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 DOWNTOWN
BROWN (Site)
With equal parts 80s metal and 90s funk/punk, plus a healthy helping of
satirical humor, Downtown Brown strive to bring a party atmosphere into
your living room through the magic of digital technology. Unfortunately,
all the other people at this party are Budweiser drinking ex-jocks and
their idiot buddies who’d rather beat the crap out of you than have an
actual conversation. From
Detroit
, Downtown Brown are more Kid Rock than Iggy Pop. They kind of remind me
of The Fools, in the sense that they seem to be extremely proficient
musicians trying to be funny but end up being boring instead. And then
when they try to get serious, you can’t help but think that now
they’re funnier than when they were kidding around. I have to admit that
this review probably isn’t making much sense, but that’s probably
because I’ve been listening to this disc all day long, trying
desperately to find something positive to say about it, and now my brain
feels like what my daughter’s Cream of Wheat looks like. If Denis asks
me to put together a "Worst of 2004" list, Downtown Brown goes
to the top of the pile. – Brian Mosher
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