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| Artist: Mudcrutch
Label: Warner Bros.
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 209
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 455868
UPC: 093624987338
EAN: 0093624987338
ASIN: B0015FHDS6
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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 After a Period of Reflection and Review, Our Esteemed Panel Finds This Album to Be ... April 29, 2008
Miguel Gonzalez (OAK PARK, IL United States)
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
... Excellent. It's a feel good story for sure. How many of us played in bands at one point or another, seriously or just for fun, and never got that one sweet taste of national exposure? Tom Petty reached back to his roots to bring us all an excellently written, wonderfully played boot-kickin' album of Americana rock 'n' roll. And he brought a couple of his own pre-fame friends along for the ride.
 Reunion of Gainesville's finest April 29, 2008
r.j. zurek (Cape Coral, FL United States)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
After a successful 30 year career, Tom Petty felt the time was right to reunite his pre-Heartbreakers band, Mudcrutch. Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell followed Petty to fame and fortune, while guitarist Tom Leadon and drummer Randall Marsh did not stay for the ride. Regarding his erstwhile band mates in an interview, Campbell said "I wonder if they can still play?"
Not only can these guys PLAY, they play very well, thank you. The disc starts off with the traditional "Shady Grove", a perfect vehicle for a Florida band. The Byrds are an obvious favorite of Petty's, as "Lover of the Bayou" illustrates. That song and "Crystal River" feature Campbell and Leadon, very reminiscent of Roger Mcguinn and the late Clarence White.
"Six Days on the Road" is the Dave Dudley trucker's anthem popularized by the Flying Burrito Brothers, but Mudcrutch does this number justice. "Oh Maria" features some of Petty's best singing ever, while "This is a Good Street" and "Wrong Thing to do" are back to back rockers.
"Queen of the Go-go Girls" is the most countrified performance here, while "June Apple" allows the band to stretch out Allmans style, especially the guitars and keyboardist Tench.
Mudcrutch is an obvious labor of love for Petty, and his band has produced vital rock music as well as a reunion of kindred spirits.
This may well be the best CD of the year May 16, 2008
R. Kyle (USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Last year, for me, it was Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's collaboration. This year, it might just be "Mudcrutch." Someone will have to work hard to come up with something better.
Rock and roll isn't dead as long as Tom Petty's around. He's back on the bass and it's like he's come home. Hard to believe this group hasn't played together for many years--it's like they just came home. To me, it also sounds like they're having fun playing.
Best of the CD: "Shady Grove", "Scare Easy," and "Topanga Cowgirl." I also like "Orphan of the Storm" their tribute to Katrina. That's after my first couple of passes. I suspect this CD isn't going to leave my changer anytime soon. I'd put "Mudcrutch" up with the Traveling Wilburys collections anytime.
One final plus: Mudcrutch has given us 14 songs with a running time of 56.7 minutes. I'm happy to see that since a couple of the CDs I've bought recently have been only 10 songs, which seems rather brief to me.
Rebecca Kyle, May 2008
Days of Past Future April 29, 2008
Anthony Gliozzo (Mission Viejo, CA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Mudcrutch - Tom Petty and gang truly are keeping those lighters lit on good ole fashioned RnR. Kind of like the Bob Dylan LP cover of Before The Flood.
This CD shines from start to finish. Even Mike Campbell has stated it could be his favorite recording so far. Completed in only 10 days - it's an essential for all rock fans. After seeing them perform 4/25/08 at the Troubadour (just a foot away from the stage) brought me back in time like no other concert/recording of the past 20 years. Crystal River is a true highlight - a psychedelic southern mind bending song. If you've played in bands in the 70s you'll truly appreciate this track. The CD is interwoven with harmonies, hooks, hammond keys and a buoyant feel throughout. It's refreshing and what a lot of us older generation rock fans have long waited to hear. You might compare this to early Eagles, Quicksilver Messenger Service meets Damn the Torpedoes. Can't wait for the 2nd Mudcrutch CD, I've already worn this one out (released today 4-29-08) :)
Country-Rock Gem May 1, 2008
JEM (CT)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (2008)
This album comes as a pleasant surprise. Who would have thought that a rock legend of Tom Petty's stature would resurrect a long-forgotten, unknown band from his early woodshedding years? It would be like Bruce Springsteen getting Steel Mill back together or Billy Joel reuniting Attila.
But whether it was a case of nostalgia for his youth or just a desire to play together with some old buddies, Mudcrutch could end up being the "reunion of the year."
Except for a couple of obscure singles and an early version of "Don't Do Me Like That" that wasn't released until many years later, Mudcrutch never recorded an album until now. And what a debut it is too. This could be the most vital music Petty has made in a long time - which is not to take anything away from his recent recordings. But working with these musicians (of which Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell are of course longtime members of the Heartbreakers, the band Mudcrutch morphed into back in the mid-70`s) has clearly inspired him in a big way. All of his contributions on here can stand alongside his older material.
This album sounds like a long-lost country-rock gem, circa 1971. The sound of the late-period Byrds was obviously a huge influence on this album. Not only do Mudcrutch do a spirited cover of "Lover of the Bayou" (from 1970's (Untitled)) but even some of the original songs have titles that sound like they could have come straight from the Clarence White version of the Byrds - "Topanga Cowgirl," "Bootleg Flyer," "June Apple" and "Orphan of the Storm" are all of late-60's L.A. vintage. But there are also other influences on here, including "Crystal River," which sounds like the Byrds if Neil Young and Jerry Garcia had sat in with them and traded guitar solos with Roger McGuinn. Throughout the course of the album, I also hear traces of the Flying Burrito Brothers, 50's music and bluegrass.
First single "Scare Easy" is an instant Petty classic. If there is any justice left in the world, this song will become a big hit. This is probably Petty's most memorable single in at least a dozen years. Of course, it's hard to predict how any album or single will sell these days. The state of radio is more fractured than ever. But it should be a popular download, if nothing else.
The traditional song "Shady Grove," which features co-lead guitarist Tom Leadon sharing lead vocals with Petty, sounds alot like "Matty Groves" by Fairport Convention. Or perhaps Fairport borrowed from "Shady Grove" in the first place? Anyhow, it's a great album opener.
They really stretch out on the spacy "Crystal River" to brilliant effect. A great chorus, excellent guitar playing by Campbell and Leadon and Benmont Tench proves why he is one of the most underrated piano players in rock `n' roll. Tench also takes a rare writing and singing turn on the short, enjoyable "This is a Good Street." Leadon (whose brother Bernie was an early member of the Burrito Brothers, as well as The Eagles) contributes "Queen of the Go-Go Girls," which sounds like some forgotten late-60`s country-rock gem.
The old trucker classic "Six Days on the Road," rocks along nicely. "Oh Maria" has a sweet, laid-back feel to it and the instrumental "June Apple" sounds like a tribute to the late, great Clarence White. It also features some excellent organ work from Tench.
This album, which was recorded in two weeks, has a raw, unpolished feel to it, which really suits these songs. Petty, who plays bass for the occasion and sings superbly, is clearly having fun here. They all are. This sounds like a well-seasoned bar band playing for the love of it, without worrying whether the album will sell a million copies or not. It took them over 30 years to finally make a record. Let's hope there's more magic where this came from.
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