Patrick Sweany - Every Hour is a Dollar Gone
/Label: Nine Mile Records
Genre: Southern Rock
Year: 2007
Recommended by: Todd Tompkins
Patrick Sweany's 2007 release sounds like it was released in the 70s. It is an out and out tribute to the glory days of southern rock. This was right after the success of the Kings of Leon. It was before the lead singer of Kings of Leon went crazy. While Kings of Leon was a mash-up of southern rock and the White Stripes, Patrick Sweany is more blues influenced with the riffs that always come in pairs.
The guitar playing in the album is unabashedly the star it overshadows the rock stylings of Sweany's voice and the basic rhythm of the percussion. The song writing is only decent, but that is not the star of the album and great song writing would likely get lost in the Bluesy guitar and short scratchy bursts of the Sweany's Thorogood impression. The record has a unique sound, even if the quality seems to be purposefully reduced, the music is fun and great for driving.
