Album Reviews

Bow Thayer

Spend It All

2007-02-02

Described as a “reminiscence of Bob Dylan, John Prine, The Grateful Dead, Arlo Guthrie and classic country of the forties and fifties” and compared to Wilco, Ryan Adams, and Yonder Mountain Spring Band, Thayer’s brand of newgrass has a touch of all of those mentioned blended into something he can proudly call his own. His writing is imaginative and strong, the music toe-tapping good. Dig the baritone sax in the mix on 4-The Way That It Swings, and the fiddle on 5-Snake Bite, arguably the two best cuts on a very listenable album. -- Mostly

Quick Links:

all reviews | all folk reviews

More reviews tagged #Folk

reviewed 06/2016
Miss Maybell & Slimpickin's
Vol. 1
reviewed 06/2007
THE SPARES
The Spares
reviewed 09/2007
DONAVON FRANKENREITER
Recycled Recipes
reviewed 07/2007
SEAN HAYES
Flowering Spade
reviewed 03/2006
VARIOUS ARTISTS
I am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey
reviewed 01/2010
MOLINA AND JOHNSON
MOLINA AND JOHNSON

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.