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A Review of the CD
"Burger After Church"
by The Waybacks
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"Burger After Church"
by The Waybacks
copyright 2002
Fiddling Cricket Music FCM-002
919 Michigan Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
http://www.fiddlingcricket.com
http://www.waybacks.com and
mailto:waybacks@waybacks.com
This review is written by Kevin McCarthy, 5/02
"Kevin's Celtic & Folk Music CD Reviews"
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The same principle we, the smitten and weak-kneed, applied to female
classmates like Ashley O'Toole back in high school, works with The
Waybacks. Yep, there are string bands and then there are String Bands! But
calling this quintet simply a string band is akin to calling grand artists
such as Van Gogh or Monet doodlers.
This is a band born out of an Appalachia, Nashville and Texas menage a
trois--the gene pool consisting of bluegrass, country, swing and a few
rogue chromosomes. The resulting offspring is a unique, uncategorizeable
sound. Let's call it Waybackian--generally melodic, sometimes frenzied, but
always crisp, different and fun.
The offerings on their latest release, "Burger After Church," consist of
seven instrumentals and four songs, the highlight being the debut of Archie
Fisher's "The Return." An elegantly crafted and delivered eight minute
sequel to his classic, "Witch of The Westmereland," this one is THE
signature song here. Also pay attention to "Down From Iona" and the Bob
Wills-ish sounding "Bright Place."
The opening tune, "Turkish Stalemate," with a lively double
mandolin-delivered Middle Eastern casbah twang, is the signature
instrumental. It's infectious rhythm would undoubtedly get the Sphinx to
loosen up and smile.
The frenetic "Prairie Doggin'," a cut that would wreak havoc on the
solemnity of any occasion, is a close second, followed by "Gulshion Island"
and "Saltflat Rhapsody." "Temporary Cheese" is a jazzy, synthesized
sounding concluding number.
For someone as lyric-oriented as myself, "Burger After Church" proved to be
an irresistable distraction. Give it this test: try and accomplish anything
with it on as background music. My money says close to an hour later you'll
be saying to yourself "now where was I?"
Robin Williamson has his Incredible String Band. It would be in his best
interest to consider switching band menbers.
The Waybacks consist of James Nash on guitar, mandolin and vocals; Wayne
Jacques on fiddle, mandolin and vocals; Stevie Coyle on guitar and vocals;
Joe Kyle Jr. on bass and Chuck Hamilton on drums and percussion.
Track List:
* Turkish Stalemate (4:29) James Nash
* Down From Iona (2:57) Chris Kee
* Brundlefly (4:55) Wayne Jacques
* Bright Place (6:59) James Nash
* Last Date (8:43) Floyd Cramer
* Prairie Doggin' (2:55) Wayne Jacques
* Police Dog Blues (4:03) Blind Blake
* Saltflat Rhapsody (4:55) Stephen Coyle
* Gulshion Island (3:30) James Nash
* The Return (7:43) Archie Fisher
* Temporary Cheese (5:55) Wayne Jacques
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