OBN IIIs

***Austin's mighty OBN IIIs return to the fray with a twin guitar juggernaut in the form of Worth A Lot Of Money, the most fully realized, unrelenting OBN III's album to date. For a guy with zero to prove in the songwriting sweepstakes, ORVILLE NEELEY's emerged with both the catchiest and most raging material of his 29 years, and however many echoes you might catch of say, Thin Lizzy, Rose Tattoo or Sonics Rendezvous Band, the current quartet of Neeley (now on guitar + vocals), guitarist TOM TRIPLETT (THE REAL ENERGY, SNOOTY GARBAGEMEN, BLAXX), bassist MICHAEL ANDREW GOODWIN (MASSAGENIST, LOW TIME) and MARLEY JONES (ex-SWEET TALK) are ridiculously locked in. Recorded with the assistance of producer MIKE MCCARTHY (Cherubs, Spoon, A Giant Dog), though Worth A Lot Of Money might be a quantum leap forward in recording quality for this band, there’s no trickery in action, as anyone who’s seen these guys on multiple continents over the last year can attest. In Triplett, Neeley’s got a virtuoso-level guitar foil; in Goodwin & Jones, the foundation for, well, greatness. That’s the goal, anyway.