1. The Pure Station
2. Rolling The Dice
3. Good Enough
4. Never Opened My Eyes
5. Funk Off
6. Catching Up With Me
7. I Don't Know Who You Are Anymore
8. Second Chances
9. She Don’t Want Me Drinking
10. Paper Napkin
11. Once Again
12. Say What You Want
Total time: 55:28
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The New Brew
Mozely Rose
self-released
Straight-ahead Southern rock is what Mozely Rose is all about, but should they rename themselves the Charlie Molly Skynyrd Brothers Band? Not quite, because while its music fits into those “categories,” the Richmond, Va., quartet isn’t about regurgitation.
There are similarities to the genre’s classic ’70s groups, mostly lots of dual lead guitar that often involves slide. (Actually, there’s more of that here than on any album by one of the above-mentioned outfits.) But Mozely Rose stands out from most of today’s Southern rock emulators because of their high-quality lead vocals, sharp songwriting and occasional funk/R&B touches.
On the album’s longest song, the 7 1/2-minute “Catching Up With Me,” they give a tip of the hat to the jazzy side of Southern rock in a Dickey Betts homage that also includes some Jaimoe-style congas.
Several tracks have that speed-pickin’ style the Outlaws are so good at, namely “The Pure Station,” “I Don’t Know Who You Are Anymore” and “Once Again.” There are even a couple of numbers that don’t fit the stereotype: the honky-tonk-leaning “She Don’t Want Me Drinkin’ ” and the blues-shufflin’ “Paper Napkin.”
Recorded at David Lowery’s Sound of Music Studios in Richmond, the audio quality is superb, making this excellent batch of songs even more enjoyable.
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