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RELIX, April 1998
Mick Skidmore

The Lonesome Brothers is a saavy trio that has been playing the clubs of western Massachusetts for over a decade. It has now released its self-titled, debut album (on Tar Hut). The group mixes alternative country with some western swing and heaps of rock and roll. Throughout the disc, you can hear the influences of The Band, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Commander Cody and NRBQ. The influence surfaces in the band's often zany lyrics ("Strictly Pavement" and "Warm Vinyl '59"). It is the original songs and the trio's loose and ragged approach, though, that really stand out. Highlights are the delightful country tones of "All Around You" and the rich, melodic "Soul Thief." Also of note are two blistering Crazy Horse-like rockers, "Red House" and "Three Sisters." There's also a humorous "hidden" bonus cut.

No Depression, Jan/Feb 1998
Steven King
But not on'ry and mean

You can't rush greatness. After 11 years of playing together, the Lonesome Brothers finally got around to recording an album. Their self-titled debut on Tar Hut Records is a big ol' slab of classic rock, pop and country, all rolled into one. Guitarist Jim Armenti and bassist Ray Mason had been playing music in various local bands long before Mason joined Armenti's old band for a two-year stretch of Tuesday night gigs. Some time around 1983-84, the two started performing as a duo. In 1986, with the addition of drummer Bob Grant, the Lonesome Brothers were born. Blessed with two gifted songwriters and vocalists, the Lonesome Brothers turn musical corners with an impressive ease that can come only from years of playing together. "I Need a Second Chance" is a song that would do Junior Brown proud, its chorus neatly summing things up: "The open door is closing/And I haven't learned my lesson/So I need a second chance/To make a better first impression." Another of the disc's highlights is Armenti's "Down By The Water", previously recorded by his old friend Cheri Knight on her 1995 album The Knitter (on which Mason played bassist). In fact, Armenti and Mason both have been quite active outside the band over the years. Mason has released a couple of solo albums, and Armenti plays clarinet in a klezmer band. When I mention to Armenti that I hear a John Fogerty influence in his stuff, he says, "Well, I wouldn't think I'd ever want to imitate him, but yeah, a cover band I used to be in did a few of his things." Mason is quick to throw lots of other names into the pantheon of artists they admire. "Jim and I have a lot of the same influences: the Beatles, Hank Williams, Brian Wilson, John Prine, Dylan, The Bandxgod, those voices were so greatxBuffalo Springfield was a great band. NRBQ. The list goes onx" The album, recorded in three days at what Armenti calls "a thrown-together studio" in producer Jim Weeks' apartment, touches on a little bit of everything. Ace pedal steel and dobro player Doug Beaumier helps elevate the already solid tunes to another plateau with his tasteful playing. The album's leadoff track, "Eyes Wide Open", is a weepy, bittersweet number; by contrast, "Three Sisters" and "Red House" rock like the dickens, Armenti's guitar adding plenty of finesse and punch to the mix. "J. Mascis (Mr. Dinosaur Jr.) sat in with the Lonesomes one night," Mason comments, and with barnburners like those two songs, it's easy to understand why he'd want to share the stage.

The Boston Globe, December 4, 1997
Clea Simon

Nobody is going to mistake the Lonesome Brothers for Bob Wills, but when the Northampton quintet lets loose in the Texas swing of "I Need a Second Chance (To Make a Better First Impression)" it just about gets that breezy Saturday night feel right. Partly that's because songwriter Jim Armenti tops his own guitar and mandolin with the kind of friendly, unassuming vocals that make listeners want to like the band. Partly, too, that's 'cause this light brand of country pop can absorb some of the overblown stylings that might otherwise mar tunes like "Eyes Wide Open" or "I Cry For You." But those are exceptions: with Doug Beaumier's pedal-steel flourishes wrapped around the tunes, the puns and double entendres can be safely navigated.



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