Ohlman and her band, Rebel Montez, get it right just about every time; from the honey-sweet sensuousness of “The Gone Of You” to the Steve Cropper/Booker T. Jones inspired “Everybody Got A Heartache” which gives “SNL” band alumnus G.E. Smith a chance to strut his stuff. The title cut, meanwhile, features guest guitar from Al Anderson. Ohlman is a fine player, too, though she confines herself to acoustic while handing over lead to guests like Smith, Anderson, Marshall Crenshaw, Cliff Goodwin, and co-producer Andy York.
Ohlman, Goodwin, and York have all contingencies covered on guitar – the best examples being “The Gone Of You (After Hours)” and “Like Honey.” And as a singer, Ohlman, a Bronx-born musicologist and session veteran, makes each song sound like a prime cut on a jukebox in a Memphis barbecue joint.
This article originally appeared in VG’s Jul. ’10 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.
