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Released: Mar 8, 2011

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Goon
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Genre: Experimental / Folk Rock / Soul
Location DENTON, Texas, Un
Profile Views: 97741
Last Login: 4/12/2012
Member Since 3/12/2007
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL1JUQjJSVEIy
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
rtb2rtb2@gmail.com
Members
ryan thomas becker:guitar grady don sandlin:drumkit
Influences
http://blip.fm/RTB2
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"...can channel the gale force of a Zeppelin, the angular angst of a Beefheart, and break it all down and reassemble at will." --Steve Carter, Modern Luxury "The Denton boys put on absolutely raucous live shows that simultaneously display their raw energy and instrumental dexterity--only to top it all off with vocals so soulfully sweet that they'll send chills down your spine..." --Cory Graves, Dallas Observer "RTB2 have so much energy. Hailing from the northern Texas area they pack a mighty punch! Ryan Thomas Becker, the man on guitar and vocal duties, has some of the most chaotic guitar skills I've ever heard. It's funk and soul with a classic rock tinge to it and so much more. Their songs just kind of slam at you with so much force, especially with the help of drummer Grady Don Sandlin just blasting the beats from left and right. See for yourself." --Philip Bennett, Stop Sleeping, Yo "Check it: two spicy souls removed from the bodies of troubled rule-breakers emerge from their holding tanks, wracked with energy and curiously potent musical talent. They emit unadulterated blues in their raw, bouncing forms, with no human to hold them." --Lyndsay Knecht Milne, NBCDFW.com "I was immediately enthralled by their crunchy take on rock. They have the raw energy of De*dboy and The Elephantmen that will punch you in the gut and enough energy to give The Bl*ck Keys a run for their money, and they have the loud-quiet-loud thing down to where Fr*nk Black would put down his sandwich long enough to take notice." --Lance Lester, Bona Fide Darling "With its slamming, spare garage rock streaked with grime, fueled by the go-for-broke enthusiasm of Ryan Thomas Becker and Grady Don Sandlin, this North Texas duo is steeped in soul. Appropriately enough, the pair's 2007 full-length debut, The Both of It, was laid down live in the studio — and local critics have been falling all over themselves with accolades." --Preston Jones, DFW.com "Behind Sandlin's Watts-like backbeat, Becker's angular guitar work is raw and throaty, rooted in blues and punk but with the slightly twisted sensibility of Captain Beefheart." --Dave Sims, Dallas Observer "Ryan Thomas Becker play(s) his guitar in ways reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes- absolute mischief and occasional mayhem in the form of rock music." --Sarah Crisman, MyDentonMusic.com "What a mighty, quirky noise comes from the Denton duo of Ryan Thomas Becker and Grady Don Sandlin! They run the gamut musically from rock to blues to twangy almost-country to odd pop and beyond." --Colleen Morgan, Metro ANE Magazine "If you haven't heard the oddly soulful RTB2, shame on you... Denton's Ryan Thomas Becker and Grady Sandlin can do more with a guitar and a drum than a lot of bands can do with four or five pieces... the duo somehow achieves a full-band sound, thanks to Grady Sandlin's slow, deliberate drumming and guitarist/frontman Ryan Thomas Becker's marriage of classic rock and soul. I don't think I've heard a more affecting vocal performance... whew. I need a cigarette." --Hunter Hauk, Quick DFW "The loudest duo in North Texas... RTB2 is clearly the one to watch here; if you haven't seen this duo's bl*es-r*ck live show yet, you really should." --Pete Freedman, Dallas Observer "...a forward-thinking duo taking some very old ideas and accelerating them into slightly strange but absolutely compelling directions." --Andrew Reilly, MadeLoud.com "RTB2 will build a song, destroy the whole thing, and rebuild it as you watch in some renewed phoenician form. He plays his guitar like it's made of water and sings like a stone skipping on a tumbling river. Get up in it!" --Freddie Schulze, The Heartstring Stranglers "Their music is feverishly addicting, with Becker's outstanding guitar playing ability as the driving force behind the madness. Like a fine wine, the genius of Becker's guitar playing exists in the subtleties. It is dirty, and powerful, and also like a fine wine, will fuck you up bad! Your jaw will drop while watching this artist at work, stampeding across stage and creating the raunchy yet beautiful sound that has become this bands signature. Sandlin, on the drums, holds the act together, but just barely. At times, while taking cues from one another on stage, this duo will play itself to near oblivion, taking the meter way into the red before bringing it back down again with some soothing and soulful blues licks, or perhaps even a sharp bookend note that simply brings the turmoil to a screeching halt... they are explosive, they are soulful, they are incredibly talented, and most importantly they are passionate about their trade... evolution on the go." --Josh Hogan, MyDentonMusic.com "Ryan Thomas Becker drives this duo with slashing, blues-inflected, post-punk guitar work, propelled by Grady Don Sandlin's MG's-redolent backbeat."--Dave Sims, Paste Magazine "...a word as ample as "demonstrative" fails to encompass Becker's presence. His gesticulating, the frightening ease with which he plays, both wreckless and precise, his Screamin' Jay Hawkins-cum-verbose librarian. No one term can encompass all that. Becker's indefinable oeuvre rests solidly on Grady Sandlin's unflagging backbeat. Being in a living room with RTB2 is like being in a living room with a cyclone." --Richard Sullivan, Deep Ellum Sullie "Its like, he's sticking his indie stick into a bucket of art, and then painting a small dog and sending him on his way." --danny GARCIA, Oso Closo/Foe Destroyer "Ya'll are like jalapeno jelly." --Rahul Basu, Kunsthaus "Best Group" --Dallas Observer Music Awards 2010 "Best Blues Act" --Dallas Observer Music Awards 2010 "Best Group" Nomination --Dallas Observer Music Awards 2009 "Best Blues Act" Nomination --Dallas Observer Music Awards 2009 "Big Group" --QuickDFW's Big Thing Music Awards 2009 "Next Big Thing" Nomination --QuickDFW's Big Thing Music Awards 2008 "Best New Act" Nomination --Dallas Observer Music Awards 2008

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