When Dizzy Dean Davidson left Britny Fox, he dropped the Dizzy and formed barroom rock n rollers, Blackeyed Susan. They signed a deal with Mercury and recorded and released this album in ’91. The album bombed, and whilst the band were on tour they were dropped by the label – so this was the band’s only official release. They sound nothing like Britny Fox, and all signs of the glam are gone and replaced with a stripped down bluesy rock n roll vibe.
I really like this album as it’s a lot more honest and more representative of what really floated Mr. Davidson’s boat. If I had to pin down a sound, I would say it’s a beefed up version of the Faces, crossed with the Georgia Satellites sitting in on a Stones session. Sympathy fits that bill perfectly and is, what I call, a Friday night drinking song. The band shows that they can write great radio friendly tunes as Nothing Else Matters would have made a great single. To nail home that Faces reference, the intro to Ride With Me is very close to the intro to Maggie May. My favourites on the album are Old Lady Snow which is a great uptempo stomper, and the very stones sounding She’s So Fine.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
