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Re: Re: Re: Re: Zydeco stingrays

Rick,

First impression from a very quick listen of the clips on your site:

I really like y'all's sound, Rick. It is very much "party" music and y'all should do well anywhere in the US with that kind of sound. I really like what sometimes seemed to me to sound a little Tex Mex influence...not necessarily the accordion licks but the way the guitar sounds on some songs and there seems at times to be that little 10% influence of Texasness in there, which I think is very cool. Maybe it was the vocal on a couple of songs or the harmonies at times...probably just a combination of factors that y'all have never intentionally set out to do...but it has a unique and dare I say "authentic" Texas sound.

What I mean is that, the original tunes especially, do not sound to be a group from Texas trying to sound like they are from south Louisiana...it sounds like a group from Texas doing a great job doing Zydeco and putting their own unique and authentic-from-their-experience twist to it. I like it and think this is the kind of thing that other bands should not be afraid to do...be themselves and still play Zydeco and Cajun in a way that is true to their own life experience. To me the English tunes fit that "true to the band's experience" even more than the ones with the French vocals, although I really do admire and appreciate bands like yours that care enough to learn at least a few tunes in French.

Very cool stuff! Keep me posted! (pun intended)



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