Q (1/02, p.117) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...blending plaintive folk country with good-time rocking ans striking imagery....closer to their rollicking live act than much of ther studio output..."
Uncut (11/01, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "The Gourds are the nearest cultural inheritors of The Band's casual interplay of traditional American elements..."
Mojo (Publisher) (10/01, p.110) - "...Features excellent Snoop Dogg and Bowie covers, trads with fine arrangements, '98 radio performances and a couple of new tracks."
The Gourds: Kevin Russell (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Max Johnston (vocals, slide guitar, banjo, fiddle); Claude Bernard (vocals, guitar, accordion, Hammond B-3 organ); Jimmy Smith (vocals, guitar, acoustic & electric basses, percussion); Keith Langford (vocals, drums, maracas, percussion).
The Gourds: Kevin Russell (guitar); Max Johnston (banjo); Claude Bernard (accordion); Jimmy Smith (acoustic bass); Keith Langford (drums).