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Get over the Country Music pre-conceptions you may have and you find a belter of an Album. Duty Free is one of those songs you just know should have massive Success, but never will. Ain't Gonna Suck Itself will have you chuckling away to yourself. Great Lyrics, Superb Humour. It is a Truckload of Art !
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Amazon.com:3.9 out of 5 stars 11 reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 starsClassic Cracker But Not Really Country13 Jan 2004
By Tim K. - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're a Cracker fan buy this record. It's got lots of tongue in cheek lyrics, up-tempo catchy tunes and classic Cracker wit. Perhaps the only negative is the length. Nine tracks is short even by old-school standards (I haven't yet watched the Ironic Mullets Quicktime - maybe this makes up for it).
I'm a little confused because aside from the title, this album is no more "country" than anything else Cracker has produced. True, they cover and twist the lyrics around on a couple of country classics like "Up Against the Wall Redneck Mothers" and "Family Tradition," but the Countrysides renditions don't sound anymore country than say "Sweet Thistle Pie" or "Dixie Babylon" off the Golden Age album.
Buy this album because Cracker is a fantastic, underrated band that more people should enjoy. Just don't expect Hank Williams Jr. to look down with approval when you hit play.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 starsKick Ass!16 July 2004
By Clyde Spicer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Folks, I love Cracker. And I love alt-country music, like the recently disappeared Americana channel on DirecTV. Damn them! Why does all the good stuff disappear, while Rap and Easy Listening lives on forever? I dunno.
Nevertheless, while Cracker is being seriously ironic, the music still kicks ass. Especially after four or five drinks. The only reason they don't get five stars for this disk is that they don't have "Okie From Muskogee" on the CD itself, only on the video, and then only part of it. Sorry, guys. It takes "Okie From Muskogee" to get five stars. "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" and "Up Against The Wall Redneck Mothers" is only worth four stars.
But I loved "It Ain't Gonna Suck Itself" which is probably worth an extra 1/2 star, so we'll give you 4-1/2.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsCould of been more twisted, but tasty nonetheless22 Dec 2003
By Christopher Owen - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
As alt country goes, this is near the top. A forgotten band (by radio and sales standards) doing what they want without a label putting their hands in the pot. In conjunction with "O Cracker Where Art Thou" Cracker has reinvented themselves, with more emphasis on the country/bluegrass side of rock and roll. If David Lowery injected a little more Camper Van experimentation into his songs they could (and well may) find a much larger audience, and become revered for their innovations and longevity.
