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What the critics say about The Hornets... Good Stuff
CD - Everybody’s Guilty Reviews ‘The Hornets are the Best Blues Band in Melbourne…’ ‘The Hornets have the sting in their tails that their name suggests…a classy disc’. ‘an album of great performances, and clearly sends a message that, classic Australian blues is alive and well.’ ‘An album of subtlety and taste,’ ‘Local roots band the Hornets have one of the most impressive CV’s around!’ ‘Craig Horne, has a deep soul voice and writes Melbourne blues songs like few others.’ ‘Treading a path through country, folk, Celtic and blues, this is music for the contemplative soul with the right amount of bounce’ To buy this CD online click on the CD COVER or click here.
‘What sets this album apart is the evocative voice of Craig Horne…’ ‘The Hornets play a wholesome blend of R&B originals and covers…but pack enough punch to please the purists,’…. ‘This veteran line -up blends R&B classics and originals in a highly entertaining combination.’ ‘Horne’s sometimes growling, oft times gravely singing snares the listener, demanding concentration on the lyrics…’ ‘Bob Dylan at the Palais Theatre may well become a local blues classic…’ ‘The Hornets personnel know all about forging down to earth context with their direct, bar room brand of excitement.’… ‘The Hornets could easily turn into one of those legendary organic outfits like …New Orlean’s Funky Meters…to catch the band live is a must!… To buy this CD online click on the CD COVER or click here.
CD - The Suburban Beast ‘This is a classy local blues release that refuses cliché and pretence in favour of wry lyrical observation and tasteful musicianship…’ READ MORE ‘What you have here is the pure stuff-uncut potency mixed with an earthy, sweaty three piece sound…’ “The Suburban Beast has the classic Hornets groove and stellar playing from guitarist Jeff Burstin and keyboards from Bruce Haymes.’ ‘The CD varies in tempo and feel allowing room for Horne’s convincing vocals and clever lyrics to consistently hit the target…” Billy Pinnell , Australian Guide. ‘A good gauge of blues albums is to see how far you can drive in one direction before you need to change the disc-I managed 300 kays on the first outing with this’… Jarrod Watt, ABC Ballarat. “One of the greatest bands in the country, if not the world’… To buy this CD online click on the CD COVER or click here.
CD - The Hornets: Loaded and Live Loaded and Live works through material from the band’s three studio albums, drenching the tunes in sweat from this live show… Horne does lascivious, pleading, raucous and nasty to great effect on this set…Haymes performs some magic on the Hammond, in particular while Burstin adds to his reputation as the guitarist of the Melbourne music scene… Lee Howard To buy this CD online click on the CD COVER or click here. Both The Age and the Herald Sun Newspapers placed their two albums, Everybody’s Guilty and Can’t Live With You, Can’t Live Without You, in their top 10 releases for their respective years. ABC Radio said their third CD…The Suburban Beast… “Is a classy blues release that refuses cliché and pretence in favour of wry lyrical observation and tasteful musicianship."
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