X-RATED COWBOYS

I like my country music old-timey, honest, and ornery as a rattlesnake. Rockabilly has to be like dinner at the ‘Dube: greasy, dirty, but oh so tasty. This disc captures both. The beautiful packaging alone is a thrill. It’s nice to see that a few bands pay attention to this lost art form. On their disc, Honor Among Thieves, the X-Rated Cowboys do a fine job paying homage to their influences with tight commitment. Musically these cowboys know how to rock. Willie Phoenix lends his skills to “Goth Girl”, leading me to wonder where all the goth girls have gone now that Insomnia is no more. My bet is Westerville. Falling somewhere between Mike Ness and Elvis Costello we find lead crooner Quinn Fallon. The influence of the two are more evident depending on which track you may be listening to. This can also be said for the band as a whole. While they show deft talent, the eclectic style exhibited never really melds into a consistent cowboy sound. A respectable band; the instrumentals are very well done, too. Most songs I could relate to thanks to a youth spent in the soy bean and corn-covered fringe of Columbus. This is one of Ohio’s best, and I look forward to seeing how this band progresses out of Columbus.
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