Joe Ely: Hi-Res
Mitchell Cohen, Creem, July 1984
JOE ELY'S Hi-Res has a feverish, jittery seediness, a buzz you can't shake off. Remember the first episode of Cheers, where the guys argued about the sweatiest movie ever made? Well, this might be a candidate for the dampest album.
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