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Servants of the Sun
comes into view on the back of percolating synths and noodling guitar -- the kind of arrangement that suggests a new dawn. It's an appropriate sound for an album called
, then, and it's also a nice, easy progression for the
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
, in essence moving the group from the front half of the '70s into the late '70s. Sonically, it scans like the transition from
American Beauty
to
Shakedown Street
, but where the
Grateful Dead
got bogged down by their flirtations with funk and disco,
CRB
are a bit too sharp and weathered to repeat that mistake. Seasoned by both the stage and studio, the
sound unusually spry on
, riding hippie-funk vibes with a genial agility. Unlike so many jam bands, though,
keep their focus on the song. While they have plenty of space to wander and trip, each of the album's nine full songs are tightly constructed; the hooks are not only every bit as alluring as the band's sunbleached sound, they keep the spaciness in check. The result is a positively buoyant rock & roll album, one that produces good vibrations even at the darkest moments. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
comes into view on the back of percolating synths and noodling guitar -- the kind of arrangement that suggests a new dawn. It's an appropriate sound for an album called
, then, and it's also a nice, easy progression for the
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
, in essence moving the group from the front half of the '70s into the late '70s. Sonically, it scans like the transition from
American Beauty
to
Shakedown Street
, but where the
Grateful Dead
got bogged down by their flirtations with funk and disco,
CRB
are a bit too sharp and weathered to repeat that mistake. Seasoned by both the stage and studio, the
sound unusually spry on
, riding hippie-funk vibes with a genial agility. Unlike so many jam bands, though,
keep their focus on the song. While they have plenty of space to wander and trip, each of the album's nine full songs are tightly constructed; the hooks are not only every bit as alluring as the band's sunbleached sound, they keep the spaciness in check. The result is a positively buoyant rock & roll album, one that produces good vibrations even at the darkest moments. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine