Sugar Free Allstars
Man I love to eat cornbread, I eat it about ev'ry day In ev'ry possible style and in ev'ry possible way I like to eat it hot and steamy right from the pan I drive around and eat cornbread in my '96 Nissan Quest mini van
--Cornbread--
CD REVIEW-DOS MACHOS

Honest Tune-The American Journal of Jam and Roots
July/August 2006-Volume 6, Number 4

Two dudes, lotsa groove.

One doesn’t often hear of Norman, Oklahoma as a hotbed of hard-rocking Southern soul. But the home of the Sooners is exactly where the Sugar Free Allstars hail from and they’ve got it in spades, with a sly sense of humor to go along with it.

These Allstars-Chris Wiser on saxophone and a dizzying array of keyboards (most notably the Hammond B3) and Rob “Dr Rock” Martin-brew up a fuzz-toned soul that’s equal parts Booker T and Mister T.

“Buddhist In A Beamer” is reminiscent of Keller Williams’ observational quirkisms. “Bender To Ender” recalls the goofiness of Ween. And on “Cornbread” the duo executes a fairly straight forward soul jam.

But what keeps it all together are the irresistible hooky riffs provided by Wiser. You’ll find yourself shakin’ and humming along on the first listen.

-Tom Speed
www.honesttune.com

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