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Underneath The Owl

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Riverboat Gamblers

 
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    In the liner notes to their pretty damn brilliant album Something to Crow About, the Riverboat Gamblers mention that producer (and former Big Boy) Tim Kerr would goad the band into more frantic performances by telling them "Do it like you're from Texas." On their fifth album, Underneath the Owl, it sounds like producer Mudrock instead told the guys, "Do it like you're from Sum 41." In all fairness to the Riverboat Gamblers, Sum 41 would give their eyeteeth to make an album this good. Producer Mudrock (aka Andrew Murdock), best known for his work with Godsmack, has given the Riverboat Gamblers a far cleaner and more polished sound than on their best work, slowing down the tempos a bit, buffing off the rough edges, and letting the individual instruments stand out in sharp relief from one another. Despite the production, the Riverboat Gamblers clearly strive to breathe some life into the proceedings; vocalist Mike Wiebe still sounds like he has enough attitude to level Fort Worth on a good day, and "Keep Me from Drinkin'," "Dissdissdisskisskisskiss," and "Victory Lap" manage to push themselves into fifth gear and show the band can still deliver the goods.

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