Have At It! (Disgraceland, 2000)
The Have Nots
Reviewed by Eric Zehnbauer
From the familiar, traditional sound of the crying pedal steel of "Blue All Over," which sounds as if it came from a bygone-era Nashville, to the Tex-Mex sound of "Best Mistake (I'd Ever Make Again)" which also sounds quite Mavericks-like, the Have Nots touch on many other sounds in between. There's the '70's country rock sound of "Fragile," the upbeat rock sounds of "She Put The Hurt On Me" and "Bad Boy" (the latter reminiscent of the early '60's, British Invasion-era), and several songs that display influences of their modern alt.-country contemporaries. Particularly, "Fancy Meeting You Here" and "Only Ever Be" remind one of the Michigan band The Volebeats.
Through their array of musical selections, the Have Nots prove they actually do have it all - a great understanding of the diversity of sounds which make up country music and no small amount of talent to back it up.
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