Flower Petals

WOW, I love this CD. Been a DUDES fan since debut record following every record through the years. This record is acoustic subdudes in a western style. Like one reviewer said "don't listen to the negative reviews" This is great to see the guys in this kind of light, "kudos to the Dudes" for laying it back a notch ,on this one, in such style. If you don't believe me just go to YouTube and watch the full length video for "Wedding Rites (I Already Knew You)" and see these guys sitting on the couch with acoustic instruments THEN tell me this record aint great.

This is a very fine cd. We listen to them everyday. The Flower Petals is different than all there other cd's. It is just as good, and shows there staying power in a day when others just sing and play music to make another album. Tommy, and John,Steve, Tim, and Jimmy put there soul into this album. Please buy it and support one of the best bands of our music world.

Added to collection

Not the best of The Subdudes was a little disappointed.

Love their sound!

Once again, The Subdudes have created memorable music that tells a story. If you are a fan, you understand. I never tire of listening to any of their compact discs. Nor will I stop seeing them in concert wherever or whenever I can.

A lot of filler here, not the classic Subdudes sound. Loved Street Symphony, this at first trial just doesn't seem to sound like the Subdudes... much... at all.

I've been a huge fan of The Subdudes since their first album. I've seen them many times in concert which is always nothing short of outstanding. I was so ecstatic when their reunion album, Miracle Mule, came out especially when it proved that time only made them better. I received this album as a Xmas gift from a friend I introduced to them many years ago; we've been to many of their concerts together. So I was ecstatic to have their newest album. Sometimes an artist's new work requires some time for it to sink in especially when they've stepped out of or expanded on their traditional expectations. Many times it grows on me and I end up loving it. Other times on the first listen I love it, like Miracle Mule. This album is The Subdudes all the way with what fans have come to expect of their instrumentation and outstanding harmonies but I was taken back originally by the consistent mellow tone of it. Okay, it's a thematic album, I get that but as some others have said about its "Cowboy Theme" I tend to agree. I have no problem with the mellow songs nor the "Cowboy Theme". What I'm still dealing with is the consistent mellowness of it which is not their traditional pattern but then again they normally eventually employ their "New Orleans Roots" to much of what they do which is a hard fit in a "Cowboy Theme". So it's the more up tempo songs I'm longing for on this album. There are some but not enough for the general feeling of their normal releases. I've only listened to it a few times and do really expect it to be one of those that has to grow on me because I do so love what they've done over the years and do expect that it will eventually become a favorite but at this moment the jury is still out. So if you're looking for the "traditional" Subdudes album you need to understand that this is their foray into something different which wasn't meant to align with what they've done traditionally but is still good in its own right even if it takes some additional listening to get accustomed to it.

10 out of 10

Tommy Maloneを中心に20年以上活動を続けているベテラン・アメリカーナ・バンド、Subdudesの新作。ニューオーリンズ・サウンドにブルースや、カントリー、ケイジャン、、ファンク、ゴスペル等々様々なルーツをブレンドさせ独自のアメリカーナを作り上げている超実力派。日本ではほぼ無名だが演奏力、オリジナリティ、センスともに最も高いレベルに位置するバンドのひとつ。今回も今まで同様の深いルーツが溶け込んだグッド・ミュージックだが、更に古いウェスタンミュージックが感じられ、アコースティックなバンドサウンド。地味だが聴きこめる奥の深いアメリカーナ。