Holding all the roses

"It was recorded in less than two weeks, during a brief touring respite, with producer -- and Georgia native -- Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam). While it might startle longtime fans, there are no sprawling jams on this set -- all 12 tunes are under five minutes. Instead, Holding All the Roses showcases the band's tightness and their considerable development as rock & roll songwriters ... Holding All the Roses delivers on every promise Blackberry Smoke have made to themselves and their fans. This is the record that could -- and should -- expand their base exponentially".

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"This is the band's most rock-ready work to date, unafraid of embracing Southern rock standards to influence their sound more directly than in the past. Holding All the Roses, is, by a solid country mile, Blackberry Smoke's most cohesive release yet, taking an overarching anthem-ridden, country-sensible style and tinging it with a production equally as clean as it is pleasingly raw. From the starting moments of lead single and album opener "Let Me Help You (Find the Door)" and its humorously gratifying anti-mainstream sentimentality, through the slow-burning, album-closing torch song "Fire in the Hole", the LP holds up amazingly well".

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