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"Beach Music" returns!

Billy Peoples | Satsuma, Florida | 12/17/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The "Texas Beach Music" we have learned to love has returned in it's full glory with 13 delightful songs! So good to hear the special sounds of the beach on a live CD. Mike nails it when he says in the opening song "The name (band) has changed but the song remains the same". Close your eyes, imagine you are in Margaritaville and take a journey to the Gulf Coast, "Beach People, Beach Music" will surely take you for a nostalgic journey. The CD has something for everyone, some Buffett cover songs like Pencil Thin Mustache, some beach favorites and some songs that I had not heard before. There is even a song with a strong Cajun flavor and sailing music for those so inclined. Sunday Morning in New Orleans is a smooth ballad that alone is worth the price of the CD. A great band making beautiful "Beach" music for all us Buffett/Parrothead/Island people.Billy Peoples AKA The Old parrothead"

Third Coast Sets Sail!

Tiki Jo Taylor | Bedford, Tx United States | 02/19/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a great combination of coastal/western/cajun music this band delivers! They take you to the beach, New Orleans, and a Texas honky tonk all on one CD. Having seen Key West, The Band, numerous times, it is obvious that the driving forces of that band are now Hanna's Reef. And it's all live...just like being at one of their concerts. Buy the CD, take a mini-vacation while listening, and go see Hanna's Reef live when you can!"

A great CD!

R. Dunham | Mobile, Alabama | 05/25/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD, "Reef Madness", is one of the liveliest, fun albums I've heard in a while. It reminds me a lot of Jimmy Buffett's, "You Had to be There" CD from 1979. The band Hanna's Reef performs several of their own original songs here, as well as a few Buffett cover tunes. Their original music, is catchy, and every bit as good as the cover songs that are on the album.As for the review directly before this one, I don't think that guy has even heard this CD. He couldn't have. First of all, he mentions that the band Hanna's Reef sounds like a garage band trying to play Buffett. Well, there's not a whole lot of Buffett here, and what they do cover is excellent. I've heard that another band out there called "Key West-the Band" used to be comprised of several of the members of Hanna's Reef. Rumor has it that KWTB is so childish that they write reviews of Hanna's Reef CD's, (anonymously)and put down their album. I don't know if that's true or not, but I don't see how anyone would rate this album a 1, on a scale of 1-5. For the record, I do have a copy of the one CD from Key West-the Band that is available here on amazon, called "Americana". It's really hard to review, since almost all of the songs on it are cover tunes. Why put out an album to sell to the public, if it's mainly just remakes of songs by other artists? Regardless, this is my review of the Hanna's Reef album, so I'll not digress again. This CD has some great tropical stuff on it, including my favorite track, "Beach People, Beach Music". An equally fun song is "Let the Good Times Roll", with a great Cajun beat to it. And the cover of Buffett's "One Particular Harbor" is the best I've heard by anyone other than the Coral Reefer Band. I saw these guys live at the Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores in 2002. They were as good live (and in person) as they are on this album!"