Music Review

Hollywood Town Hall (1992)

Reviewed by David Browne | Sep 25, 1992

David Browne

David Browne is EW's music critic and author of ''Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley'' (HarperCollins)

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Details Lead Performance: The Jayhawks; Genres: Pop, Rock

Talk about wearing your influences on both sleeves: Hollywood Town Hall sounds like the Everly Brothers backed by the Rolling Stones during their ''Dead Flowers'' era, with Neil Young sitting in for an occasional vibrato-drenched solo. Yet the Minneapolis-based 'Hawks wear their hearts proudly. There's nothing nostalgic about the passion and desperation in every syllable of singer-songwriter Mark Olson's voice — or in the band's effortless mix of sawdust harmonies and craggy electric guitars. A

Originally posted Sep 25, 1992 Published in issue #137 Sep 25, 1992 Order article reprints

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