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Drivin039 N039 Cryin039 - Smoke (12 tracks) +Album Reviews +Used CD available for Swap


| 12/11/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
Coming off the success of 1990 s metallic Fly Me Courageous, which included two FM and MTV hits, Drivin n Cryin returned in 1993 with Smoke, another collection of heavy, riff-oriented songs. Although both records were produced and engineered by Geoff Workman, Smoke had a less-polished, raw feel that should have fit right in to the new post-grunge world. But, as they d done on many prior albums, they (or the label) made a horrible choice for the first single, the uninspired Turn It Up Or Turn It Off, and the album never took off.Which is a shame. While not as lyrically strong as prior albums, Smoke still contains some great songs; meaty riffs on insanely heavy opener Back Against The Wall, the driving title track, the soulful Whiskey Soul Woman and Zep-homage All Around The World. And while the album is pretty heavy as a whole, fans of the band s lighter (crying) side will find some nice stuff here as well: the haunting dirge Wh ....

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