Why Do Lonely Men & Women Want to Break Each Other's Hearts?

Amazon.com's Best of 1999
These Georgia boys have old-school country down pat, full of whining pedal steel, biting guitar, and most importantly, Dave Marr's tortured vocals. Not for the weak of heart, Marr's songs update the tear-in-your-beer honky-tonk aesthetic, but they have an emotional depth and sincerity that make them stick in your head. --Marc Greilsamer

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Somewhere between Dwight Yoakam's yearning twang and Richard Buckner's pained warble is Dave Marr's soulful and emotion-soaked moan and whine, used to great effect on this Athens, Georgia, quintet's sharp debut. The sound borrows heavily from the edgy and crisp Bakersfield style, with only the slightest hint of cool to soften the edges of Marr's sad shuffles and sadder ballads. With Philip McArdle's electric guitar and one-time Two Dollar Pistol Johnny Neff's steel snapping back and forth behind him, Marr dissects the failed and failing relationship across 13 straight-shooting originals that are wise enough not to even try to answer the title's rhetorical question. --Marc Greilsamer

Why Do Lonely Men & Women Want to Break Each Other's Hearts?,Star Room Boys,Checkered Past,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: Very Well Done ! Excellent cry-in-your-beer country Let's hope the Boys get back together great band Twang

Why Do Lonely Men & Women Want to Break Each Other's Hearts? Star Room Boys Manufacturer: Checkered Past ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: This World Just Won't Leave You Alone ASIN: B00004HYOY Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. Gastonia
2. Was There Something In Her Eye?
3. Both Our Towns
4. It Belongs To You
5. Why Do Lonely Men And Women Want To Break Each Other's Hearts?
6. Souvenir
7. New York City Isn't Going Anywhere
8. The Liar In My Heart
9. Foolish
10. Tell Me About The Blues
11. Almost Doesn't Count
12. Blue Marie
13. Someone's Playing Our Song

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

These Georgia boys have old-school country down pat, full of whining pedal steel, biting guitar, and most importantly, Dave Marr's tortured vocals. Not for the weak of heart, Marr's songs update the tear-in-your-beer honky-tonk aesthetic, but they have an emotional depth and sincerity that make them stick in your head. --Marc Greilsamer

Amazon.com

Somewhere between Dwight Yoakam's yearning twang and Richard Buckner's pained warble is Dave Marr's soulful and emotion-soaked moan and whine, used to great effect on this Athens, Georgia, quintet's sharp debut. The sound borrows heavily from the edgy and crisp Bakersfield style, with only the slightest hint of cool to soften the edges of Marr's sad shuffles and sadder ballads. With Philip McArdle's electric guitar and one-time Two Dollar Pistol Johnny Neff's steel snapping back and forth behind him, Marr dissects the failed and failing relationship across 13 straight-shooting originals that are wise enough not to even try to answer the title's rhetorical question. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Very Well Done !.......2006-01-23

For this many people to have written reviews for a group you have never heard of is a testament to how good this CD is . Relisten to it about every 3 months and its just as good each time .

Excellent cry-in-your-beer country.......2005-08-21

I don't listen to much country music so I'm definitely not an expert, but I really like this CD. The singer has the perfect tortured inflection to his voice for this kind of old-school country. Each song is another heartache rendered by a group of very good musicians. If you're tired of the current crop of pop-country music, you should give The Star Room Boys a try.

Let's hope the Boys get back together.......2004-05-30

These guys are great. I wish I had of caught them live while they were still together. I've have both the SRB CDs and never tire of them. If you like a classic country sound, I can't imagine you not loving this CD. I don't know of any other contemporay performers that do straight-up stuff like this. Fingers are crossed, hoping Dave Marr's artistic life isn't over.

great band.......2003-10-20

This is the best band that no one has ever heard of. Fans of country and fans of rock both will love both of the Star Room Boys discs. Too bad they have broken up. They really had something truly special.

Twang.......2003-06-05

Twangy album. If you found this review you're obviously interested in the now defunct Athens, GA outfit. Both of their albums are great with this one edging in first place.

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