by
Benjy Ferree
- Record Label: Domino
- Release Date: Feb 17, 2009
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As it is, Come Back can only be considered a noble attempt at something Ferree just didn't have the skills to pull off.
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He never quite sells us on the necessity of getting into Bobby D.’s head, and only rarely evinces that he’s done so himself. The good news is that the album is strong anyway, more so when unyoked from the underlying concept.
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with songs as strong as bluesy snarler 'Great Scott!,' the gospel-leaning 'Fear,' and stomp-along 'Tired of Being Good,' the musical debts are easier to forgive, if not ignore.
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Alternative PressIt's not bad, but it's no zobie romance, that's for sure. [Mar 2009, p.113]
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Sometimes, though, the style detracts from the substance, and while the lyrics are heavy with allusions to Driscoll's life, they render him an enigma.
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While it would be hasty to suggest disregarding the main conceptual focus, the truth is that Come Back to the Five and Dime, Bobby Dee, Bobby Dee's virtues lie in Ferree's considerable talents as a singer and songwriter, and not as a testament to a forgotten star or as a treatise on youth, fame and loneliness.
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UncutFerree's insistence of shoving everything right up front in the mix, all the time, becomes wearing, but you can't fault his enthusiasm. [Jan 2010, p. 110]