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This Georgia band of self-proclaimed good ol' boys either suffers from a split personality or has an expansive idea of what its market might be. While the generic bluster of "I'm a Country Boy" suggests Lynyrd Skynyrd wannabes, the lighter, harmony-laden evocations of youthful impetuosity ("Call Me Crazy") and innocence ("Summer of Love") skew closer to Tim McGraw. Between those extremes are a jukebox rocker ("Dixie Boy Special"), a cruisin' anthem ("Hey Baby") and even a bit of beyond-the-law country funk ("Gravy"). The soulful (Allmanesque?) balladry of "All This Love" and "Tell Me" shows more emotional depth and musical maturity than the rest. Even good ol' boys must grow up and find themselves sometime. --Don McLeese