Music Review

Loud & Lonesome (1995)

Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang
Reviewed by Mike Flaherty | Jun 30, 1995
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: May 02, 1995; Lead Performance: Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang; Genre: Rock

Producer-songwriter-performer Eric Ambel (a.k.a. Roscoe) embodies the New York City-based subgenres that have been clumsily labeled ''cowpunk'' and ''country-fied'' R&B. No surprise, then, that his exhilarating second solo album Loud & Lonesome evokes Texas via the Lower East Side, on the strength of rough-hewn stylings and achy ballads. A-

Originally posted Jun 30, 1995 Published in issue #281-282 Jun 30, 1995 Order article reprints

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