The Noise reviews Low Rises "Sampler"
The Noise, December 2005
Album Reviews: Joel Simches
Holy F*ck! All I can say is what took them so f*cking long? This is a tease of the "lost" Baby Ray album recorded so long ago and unreleased until now! The original lineup -- Erich Groat, Ken Lafler, Nathan Logus, and Paul Simonoff -- are kicking so much ass on these four infectiously quirky pop masterpieces, that it is tragic that these songs have gone unheard by the sweaty, unwashed masses for so long. It is no secret that I have been a Baby Ray fan for all these many years and I have been dazzled by the brilliant progressive leap in each recorded performance. If these four songs are any indication of the full length sitting in someone's shelf waiting to be distributed, the rest of the world is in for a pleasant surprise. This is easily the best Baby Ray gets. I can't imagine how they'll top what I have heard from this disc.