Title
Review: Cattle Talk by The Saddle Bandits
Written
February 2005
Inspiration
The loneliness of the prairie at night
Dedication
To things that smell bad on the outside smelling worse on the inside
Style
Plastic explosive
Target Audience
Bald eagles
Editorial Notes
Interestingly, when I first drafted this "review", the band name was "The Dead Horses". A quick google turned up at least one band with this name, so prudently, The Saddle Bandits were born
Review: Cattle Talk by The Saddle Bandits
Finally, the long awaited new album from little known country music outfit “The Saddle Bandits” has been released.
An initial listen has left me with mixed feelings, and I don't think Cattle Talk will go down as a classic such as previous albums You Don't Need Handlebars on your Saddle and Give Your Horse its Head.
Still, there are a number of interesting tracks.
The album begins with fun poking ballad “Horses are People Too (but not for marryin')”.
Skip track 2 (the forgettable “I'm in Love with my Sister”) and you come to “The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round (the Stoned Cowboy)” — for my money the best Saddle Bandit track.
Unfortunately the album degrades from there, with sadly laughable “I'm a Gangsta Cowboy Wiggida What!” scraping the bottom of the barrel.
The final track (“Love Your Horse, but don't Take Her Home to Meet your Mama [Horses are People Too remix]”) adds some much needed zest, but by then it is unfortunately too late.