Storyville
don't change their tune much on
Dog Years
, their first major-label effort and third album overall. Granted, the album has a slicker sound than its predecessors, but at its core it remains a hard-rocking blend of
Texas blues-rock
and
Southern rock
. The primary pleasure of
is hearing the band play.
David Grissom
David L. Holt
may not be distinctive guitarists, but they're solid musicians, pushing the record in the right direction. The songs themselves aren't particularly memorable, but there's enough energy in the hard rockers (the
ballads
fall a little flat) to make it an enjoyable, contemporary Southern
blues-rock
record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine