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Lucky Eye
Outpost Records, released October 6, 1998
"Dexter Romweber is god. Dexter Romweber bestrides
this world like a colossus. Dexter Romweber is the Voodoo Child.
Lucky Eye is as
good as any record made this year. Produced by Scott Litt (REM) and
Chris Stamey (the dB's), recorded at the famed Muscle Shoals studio
in Alabama, and featuring horns courtesy of the Squirrel Nut Zippers
along with keyboards and a string section, this is the best Flat
Duo Jets record yet." - James Mann, Ink 19 (full review at www.ink19.com/issues_F/98_10/wet_ink/music_dg/039_flat_duo_jets_nf.html)
"Lucky Eye is a rare
showcase of the Flat Duo Jets' range and abilities." - S L
Hawkins, Music Monitor (full review at www.penduluminc.com/MM/December/flatduojets.html)
"If
you have known the 'Jets for any length of time the first thing you
will notice about Lucky Eye is the strings.
Strings on a rockabilly record? Yeah, strings. What many do not,
will not, realize is that Dex has a much wider range than the psychotic
rockabilly cat we have grown to know and love. Dex has style. Dex
has grace. Dex has it all, but has never been in a position to show
it before. . .The manic crazy cat bop is still
there for the purists but a bit of romantic crooning and a little
instrumental showcasing is scattered through to give this CD a more
round, a more fleshed out, a more universal appeal. Another side
trip is the Chris Smith penned "Little M" that closes the
record. . . The Flat Duo Jets have a winner here,
don't miss it." - Butch Modern, Modern World Magazine #7 (full review
at http://demonbeach.com/bmodern/reviews.htm)
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