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Gone Country Magazine
www.gonecountrymagazine.com
The term southern rock is being thrown around a lot these days, but where someone like Hank Williams III fails,
Birmingham's Caddle succeed. Caddle has a great, upbeat energy to their vocals that make you want to listen to this
and are the first thing that will suck you into "Raise Em High." (Think bands like Lost Trailers). Obviously when you
mention the term southern rock in describing a sound to someone they automatically think bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd
and at times, especially in the music on tracks like "Give Me A Dollar," I would have to agree, but overall Caddle is a lot
more Hank Jr. then they are Skynyrd. 9 times out of 10 you will be stomping your boots along with Caddle. On songs
like "Raise Em High" and "Work" you cannot help but stomp along and I dare you to listen to this and not be moving.
While on other songs like "Had To Die" and "Afternoon Lies" you will instantly find yourself singing along with the
catchiness in the choruses. It has been a long time since I heard a solid, boot stomping, album like this one, but
Caddle is a band to keep your eyes on. This is a great record that combines a lot of spirit from the scene of yesteryear
with a shot of energy thrown in for good measure.
Melodic Magazine
www.melodic.net
Imagine country artist Vince Gill singing with Lynyrd Skynyrd or why not Jon Bon Jovi writing country flavored rock tunes
and let Georgia Satellites perform them, then we're pretty close to the sound of Caddle's debut "Raise 'em high".
Fans of country rock band Big & Rich might wanna check out this band because they know how to make those cowboy
boots stomp along to the rocking beat of these songs.
Steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, harmonica and flying V guitars sure is a good receipt for a great sound and when they go
out on a picnic with The Eagles in "Meet me at the bar", I have no further comment and just crank it up. – Kaj Roth
Mish Mash
Every once and a while, a band will come along to wipe the slate clean. Caddle does just that, using their no-
nonsense country rock to remind us that sometimes it's good to get back to the basics. Simply put, this is music from
the bottom of the gutter --- down, dirty and just plain loud.
Southern Rock is the main attraction; chock full of redneck attitude and classic country-inspired plays on words, and
those bases are all covered in the first song, Mississippi Doublewide. And it only gets better from there. Caddle is the
band you want playing when you walk in the honky tonk, because they provide the perfect soundtrack for drowning
sorrows or a good old-fashioned bar fight.
Smother Magazine
www.smother.net
Caddle reminds me a lot of Bobby Bare Jr. That sort of rockabilly meets blues rock sound that closes down bars for
good. Whiskey-soaked vocals and loud harmonica give these blue-collar kids true street cred. Southern rock riffs chug
away while the raunchy punk rhythms get thrown down with a vengeance. When you’re filling up your car at the gas
station, make sure you never listen to this album—it’ll ignite the whole place up! - J-Sin
www.gonecountrymagazine.com
The term southern rock is being thrown around a lot these days, but where someone like Hank Williams III fails,
Birmingham's Caddle succeed. Caddle has a great, upbeat energy to their vocals that make you want to listen to this
and are the first thing that will suck you into "Raise Em High." (Think bands like Lost Trailers). Obviously when you
mention the term southern rock in describing a sound to someone they automatically think bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd
and at times, especially in the music on tracks like "Give Me A Dollar," I would have to agree, but overall Caddle is a lot
more Hank Jr. then they are Skynyrd. 9 times out of 10 you will be stomping your boots along with Caddle. On songs
like "Raise Em High" and "Work" you cannot help but stomp along and I dare you to listen to this and not be moving.
While on other songs like "Had To Die" and "Afternoon Lies" you will instantly find yourself singing along with the
catchiness in the choruses. It has been a long time since I heard a solid, boot stomping, album like this one, but
Caddle is a band to keep your eyes on. This is a great record that combines a lot of spirit from the scene of yesteryear
with a shot of energy thrown in for good measure.
Melodic Magazine
www.melodic.net
Imagine country artist Vince Gill singing with Lynyrd Skynyrd or why not Jon Bon Jovi writing country flavored rock tunes
and let Georgia Satellites perform them, then we're pretty close to the sound of Caddle's debut "Raise 'em high".
Fans of country rock band Big & Rich might wanna check out this band because they know how to make those cowboy
boots stomp along to the rocking beat of these songs.
Steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, harmonica and flying V guitars sure is a good receipt for a great sound and when they go
out on a picnic with The Eagles in "Meet me at the bar", I have no further comment and just crank it up. – Kaj Roth
Mish Mash
Every once and a while, a band will come along to wipe the slate clean. Caddle does just that, using their no-
nonsense country rock to remind us that sometimes it's good to get back to the basics. Simply put, this is music from
the bottom of the gutter --- down, dirty and just plain loud.
Southern Rock is the main attraction; chock full of redneck attitude and classic country-inspired plays on words, and
those bases are all covered in the first song, Mississippi Doublewide. And it only gets better from there. Caddle is the
band you want playing when you walk in the honky tonk, because they provide the perfect soundtrack for drowning
sorrows or a good old-fashioned bar fight.
Smother Magazine
www.smother.net
Caddle reminds me a lot of Bobby Bare Jr. That sort of rockabilly meets blues rock sound that closes down bars for
good. Whiskey-soaked vocals and loud harmonica give these blue-collar kids true street cred. Southern rock riffs chug
away while the raunchy punk rhythms get thrown down with a vengeance. When you’re filling up your car at the gas
station, make sure you never listen to this album—it’ll ignite the whole place up! - J-Sin
Blogcritics Magazine
www.blogcritics.com
Alt.country? Dixie fried roots-rock? Southern boogie-rock skullabilly? Whatever you call Caddle, the Birmingham,
Alabama band's debut CD is spring-loaded with southern-rock energy. Think back to the Georgia Satellites, or even
Lynyrd Skynyrd, but add a bit of punk crunch and a touch of Big-and-Rich buffoonery.
A chinkling banjo enlivens the humor in the hard-rocking "Better Bad." ("She's got a wiggle and walks with a
grin/Where she stops I begin...When she's good she's really bad but when she's bad she's better.") The openers,
"Mississippi Doublewide" and "Work," are raucous, defiantly high-spirited blue-collar anthems whose minimalist
choruses represent the bleakness of the working man's life. "Stay With Me" shows that the band is handy with a sad
love song, too.
But Caddle's overriding theme is much more serious: drinking in bars. The narrator of "Afternoon Lies" is a bar owner,
in fact: "The sun never shines on the inside of this bar of mine/The beer is cold and the stories told are sure to blow
your mind." The title track says it best: "Money's leavin' but I'm staying/Sling another drink to me/Party till it's
morning/Baby what's your sign?/Daddy's got a brand new bag/Livin' on a dime."
The CD is a very enjoyable ride. It might have one power ballad too many, although "Give Me A Dollar" is a fine one -
guess what he needs the dollar for? (Hint: it has flashing lights, it's often found in a bar, and it plays music.) So, in
spite of a slight sag in the center, Caddle's debut - unlike the protagonists in most of the songs - comes up a big
winner. - Jon Sobel
www.blogcritics.com
Alt.country? Dixie fried roots-rock? Southern boogie-rock skullabilly? Whatever you call Caddle, the Birmingham,
Alabama band's debut CD is spring-loaded with southern-rock energy. Think back to the Georgia Satellites, or even
Lynyrd Skynyrd, but add a bit of punk crunch and a touch of Big-and-Rich buffoonery.
A chinkling banjo enlivens the humor in the hard-rocking "Better Bad." ("She's got a wiggle and walks with a
grin/Where she stops I begin...When she's good she's really bad but when she's bad she's better.") The openers,
"Mississippi Doublewide" and "Work," are raucous, defiantly high-spirited blue-collar anthems whose minimalist
choruses represent the bleakness of the working man's life. "Stay With Me" shows that the band is handy with a sad
love song, too.
But Caddle's overriding theme is much more serious: drinking in bars. The narrator of "Afternoon Lies" is a bar owner,
in fact: "The sun never shines on the inside of this bar of mine/The beer is cold and the stories told are sure to blow
your mind." The title track says it best: "Money's leavin' but I'm staying/Sling another drink to me/Party till it's
morning/Baby what's your sign?/Daddy's got a brand new bag/Livin' on a dime."
The CD is a very enjoyable ride. It might have one power ballad too many, although "Give Me A Dollar" is a fine one -
guess what he needs the dollar for? (Hint: it has flashing lights, it's often found in a bar, and it plays music.) So, in
spite of a slight sag in the center, Caddle's debut - unlike the protagonists in most of the songs - comes up a big
winner. - Jon Sobel
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