After several years of sporadic performances and a handful of tunes featured on obscure tribute albums and movie soundtracks, the Yayhoos have finally released a full-length album. Fear Not the Obvious is indeed a telling title for a collection of blue-collar rock tunes made up of the most basic (in fact almost trite) hooks, chords, and lyrics. The phony country of "Bottle and a Bible" is a complete waste of time, and the good-ole-boy swagger of "Hankerin'" is just embarrassing. But th...   [ read more ]

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From its onset, Put the Hammer Down is raunchy, freewheeling fun. It's upbeat and cheerful -- featuring the kind of musicianship you'd expect from the rock veterans in the band. The Yayhoos' second album opens with the dirty Southern rocker "Where's Your Boyfriend At?," a tune that's classic Dan Baird (former Georgia Satellites frontman/guitarist). From the crunchy guitar to the suggestive lyrics, it's just one of the many carefree rock songs that aim to revive and rework '70s {\har...   [ read more ]

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