Bourgeois Gypsies - Faulty Fairytales Review
Musically, not unlike Marley's Ghost, especially in "Unsquare Dance." This song is part folk, part bluegrass, but doesn't fall entirely into either category. That's kind of a bellwether for the entire album. There are definite shades of Bakersfield, country, folk, soul. There's even a kind of groovy (I'm not sure I would label it funky, but it leans that way) sound in both "Train Song" and "Dry Land."
The band also shows a bit of humor on "Cowgirl." Not that it's necessarily a funny song, mind you. What's funny is that the guitar part seems to borrow heavily from "Blue Shadows on the Highway." Yes, that song from Three Amigos.
This is a hard band to classify, and I always have a place in my heart for bands about whom I can honestly say that. The songs are at once simple and complex. Now what do I mean by that? What I mean is that the folk leanings give the songs a certain simple familiarity, while the arrangements of largely string instruments are pretty complex. This is a talented group of musicians and songwriters, and I expect good things from this band on future albums.
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