Ernie and the Automatics
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Open E Records Ernie and the Automatics
Review by Jeb Wright
Classic Rock Revisited
"Ex-Boston members Barry Goudreau and Sib Hashian have teamed up with former members of Goudreau's band RTZ and a local Bostonian named Ernie and went to work: wracking up blues numbers faster than good used car salesmen can move units off the lot. The result is a fun album that mixes rock with blues and features some damn good boogie soaked guitar playing."
The opening track, "The Good Times (Never Last)" may be seen by fans of Boston as a bit of Barry and Sib slagging their former boss, Tom Scholz. I am sure they won't admit it but one can't help but read between the lines. The rest of the disc is dripping with good time, party music. This album rivals anything RTZ did. The band appears to be having fun.
At the end of the day this is a fun disc. If you want some good, old-fashioned boogie rock, then check it out. The band knows what they are doing and deliver it with a big ol' smile on their face.