Kentucky Headhunters, The - Soul '2003

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Everyday People
02. That's Alright
03. You Got It
04. Lonely Nights
05. We All Need It
06. My Sunny Days
07. Last Night I Met Carl Perkins
08. I Still Wanna Be Your Man
09. Lookin' For Mr. Perfect
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
11. What You See, Is What You Get: Give Me Some Skin/kentucky Jam

The Kentucky Headhunters have spent much of their career trying to convince
people they're not just another country outfit with scraggly hair, and if their
pronounced Southern boogie rock tendencies won't do it, this album might. Soul
finds the Headhunters indulging in their fondness for vintage rhythm & blues
sounds, with the band adding keyboards, horn players, and female backing
harmonies to give the performances an appropriate late-'60s/early-'70s ambience.
Of course, no matter how hard they try, the Kentucky Headhunters still end up
sounding like...the Kentucky Headhunters, especially since they wrote nearly all
of the tracks on board (and no matter how hard you try, you just can't write a
soul tune about meeting Carl Perkins, nor should anyone try). But as a change-up
from their usual style, Soul works better than you might expect; the bluesy
undercurrents of Southern rock have given the Kentucky Headhunters a leg up on
embracing a more R&B-influenced sound, the songs are solid, vocalist Doug Phelps
has a good handle on the material, and there's just enough big guitar bombast
and Dixie-fried twang to keep fans of their other work happy. In short, the
Kentucky Headhunters shouldn't give up their other job at the honky tonk just
yet, but Soul shows they've got what it takes to do a side gig at Soul City
without making themselves sound silly in the process. Right on.



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