★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
Gear Daddies leadsinger and guitarist Martin Zellar writes about preferring to sitalone at the local pub and brood, thank you ? and then sings like acollege student who's too shy actually to venture out to a bar. Thatsame timidity hinders this Minnesota quartet, who play the sort ofearnest heartland rock that enjoyed a mid-'80s vogue...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
The Gear Daddies grew up in Austin, Minn., where, according tothem, there's nothing to do at night but drink and fight. Theyrecorded Let's Go Scare Al ? named for a practical joke played on a friend ? two years ago for a tiny independent label. Then they weresigned by PolyGram, a major label smart enough to reissue the album...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Can't Have Nothin' Nice collects live tracks, studio outtakes, and other rarities from these unsung heroes of alternative country. The live cuts include an acoustic version of "Boys Will Be Boys," as well as barroom favorites such as "Drank So Much (Just Feel Stupid)" and "Cut Me Off." The Gear Daddies were a seasoned road band, and these live tracks capture the band's stage energy...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
A jangly guitar band that was greatly influenced by the Byrds' harmonies but had tougher lyrics, the Gear Daddies attracted some attention in the late 1980s and early '90s. Let's Go Scare Al, one of their best albums, is a fine representation of their attractive, melodic sound and above-average lyrics, which are often clever and humorous in a world-weary way...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
The Gear Daddies lived up to the promise they showed on Let's Go Scare Al with the sometimes poignant and often humorous Billy's Live Bait. Though their sound was slightly harder and they were more inclined to rock out, they still thrived on a melodic, jangly guitar approach that was deeply indebted to the Byrds' folk-rock as well as to country...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28