The Cadillac Three - COUNTRY FUZZ (2020) [CD-Rip]

Back in 2017, the Cadillac Three cranked up the amplifiers and stole a thing or two from ZZ Top, creating a ruckus that could properly be tagged as "country fuzz." That's the name they give their full-bodied roar in 2020, and Country Fuzz does indeed serves as a pretty, pretty good description of the sound of the Cadillac Three: they're good old boys who play loud music, splitting the difference between redneck raunch and old-time rock & roll. The ironic thing about Country Fuzz is that it's decidedly livelier and wilder than its predecessor Legacy, finding the Cadillac Three happily embracing all manners of party music. The shift is evident from the moment the greasy boogie "Bar Round Here" slides into "The Jam" and its syncopated disco thump. "The Jam" isn't the only time the Cadillac Three turn on the glitter ball: "All the Makin's of a Saturday Night" is even gaudier, and the trio channel this glitz into their slower numbers, including the simmering pop of "Labels" and the closing ballad "Long After Last Call." The Cadillac Three aren't abandoning loud guitars -- the sludgy "Slow Rollin'" may be the heaviest thing they've ever cut -- but are flexing their muscles and, in the process, they free themselves from the notion that they're just Southern rock throwbacks. By adding these new sounds, the Cadillac Three seem younger and savvier, playing country-fried rock & roll for every imaginable creed, knowing that the best parties are the ones where everybody is invited. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewin