There's three covers toward the end of the album. "Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor" has a distinctive Big Easy beat that only one drummer can play: Chris' other MMW cohort Billy Martin. Bob Dylan's "Buckets Of Rain" is a low-key rendering with only the Brothers performing it live in the studio.
The standout cover is of Jimi Hendrix's sublime ballad "Angel." The glistening guitar chords played at the start seems out of place with the rest of the album, but the song quickly settles into a relaxed reggae groove that's a much better matche for Oliver's warble than if this tune was played straight. Singer-songwriter Amos Lee does a nice job handling the singing on the second verse.
Two brothers from opposite ends of the musical spectrum getting together to play music that's a little different from what either is known for playing could get by one time as a novelty. Chris and Oliver Wood evidently don't see themselves that way, though. Recording their second album in just over two years and revealing some real growth along the way shows that these guys mean business.
A family-run business.
Article comments
1 - Glen Boyd
Amos Lee singing Hendrix huh? Yet another reason to look into this one.
-Glen
2 - Connie Phillips
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