By Bob
Silvestri
bobsilvestri@bestofwny.com
Since
his days as leader of The Refreshments a band who scored major hits with
the songs "Banditos" and "Down Together" as well as the theme song to the
television show King of the Hill, Roger Clyne has ruminated about the Arizona
landscapes he calls home. On his latest release Roger Clyne &The Peacemakers-No
More Beautiful World he mixes those Arizona themes with healthy doses of
Americana and Tex-Mex music along with a little Reggae rhythm, some political
commentary and a couple of cold ones for a tasty concoction. The Reggae
rhythms show up on "Bottom of the Bay", "World Ain't Gone Crazy", "Winter
In Your Heart" and "Hourglass". Political commentary is the subject on
"Wake Up Call", "Noisy Head" and "Goon Squad". The track "Contraband" deals
with the border drug smuggling operations and "Lemons" has that Tex-Mex
feel. Clyne makes like Van Morrison and croons his way thru the soulful
"Junebug in July". The disc also includes a bonus ninety minute DVD that
features interviews, candid moments with the band and concert footage.
For more on Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers check out www.azpeacemakers.com
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