With a dirt-embedded old work truck on it's cover, Call It What You Will, The Electric Mudd's debut disc is a bludgeoning whack to the head, a journey into their self proclaimed "Delta Swamp Boogie." Recorded, mixed, and mastered in Oxford, Ms by Jeffrey Reed, Call It What You Will drips with the authenticity of some of the most highly motivated and talented players to grace the southern plane of music in the last few years. A quick listen to the instrumental "Swamp Jelly" reveals a sound that couldn't come from anywhere other than Missisissippi. Simple in structure with over the top embellishments on bass and guitar, "Swamp Jelly" brings forth the original source of the blues, compacted with the accompaniment of Chuck Davis' lush organ notes. A little number that crescendos into a mind-numbing climax, complete with Brian Ware's distorted riffs on lead guitar, "Swamp Jelly," reveals the rock 'n' soul musical heart of this young band. Call It What You Will will call up the inevitable comparisons to Widespread Panic. Songs like "Good Ol' Friend" venture into the same musical territory as Panic's take on "Henry Parson's Died," but Electric Mudd's visceral attack is so unyielding and full frontal that they also recall the revved up hill blues of The North Mississippi Allstars and Jorma Kaukonen's psychodelic blues stretches in Hot Tuna. The scratchy rhythm playing of David Burchfield's guitar introduces the bouncy rave up, "John Higgins." Burchfield's lead vocals on "John Higgins" are striking, sounding raspy, twisted, and tortured, yet ultimately effective. Brian Ware's clear buzz saw tone cuts straight through the mix, exposing a fondness for sustained notes echoing over dissonant rhythm patterns. And, The Kudzu Kings' Robert Chaffe fills out "John Higgins" an expanding panorama of reverberation. Chaffe's New Orleans style piano boogie highlights "Whiskey Mama" with its pounding time structures and joyous interplay between Chaffe and Chuck Davis' stellar organ playing. Surely it won't be long before these boys will be on stage at Jazz Fest and Bonnaroo. The funk filled swamp touches of "Double Quick Chicken" feature slicing, razor sharp soloing by Burchfield and Ware's wailing guitars. Bassist Nick Sosebee lays down a virtual wall of sound on the heavy acid rocker, "Rainbow Child." Influencing the rhythms with Santana-like accents is Jack McWilliams' expert percussion. Call It What You Will is a stunning piece of work, blending the masterful blues and rock styles of the past with their own "Delta Swamp Boogie" of the future. A virtual guarantee to arrive on the year-end lists, Call It What You Will puts The Electric Mudd on the map with this visionary debut. -B.W. An Honest Tune

*An Honest Tune magazine recently published their editors picks for "Best CD Releases of 2003. Bill Whiting (AHT Contributing Editor) listed "Call It What You Will" in the top ten, ranking The Electric Mudd's debut album at # 6. He also had this to say about "Call It What You Will" & The Electric Mudd. The sounds of the south rear up once again on this bludgeoning disc from one of Mississippi's best kept secret. A swampy mix of hard hitting blues and pounding rock and roll, Call It What You Will has the ability to transport the listener to Bayou country, and put them in a Jazz Fest state of mind. You can read the entire list at An Honest Tune !

John-Garrett Whiteside of Honest Tunes radio show in Fayetteville, Arkansas, ranked "Call It What You Will" # 9 in on his top 10 of 2003. Visit them at http://www.dgold.info/honesttunes/

Bill Wright from Roadtrippin radio show in Annapolis, Maryland listed his "Top 40 CD's Of 2003", ranking "Call It What You Will" # 14. Bill had this to say about The Electric Mudd: Track 14 - Call It What You Will - Gumbo, Soulful Southern jam band from Mississippi soaked in the blues. Sometimes sounding a bit like Widespread Panic but leaving enough room to sound original and all their own. Songs like "Gumbo" and "Call It What You Will" make The Electric Mudd a band to keep your eyes and ears on. Visit the Roadtrippin website at http://www.roadtrippin.net