★★★★★
Tweet Lengthy Consistency Jam band stalwarts moe. have essentially created a retrospect of an album. No Guts, No Glory packs a punch, though the blow's to be expected. The album that ultimately summarizes moe.'s quarter of a century of existence is a showcase of all that they're capable of. Though it's not the most original of material, it's still a solidly produced effort by any means. Opener "Annihilation Blues" is a power chord-heavy number a la Bad Company, its harmonies ever so slight...
- www.mxdwn.com
2014-06-01
★★★★★
moe., the jamband scene's rock-oriented, improv-heavy stalwarts, will celebrate their 25th anniversary together in a few months--a key moment of reflection in any career. That's especially true for a longstanding group beloved by a sizeable cult of fans, constantly pushing for development and also dependent on their back-catalog...
- www.relix.com
2014-05-24
★★★★★
By keeping their songs concise and riffs big, moe. manage to maintain their status as solid studio band on their 10th album, What Happened to the La Las. The band's studio albums have always held an appeal distinct from their wide-open concerts. Lately, they've tended to be singular, focused affairs, and this record is no exception...
- www.glidemagazine.com
2012-02-06
★★★★★
Jam band moe. have displayed a staunch, independent fortitude since their earliest days out of Buffalo, NY through its career retrospective release in 2010. That resilience remains resolute in 2012, despite the fact that the band teamed up with new label Sugar Hill Records and an outside producer, John Travis (Kid Rock, Social Distortion) on What Happened To The LA LAs...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2012-02-02
★★★★★
Goto commentsLeave a commentShare A Dorky Dimebag of Fun With their 10th studio album, What Happened to the La Las, care-free prog rockers moe. prove they're like a well-worn pair of boots: comfortable, still kicking, and down for a good time. They compress a kaleidoscope of sounds, textures and imagery into a cohesive whole with their trademark pass-the-joint breeziness, plus a distinct aplomb that can only come with being together forever...
- www.mxdwn.com
2012-01-30
★★★★★
What Happened to the La Las, moe.'s ninth studio album and first since 2008, finds the band in a very different place professionally. They've been running their career completely on their own for more than a decade--booking tours, doing the merchandising, and self-producing and self-releasing their albums on their homegrown label Fatboy Records. Now, for the first time since the '90s, the band has signed with a different label, the usually country and bluegrass-leaning Sugarhill Records...
- www.popmatters.com
2012-01-30
★★★★★
Sugar Hill WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LA Las, states the quirky title of moe.'s tenth studio album. It's a whimsical question with profound significance for a band that, after two decades, must still regularly figure out how to conjure up fresh sounds. But the fiercely independent jamband has never shied away from difficult challenges, building their impressive 20-year career on an almost entirely D.I.Y. formula. On their most recent release, however, the Buffalo, N.Y...
- www.relix.com
2012-01-23
★★★★★
To hear the members of moe. tell it, they don't feel like they've ever released a studio album that accurately reflects the range and character of the band. Smash Hits, vol. 1, the umpteenth ironically-titled greatest hits compilation by a band that has never had any hits, is an attempt to rectify that. The ten songs, all chosen by the band, span most of its 20-year career...
- www.popmatters.com
2010-12-18
★★★★★
New York's own progressive jam-kings, moe. have been touring the country this year to celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band. It's quite a milestone, as only a handful of popular groups can claim such a career together. But since their inception, the boys have always done things their way and look poised to continue doing so for maybe another twenty. Though they have flown relatively under the radar for most of their existence, moe...
- glidemagazine.com
2010-11-02
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