"give me back my ring" try "give me back my money" this is bad playing, performing, writing, i could go on. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY BY BUYING THIS RECORD!

song presentation and overall feel of this band is decent... not bad, but nothing special. the songwriting is weak and cliché and the general production adn sound of the cd is bush league. we'll see what happens with these guys in the future... who knows.. if ragweed has convinced thousands of people to love them, why not these guys, too... they'd just be another band to fill space on 17-year-old girls' radios to me...

Any one who went to the great college of Tarleton State University has to be pure GOLD.

This one is a keeper, Bart will be around for a while to come.

This CD was a great starter album and I see no reason to degrade someone who has put their heart and soul into their lifes work. I know when BCB's next album comes out, which is suppose to be in the next 2 or 3 months, that the people that have made the band look horrible will be putting up new names and saying they love this band! I will bet it! Can't wait to hear the new album soon!

A guy named Sam gave me the best analogy for music today which went something like this, "National Reps are looking for acts that are 5's on a scale from 1 - 10." Meaning that they are not horrid (1's) and not stellar (10's), their looking for those middle ground folks that write catchy forgettable tracks. Brad Paisley is a prime example; “Alcohol” is a catchy tune that is fun to sing along to when you’ve had one to many, but 20-30 years from now no one will remember that song and think, “Wow, that song impacted me the way no other artist could have.” That said, I think Bart’s record is much higher on this scale. Look at the emotion invoked by this record. Sam’s point (the guy that gave me the analogy) was that 10’s are trouble because for the number of people who love them, there’s that many that hate them. In my opinion, not too many TX Country Acts have had the success Bart’s had off his debut. Bart most of these detractors are from guys in other less successful bands that wish their band had the success you’ve mustered for yourself. I can’t wait to keep reading these reviews post album #2.

You would think that someone who would want to be taken seriously would at least have the decency to use a dic-tion-ar-y when writing a review that other people view. seriously. BART CROW BAND, WE'LL KEEP LISTENING TO YOUR "MEDIOCRE (IF THAT) MUSIC".

Ok first of all, "annonymous music biz," you obviously have no higher education, or you just don't care. Which gives me, and I'm sure many others, no respect for anything you've written. Just to point out a few things, spelling is crucial. annonymous- Anonymous rediculous- Ridiculous embarrasing- Embarrassing ralied- Rallied Ray Wiley- Ray Wylie Hubbard (get it right, or go away) aquired- Acquired I won't even start on how "TRULY" horrific the grammar is. So here's my opinion on the "Texas Music Scene" people are said to be so crazed about; it's growing because people like it. If people didn't like it, they wouldn't buy it. If they want to get drunk and break things while listening to music they like, let them. That's what's so great about this "scene" or "movement" is that people have a good time listening to music they like, regardless of how "good" or "talented" a national crowd thinks they are. Nobody in this scene cares whether or not the artist they love makes it to a national level. It honestly hurts a little deep down when I hear one of my favorite Texas artists on a mainstream radio station, from fear of them losing what I originally fell in love with. Most of these artists' first CD isn't that great...but see, that's the irony; That is what makes them great, because when they are 4 CD's down the road, they can see how much they've improved and grown. So basically what I have to say for Bart Crow Band: You are appreciated, that "TRULY" is all that matters right now. Because without that support now, you won't have any support later on down the road. Plus from what I can tell, your songs have some pretty decent grammar going on! Enough of this drama, people like them, get over it.

Whoa there buddy. Don't ever say you are a supporter of anything going on here. Apparently your dreams have been shattered and you are still bitter. All the bands down here are paying their dues in venues while the artists you like just pay someone else to do the work for them. And to set a record straight Ragweed offices out of NB. And to the Bart Crow Band..keep on rocking, you are doing a great job and a whole lot of us enjoy the CD. Just check out you numbers!!

For a debut album, this is a great effort. I think some people are ripping into these guys pretty hard, but if you look at the LSM chart (which is based on 30 days of sales) they are doing great. Maybe they don't have perfect pitch or haven't fully developed their sound, but most artists haven't on their first album. We included "Wear My Ring" on our sampler, because we see a future with this band. So far, we have a pretty good track record. And I don’t think that listening to 2 songs is the same as giving it a chance. By the way I used my name, which gives this review more soul than the one below!