Comments on: Album Review: The Devil Makes Three – Do Wrong Right

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:45:00 +0000

It’s a good album, would rate higher than four stars if the lead vocalist were a better singer. I think Karlie is spot on with her review.

I suspect that this CD will find more play on college radio stations than anywhere else (except on NPR stations in the Carolinas and maybe elsewhere)

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:13:25 +0000

Karlie, not Karli – sorry about that.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:31:17 +0000

““Working Man’s Blues” and “Johnson Family,” a plodding Eastern European waltz, sound straight off the airwaves of a Great Depression-era radio broadcast…”

Not to anyone with more than a nodding acquaintance with Depression-era country music, they don’t. And not only ain’t this album your grandmother’s kind of bluegrass, it ain’t any kind of bluegrass (or old-time country music). It pretty much sounds just like what it is – one of a long line of albums made by folks with only the most superficial grasp of what old-time country music was and is really like, and who think that being sloppy means sounding authentic – if that’s even what they’re going for, which I think (and certainly hope) it’s not. It’s another variety of country music for people who don’t actually like country music, only this time coming from a place that’s congenial to a certain kind of – as Karli puts it – hipster and hickster sensibility.

Sorry, I had managed to resist commenting before, and I think this is a reasonably well-written review, but in this respect it is, in my opinion, way off target.

By: Trailer

Trailer — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:06:03 +0000

Fantastic review of a fantastic album.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:45:18 +0000

I second that. I meant to comment, but I figured I’d sound like a broken record, as I’ve commented on this album/group a lot lately on other threads here and other blogs. This is an excellent review in its own right though.

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:39:46 +0000

I think this is an outstanding review, Karlie. And it’s well read, even if people aren’t commenting. Great work.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:39:14 +0000

Karlie, it seems folks are only interested in this group if they can win a free CD! The least Stormy and Lanibug can do is say something nice about this group here on this topic thread (even though they likely haven’t received their prize CDs yet). (lol)

Hey, how about a review of the recent release from The Belleville Outfit “Time To Stand”? I’d promise to post a comment about that one! Maybe you could even compare and contrast that album to “Do Right Wrong” to build reader interest! (lol)