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- Summary: The eclectic southern blues-rockers return with an album produced by Jim Dickinson (father of band members Cody and Luther). Lucinda Williams guests.
- Record Label: ATO
- Genre(s): Rock
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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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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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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UrbSurprising and fresh. [Jan/Feb 2006, p.103]
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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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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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BlenderGracefully balances dirty-South revelry with gorgeous graveyard reveries. [Oct 2005, p.141]
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Rolling StoneSometimes suffers from roots-rock blandness, but it delivers enough open-armed mojo to satisfy purists and curious young'uns alike. [8 Sep 2005, p.112]
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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davidhDec 8, 2005best record of 2005 (so far!)
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stevebJan 26, 2006great nasty southern album...
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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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