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What they really are is a 21st century version of a good old Southern rock band who know all too well that the hills of North Mississippi are alive with real folk music.
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UncutIt's not their reworkings of songs by Charley Patton, Fred McDowell and RL Burnside that impress most here, but rather their own compositions. [Apr 2006, p.114]
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Electric Blue Watermelon expertly combines elements of the previous three albums with a few cool new additions, making for not only the most diverse concoction of blues and rock the band has recorded to date, but also their best album so far.
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Paste MagazinePerfectly ragged and wholly entertaining throughout. [Oct/Nov 2005, p.131]
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Entertainment WeeklyIt's sort of like the Allman Brothers Band jamming with the P-Funk All Stars, with LL Cool J guesting. [9 Sep 2005, p.141]
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The New York TimesOn "Electric Blue Watermelon"... the trio makes its strongest statement about who it is and where it lives. [5 Sep 2005]
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BlenderGracefully balances dirty-South revelry with gorgeous graveyard reveries. [Oct 2005, p.141]
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Billboard"Electric Blue Watermelon" consistently demonstrates that they have arrived at a place where their special feel for hill country blues and their Southern rock sensibilities are in sync. [10 Sep 2005]
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UrbSurprising and fresh. [Jan/Feb 2006, p.103]
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While previous releases have found the pride of North Mississippi exploring various manifestations of their musical identity, on Electric Blue Watermelon they pull everything together and bring their artistic progression full circle.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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MaxCApr 9, 2006The blues/rock concept of the North Mississippi Allstars reaches its zenith with this their sixth album.
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stevebJan 26, 2006great nasty southern album...
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davidhDec 8, 2005best record of 2005 (so far!)