As the son of country singer Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. surely has heard a healthy smattering of classic Nashville country. The band that bears Junior's name keeps a hint of that upbringing in the alt-country sway of "Tobacco Spit," "Patty McBride," and "Love-less," (which features the elder Bare on backing vocals). But like their musical forefathers, '80s cowpunks Jason & the Scorchers, Bare Jr. prefer the severe crunch of an overdriven amp than pleasing any Country USA purist. Even Tracy Hackney's dulcimer makes use of the menace of a distortion pedal.
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