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No Depression reviews SBG

February 1, 2010

Americana Music Releases for the week of Jan. 26th, 2010 Posted by Bill Frater on January 25, 2010 at 3:34pm I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. – Shoulda Been Gold: 2001-2009 (American Beat) The hawks are a great SoCal harmony-rich band in the tradition of the Springfield and the Burritos… but since they’re not exactly a [...]

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Pasadena Weekly Reviews SBG

February 1, 2010

By Bliss I SEE HAWKS IN LA, Shoulda Been Gold: 2001-2009 (American Beat/Collector’s Choice): (4 stars out of 5) “The Hawks abide,” as LA’s critically hailed cosmic rockers affirm in amusing liner notes for this collection of 17 tunes that deserve wider recognition. Previously issued fan faves like their politically irreverent, psychedelic eco-enviro anthem “Humboldt,” [...]

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Cincinnati City Beat reviews SBG

February 1, 2010

When is a greatest hits album not a greatest hit album? A good indication is when a third of its set list is spiced with songs that are either new or have never been released. But the best sign that the collection you’re spinning isn’t a greatest hits package is when there aren’t any hits. [...]

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Lonesome Onry and Mean: I See Hawks in L.A. Soar on Shoulda Been Gold

January 26, 2010

By William Michael Smith in Lonesome Onry and Mean Tue., Jan. 26 2010 @ 1:30PM I See Hawks in L.A. are perennial roots-rock favorites in Southern California. Their Shoulda Been Gold 2001-2009 compilation on new Collector’s Choice Americana imprint American Beat Records drops today and covers some of their most well known work like “Humboldt,” [...]

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American Songwriter Reviews SBG

January 26, 2010

By Mike Berick on January 26th, 2010 Three Stars. The popular Los Angeles band I See Hawks has released four CDs to critical praise but received little recognition at large; however, this self-described “greatest non-hits” collection should improve on their current cult status. This expansive 17-song set of album tracks, unreleased material and new tunes [...]

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Crawdaddy Reviews SBG

January 25, 2010

by j. poet I See Hawks in LA Shoulda Been Gold (American Beat, 2010) It’s hard to write about California country without mentioning Gram Parsons, so let’s get that out of the way early on. I See Hawks in LA probably wouldn’t exist if Parsons didn’t open up the minds of hippies and rockers to [...]

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HIgh Noon Saloon Reviews SBG

January 25, 2010

A decade after their formation on a front porch in a neighbouring LA suburb, and country-rock outfit I See Hawks in L.A. take a moment to reflect on their achievements, and err…. the public’s failure to recognise a hit song when they hear one. Wryly titled, Shoulda Been Gold is a retrospective of sorts, taking [...]

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L.A. Daily News Reviews SBG

January 25, 2010

“Shoulda Been Gold 2001-2009″ I See Hawks In L.A. American Beat Records 4 stars Not merely the ironic best-of collection its title implies, this latest from our town’s most authentic, underappreciated country rock band features, along with selected non-hits, new songs, never-before-released cuts (including a beautiful lost love ballad called, well, “Shoulda Been Gold”) and [...]

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Twangville Reviews SBG

January 25, 2010

Imagine if Graham Parsons had hooked up with Grace Slick instead of Emmylou, and one of their offspring had moved out to Joshua Tree for a decade or so, then formed a band with a couple of his friends. The real story of how I See Hawks In L.A. came into being is less, well, [...]

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Daggerzine Reviews SBG

January 25, 2010

SHOULDA BEEN GOLD, 2001-2009-(AMERICAN BEAT)- Can’t claim to have ever heard of this bunch but from the sound and looks of it maybe they were Southern California’s answer to the Flatlanders? Just a guess there ..anywho, it seems they appeared on the scene in L.A. at the dawn of the 2000’s (during, as they say, [...]

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