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Article: BILLY BOB THORNTON "The Boxma ...
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- The Washington Post
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- August 22, 2008
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THE BEATLES LOVED Buck Owens, and Billy Bob Thornton loves them
both. "The Boxmasters," his trio's self-titled debut, is testimony
to the Oscar winner and Arkansas-bred drummer's lasting affection
for '60s transatlantic sounds.
A swiftly disarming two-disc set, "The Boxmasters" salutes
vintage honky-tonk and seminal Brit-rock with a mixture of humor,
pathos and unhinged attitude. Disc 1 is devoted to original songs
written (or co-written) by Thornton. Some of the most memorable
tunes are equipped with barbed lyrics -- the lacerating "I'll Give
You a Ring," for example -- but nearly all of them hit their mark.
With his deadpan delivery and gift for tale-spinning, Thornton gets
the job ...
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