guys are creating new sound while managing to hold onto their roots in the SOUTH....Just behind Old 97s, Lucero is bound for glory!

Big Mistake.......2005-09-19

I'll describe for you the story.....I was walking into this best buy the other day and I heard this song "sixteen". It wasn't bad. Hell it was the best song I'd ever heard playing in a best buy. Bought the CD on a whim. Over time, they say most artists pro-gress. In this case, unfortunately, it means their albums start sucking.

Except for the one song, every other one is disjointed and accompanied by the worst eddie vedder interpretation I have ever heard in my life. I don't know what these guys are pursuing with this country-alt stuff. But change direction. They sound like they could have a lot of potential, just dump the lead singer and get someone with an actual voice. This guy sounds like he poured hot lead on his vocal chords before recording.

what rock 'n' roll is suppose to do.......2005-08-12

Maybe it's because all their songs remind me of when I got in a fight, got drunk, fell down, fell in love, fell outta love, wore a leather jacket, looked at books on motorcycles, enlisted, traveled the south, moved to California, got a tattoo, bought a guitar, smoked cigarettes, had whiskey for breakfast, ate desert lizard and watched the road to nowhere unfold in front of me. Or maybe it's because these guys sound like ZZ Top's first album on every one of their albums. Whatever it may be, it's what good
rock n roll is suppose to do: Rock, and remind me of all the good things I've done.

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