Great Lake Heart Ache

There is no thesaurus, thrift-store factory jacket, or ultra-cool hipster aesthetic required, as any astute imbiber of barfly culture knows exactly what a song titled "Hard Drinkin' Daddy" and its demonic sister, "Watch It Burn," should sound like. - James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Coming down the same road as previous alt. country bands like The Drive-By Truckers and Old 97’s, Dirt Road Logic are intent on keep the old-school barroom rock alive on pleasing, rousing tunes such as Hard Drinkin’ Daddy that is part rock and part rockabilly while Don’t You Wanna Go is pure Americana roots rock. - Jason MacNeil, PopMatters.com

Last week I met a personality-plus waitress who instantly charmed the socks off me. The same thing happened listening to "Great Lake Heart Ache,'' the first CD from Dirt Road Logic, an Ann Arbor-area roots foursome that makes honest, freewheeling American rock music, the kind I was convinced got left in the dust years ago. - Roger Lelievre, Ann Arbor News

Dirt Road Logic has managed to craft an album that seems to fit the members’ personalities quite well. The boys haven’t given up the hard-luck tale; they’re just telling it with a smirk and a jukebox cranking away in the background instead of flooding their beer with tears. - Cale Sauter, Lansing City Pulse

At best, "Great Lake Heart Ache" is flawed in the way the classic Replacements and the current Drive By Truckers records are. The playing isn't perfect and the vocals are rough, it is a sloppy record done well. There is no other way to pull of this kind of dirty-not-quite-garage-rock-sound. - Spirit of the Outlaws (.com)

This is some good old straight-ahead, no B.S. rock 'n' roll. The vocals are a perfect fit, and the words don't get lost; nothing is overpowered. It's like listening to "instant" classic rock. - Editorial staff, Music REVUE

But mostly, it's honest rock 'n' roll - tunes in the vein of classic Rolling Stones and The Drive-by Truckers. - Anne Erickson, Lansing State Journal

...sometimes-rollicking, sometimes-touching... - Justin Hinkley, Battle Creek Enquirer

Raw, honest heartland country-rock. A true amalgam of American musical styles that never strays far from the tried-and-true path of heartache, heartbreak, and Saturday night passions. - Kevin Reynolds, Promoter and Senior AE Clear Channel Radio Grand Rapids, MI

An eclectic mix of tracks from a multi-talented band, spanning genres, and giving a first glance at one of Michigan's finest. - Amanda Brewington, DJ WDBM 88.9 fm

...there are enough goodies to be provocative: "Contemporary Souls" is clever and singable, and the narrative bits like "Song from the Mountainside" and "Watch It Burn" stand out. - Chris Rietz, Lansing State Journal