When it comes to famous names of famous bands, one always wonders: Did the band’s name always sound cool, or did it just sound cool once they hit the big time? The Corb Lund Band doesn’t really have the catchy ring of a Lynyrd Skynyrd or Aerosmith, but it’s easy to get the feeling after listening to the first couple of cuts that it soon will. The band’s modus operandi is fairly simple: three- to four-minute songs, tight country-rock arrangements, and laid-back lyrics sung by a laid-back vocalist. The fairly short song lengths on bouncy pieces like “No Roads Here” and “Apocalyptic Modified Blues” guarantee that the listener will still be paying attention when the song ends, while the taut arrangements of boogie bonanzas like “Expectation and…

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