The Gourds in LA DAILY NEWS   (The Gourds)
2004-11-29 15:14:40

THE GOURDS: "Blood of the Ram' (Eleven Thirty) (Three and a Half Stars out of Four)

Apocalyptic visions mingle with preverbal party grunts on this latest album from the musically peripatetic Texas roots outfit. Sometimes they sound like a classic soul...

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The Gourds in RELIX!   (The Gourds)
2004-11-29 15:07:04

December / January issue p. 84

You can't embarrass The Gourds. The Austin, TX, quintet play with a fearlessness few bands dare attempt. As a result, the energy throughout Blood of the Ram, the group's seventh studio release,...

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Washington Post reviews Gourds "Blood of the Ram"   (The Gourds)
2004-11-21 20:37:14

Friday, November 19, 2004


THE GOURDS "Blood of the Ram"Eleven Thirty Records

When Uncle Tupelo splintered in the early '90s, Max Johnston, the one member of the pioneering alt-country band who had actual country-music chops, joined three of his...

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Paste calls Hothouse Flowers "Magnificently Brilliant"   (Hothouse Flowers)
2004-11-21 20:35:14

Into The Heart - Hothouse Flowers
Review
It seems like a lifetime ago that the Hothouse Flowers anthem "Don't Go" emanated from radios everywhere. A bunch of street-performers from Dublin set out to impress with their hybrid of rock'n'roll, Irish folk...

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