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AllMusic
2023
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine
2023
"Oscar's Motel, the third Alligator album from the Cash Box Kings, opens with wailing harmonica and a heavy-footed stomp that conjures the ghost of Howlin' Wolf (...), [suggesting that this] is a collection of unrepentantly down-and-dirty Chicago blues, but as soon as "Down on the South Side" kicks off with a blaring horn fanfare, it's clear that Oscar's Motel is designed to showcase the range not just of the Cash Box Kings but of their chosen genre. There's no question the group position themselves as a band carrying the torch for the classic Chicago sound - apart from the explicit nod to Wolf, they cover Sonny Boy Williamson's "Pontiac Blues" and Muddy Waters' "Please Have Mercy" here - yet they are hardly monochromatic, finding space for soulful R&B, relaxed boogies, haunting slide guitar, and, in "Ride Santa Ride," a Chuck Berry rocker worthy of "Run Rudolph Run"".
Glide magazine
d. 15. mar. 2023
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Jim Hynes
d. 15. mar. 2023
"Chicago's Cash Box Kings continue as one of the strongest blues acts on the scene because they have all the vital ingredients that define Chicago Blues - a real-deal, big-voiced vocalist and songwriter in Oscar "Mr. 43rd St." Wilson, harmonica ace and singer Joe Nosek, and a stellar cast backing these two front liners ... Cash Box Kings have great songs, a deep affection for the idiom, together with a fun-living spirit that can make you laugh, dance, and cry - all within minutes".
DownBeat
2023 May
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Frank-John Hadley
2023 May
"The Cash Box Kings - a well-regarded old-school Chicago blues band founded by harmonica man Joe Nosek in 2001 and co-led by singer Oscar Wilson since 2007 - emphasize fun on their 11th album ... The album is tarnished just a bit by the wear on 60-something Wilson's vocal cords and Nosek's indifferent singing on "Hot Little Mess"".
Living blues
2023 March
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Bill Kopp (f. 1963-12-05)
2023 March
"Joe Nosek's varied and always note-perfect production values showcase the strenghts of the band and shine a light on the Cash Box Kings' variety. On their tenth album the band show no sign of losing any of the qualities that make them special".