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As the son of country singer Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. surely has heard a healthy smattering of classic Nashville country. The band that bears Junior's name keeps a hint of that upbringing in the alt-country sway of "Tobacco Spit," "Patty McBride," and "Love-less," (which features the elder Bare on backing vocals). But like their musical forefathers, '80s cowpunks Jason & the Scorchers, Bare Jr. prefer the severe crunch of an overdriven amp than pleasing any Country USA purist. Even Tracy Hackney's dulcimer makes use of the menace of a distortion pedal. The Neanderthal stomp of "You Blew Me Off" whipsaws like grunge straight outta Seattle. Bare himself has two singing modes: a deep country drawl and a wiry, out-of-control whine like that of a Southern cousin of Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis. When he sticks with the former, Bare legitimately moves the family legacy up to the alt-country bar and into the '90s. --Rob O'Connor
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