Reviewed by Paul S Ganney

Corey's vocal style is reminiscent of Chad Kroeger from Nickelback, albeit less in your face (which is not a bad thing). The songs and arrangements are reminiscent, too. So if that US East Coast rock sound is your thing, you're going to like this for your more mellow moments (yes, I do know Nickelback are Canadian and Corey Chowder's Southern US but this is music style, not geography). There's some very good bottleneck playing on "Southern Way", nice use of harmonica and some very good instrumental work in the electric guitar and piano departments. He cites his influences as '60s and '70s rock, Southern rock and country. They show, but in a good way. Think Eagles meets Nickelback and you're most of the way there. The CD has a very mellow section in the middle that seems to suit his playing better, but I preferred the more up-tempo ones, such as the opening "Southern Way" and closing "Lonesome Road". I was glad this CD had 12 tracks on it, as it grew on me more and more as it progressed. If you're interested, there's more on MySpace, where he garners a lot of plays.

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