For years, The Wallflowers were known as the band of Bob Dylan's son. In the meantime, the group around Jakob Dylan has proven to be able to convince on its own. On their albums they also appeared to have more in common with that other icon of American guitar rock: Tom Petty. As contemporary representatives of the classic rock sound, the wallflowers may have garnered the necessary following, but
… the lack of renewal urge meant that they never really caught the imagination of the general public. Red Letter Days is already the group's fourth album and there is more than ever talk of broad-sounding guitar rock, in which reference is made to diverse rockers such as Bryan Adams (especially the production) and Manfred Mann's Earth Band (the synths in the opener When You're On Top). Regular fans will have to get used to the polished and heavily produced sound, but a breakthrough to a wide audience is more than ever within the possibilities. (MS)more
