​The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (from the album Honeysuckle

​The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (from the album Honeysuckle

​The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (from the album Honeysuckle available on Family Owned Records) (by Bryant Liggett)
Some may call The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band a Blues outfit, but they are so much more. There is a combination Punk and Old-Time texture to the music, an almost Jug Band approach minus the jug, as they remain a front-porch picking-party trio with a knack for the thick and aggressive. A bountiful bunch, doing a lot with a little, their latest release in Honeysuckle is a more-than-solid sampling of Acoustic Rock that seems to bulldoze a path though American Roots music.
Coming out of the gate with slow, slide-guitar riffs, the Rev’s croon is hulking and heavy on the opening title track. “Looking For a Manger”, with the McCrary Sisters, digs into the Gospel world complete with church-heavy back-up vocals. “One Dime Blues” features killer picking and a stompy, washboard rhythm section, and they dig into a classic with “Freeborn Man,” the cut charging with foot-stomping rhythms, it’s a solid take of a festival and Roots music staple. “I Can’t Sleep” is slow, Psychedelic, and dreamy while “Let Go” is  Boogie-cut and “Mama Do” is a fun and fast closer.
There are classic Blues riffs all over Honeysuckle, but all of that comes with a dose of in your face, and in your ears, Rock. This reviewer will put them up against any Punk band in the aggro-department, and their knowledge of the classic American songbook, and contribution of original masters, is a great means of extending the canon.  (by Bryant Liggett)
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