These days, it almost seems like more bands are doing rockabilly
\nthan there were bands who originally created the genre back in the
\n’50s. This type of “retro rock” can help the listener gain an
\nappreciation for the roots of the music they’ve grown up with – if
\ndone correctly.<\/p>\n
One look at
\nLet The Chicks Fall Where They May<\/i>, the debut release from
\nThe Sprague Brothers, and you know that there’s something wrong
\nwith this picture. At first, I honestly thought this was going to
\nbe a novelty record with a focux on sex. I mean, with cover art
\nfeaturing two scantily-clad women reaching up for the artists’
\ngroins, that would be a natural expectation, right? (Then again,
\nwho knows? With that kind of art, this could have been Aerosmith
\ngoing incognito.)<\/p>\n
Instead, what Chris and Frank Sprague create is a hybrid of
\nrockabilly and swing, and roll it into one package. Sometimes it
\nworks, sometimes it doesn’t. When the band is on, the music can do
\nno wrong. When they’re off, though, it’s hard keeping your eyes
\nopen.<\/p>\n
The actual core of the band is sparse, with Frank on lead guitar
\nand vocals, and Chris on drums and vocals. With an array of friends
\nfilling in on the missing instruments, the sound of The Sprague
\nBrothers is made richer – good thing, too, ’cause I honestly
\ncouldn’t picture just the two instruments making up the music.<\/p>\n
Initially, there is a lot to smile about on
\nLet The Chicks Fall Where They May<\/i>. Songs like “Deceived,”
\n“Hardship” and “She’s Lost” all demonstrate that this form of roots
\nrock is alive, well and thriving. It’s also worthwhile noting that
\nalmost every song on this album came from the pen of at least one
\nSprague, and the covers all pay fitting homage to their authors,
\nlike their take on Fats Domino’s “I’m Ready”.<\/p>\n
But
\nLet The Chicks Fall Where They May<\/i> has one true enemy on its
\nside: indifference. While they may be talented songwriters and
\nmusicians, sometimes the music doesn’t come across with this
\ninformation, leaving the listener a bit bored. (It took me several
\ntries before I could get through this album – which is still
\nrelatively short – in one sitting and with comprehension of
\neverything I had listened to.) Tracks like “Battle Of The Bands”
\nand “How Far Will I Fall” just don’t have the kind of pizazz needed
\nto convince the typical listener that rockabilly is still relevant
\ntoday.<\/p>\n
Granted, this is a first recorded effort from The Sprague
\nBrothers, and I’m sure that the passage of time will cure some of
\nthe ills that ail this album. But unless you’re a diehard
\nrockabilly fan,
\nLet The Chicks Fall Where They May<\/i> is an album that doesn’t
\nshow nearly as much of the promise that it had in the
\nbeginning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6512],"rating":[5614],"class_list":["post-39316","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-the-sprague-brothers","rating-rating-c-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39316"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39316"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}