Georgia Satellites

Though the 'Land of Salvation and Sin' is steeped in tradition, the Georgia Satellites make it
sound like virgin territory. This is a coming-of-age album for the band, whose first two
efforts had energy to burn but not enough musical inspiration. Good-ol'-boyisms dominated
the Satellites' material, and the reductive riffing of too much of their music made it seem as
if Bachman-Turner Overdrive had motored south. The novelty appeal of "Keep Y... More >

No longer content to be known as a boogie animal, Dan Baird shares with us his pain, his songcraft, his abiding respect for Lowell George. Just what we needed--a pretentious boogie animal. (Grade: C+)