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Chesapeake
Music Guide review by Michael Macey
Dig It Up from Rob Thorworth is a rock0solid effort
that makes for a very satisfying listen. With a variety of songwriting
styles that include rock, blues and pop, Thorworth approaches each one
with equal aplomb and delivers it all with a nice textured sound that
has broad appeal written all over it. What I liked about Dig It Up was
the fact that while the album has a very commercial sound; it's not a
slickly produced affair and there's diversity to the songwriting that
keeps the whole thing fresh from song to song.
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Rob Thorworth
Digs Deep
by Pat Christopher, On Tap Magazine
Local singer-songwriter
Rob Thorworth's first solo release, "Dig it Up," packs such a punch that
you may think you're listening to an industry veteran who had top engineers,
producers and technicians at his disposal. The fact is, this disc is masterfully
produced, and Thorworth did it himself. "Dig it Up" has a "ready for radio"
quality about it, with enough variety and raw emotion to satisfy nearly
any listener.
"Dig
it Up" certainly proves that Thorworth's plan worked; He delivers a complex
selection of songs that show off his seasoned guitar work and soulful,
throaty vocals (think Lyle Lovett meets Don Henley). The disc, set for
an early December release offers up a tight mix of blues-tinged ballads
and powerful rock and roll.
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Life
Is Suffering
Thorworth retains the pop songwriter's songs-first credo, and
understanding that catchy melodies and good hooks sell a song faster
than any misdirected attempt to sell blues authenticity by packaging
piss-poor songs with gritty vocals and whiz-bang guitar pyro. With
Thorworth, the feeling is on target; the songs right there and accessible.
— Shawn Ryan, Birmingham Weekly
CD REVIEW
Life Is Suffering
by Robert T. Murphy
Rob Thorworth, who hails from Birmingham Alabama, is a veteran of the road. His previous
band Gravy, a rockin blues band, played to packed houses all over the southeast United
States and sold thousands of their excellent debut CD "Gravy - From The Hip". When Rob
attempted to license the name to his successful band, it was discovered that another band
owned the name and he was unable to secure the rights to the name. Rob, with drummer Chris
Fryar then formed the current band with jazz influenced bass player Christian Grizzard to
form the current Rob Thorworth Band.
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South By Southwest Winner Decided
Out of more than a hundred entrants, Rob Thorworth won the final round
of OnTap's South by Southwest Competition, sponsored by the Austin Grill,
Red Bull, and the Guitar Center. Thorworth received a free trip and the
opportunity to perform at South by Southwest, the nation's premier music
festival in Austin, this Month.
—On Tap Magazine
"Thorworth's voice is decidedly different from that of the late blues player (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
bearing a close resemblence to Ten era Eddie Vedder . . . (Thorworth) rolls with a blues swaggar
that finds its groove and doesn't let go."
—Orlando Weekly
"Guitarist/vocalist Rob Thorworth's fingerwork is agile and smooth, and he knows enough
to play the spaces.."
—Creative Loaving - Atlanta
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DIG IT UP
Send $12 plus $2 S&H to:
Rob Thorworth
P.O. Box 23683
Baltimore, MD 21203-5683
Make check payable to
RoKat Enterprises
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