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GUITARDOGS, “OBEDIENCE SCHOOL DROPOUTS”
Billboard Discovered February 28, 2012

The name Guitardogs brings to mind seasoned pros, gritting their teeth, wielding their axes with a legacy of tales to tell. On Obedience School Dropouts, you get just that. The Philadelphia-based band’s album plays like an unfolding story, whether it’s intentional or not, of losing love (Angelina), finding no solace in one’s home (My Town) and searching for musical success (Big Time). While the sound is typical bluesy fare, it comes off as theatrical, a clear indicator of the emotions that went into making the very technically proficient music. The album’s standout is a track called, Love Me Cruel, replete with fierceness from the tough guitar licks and the lyrics about whips and chains and rollicking keys, which add an extra layer, cool. But that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to tap into rock’s softer side, like on the slightly saccharine Visions. Guitardogs are certainly road warriors proof that rock n roll gets better with age!
- Billboard Discovered

Kintnersville, Pennsylvania’s Guitardogs hit the road in 2007 with one of the most exciting guitar-based classic rock albums of that year, Dog Years. Whether it's Blues, Rock, Country of even 1970's psychedelia, Guitardogs laid it all on the line. The guitar work is definitely the thing here. Songwriting otherwise is fair to average, and the vocals are sufficient throughout. Whether prosecuting Billy Gibbons style Texas Blues/Rock riffs (Long Goodbyes, All She Wrote, One Of Those Days, Paradise); Classic and Prog Rock (Anthem, Red Beans And Rice), lyric ballads (Foolish Pride, You Should Know By Now) or Floydian musical subversion (Suicide on 611), Guitardogs will have all the axe men and ladies out there reaching for their instrument and trying to catch on. The technical aspects of the album are brilliant, and Dog Years harkens back to a time when Rock N Roll was still King, and the guitar was his - Wildy's World

Shinbone Magazine
Issue: March 2008

Guitardogs

Review by: Rob Wheary

With over 100 years of musical experience between the four of them and playing together for twenty years now, Philadelphia’s Guitardogs have worked to keep the rock/blues genre alive, and they have succeeded.
Listening to them puts a picture together sitting in the smoky bar, couple of bottles on the table and enjoying a good night of rock and roll. Roger Williams, Mark Ludescher, Don McCormick and Rich Schock have worked to put out an impressive body of work that sounds like a greatest-hits collection of the late 60s and 70a music.
Of particular great moves is the track “Black Sheep”, which will bring the love of the blues to any man that listens to it, and the rockin’ number “Paradise.” There is an old saying that an artist tries to score high on the measuring stick to be compared to everyone else. Ladies and gentlemen, Guitardogs are the stick.
- Shinbone Magazine

Pennsylvania band, The Guitardogs have been rocking the Keystone state since 1988. Having gone through a couple of lineup changes over the years, The Guitardogs have developed their sound into an awesome classic rock experience with their ‘best of’ album, Dog Years.

Dog Years is a collection of great memories the band has had through the years all on a two-disc set. This album is great because it shows the diversity the band has as a whole - ranging from Allman Brothers-style classic rock to traditional bluesy jams. The Guitardogs is a group of songwriters as well as performers. This shows as each of the writers has a unique style that they have masterfully crafted together to form a diverse and eclectic sound.

From blues, to classic rock and even a little metal influence, Dog Years is packed with great lyrics and melodies, jams and, of course, epic guitar solos from start to finish.

Dog Years also includes plenty of live recordings for fans. These tracks, according to the band, are from some of their most memorable performances over the years. One thing is for sure, The Guitardogs are in no short supply of rhythm, blues and a whole lot of rock-n-roll!

4.5 out of 5 stars
- Swift Rviews

" Their newest record took two years to make and consists of 2 discs, each with 17 songs. Most of the songs are blues fueled rock and roll... The feel is, soulful, rich, and authentic... The Guitardogs are all about playing and making good blues music. August 2007 - Pulse Weekly Magazine

...the Dogs at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA 8/09/09.The Guitardogs were without a doubt a crowd favorite... The band was tight, the decades of playing experience and honing their style was evidentand any rock or blues fan would surely have enjoyed the show! - Allentown Examiner

"Dog Years...what a bloody great 2 CD set you've got here.
- 'Tecka (Terry Iredale), Tecka's Tracks HotFM 106.7 VICTORIA, AUS (Oct 15, 2009)

- Hot FM 106.7 Victoria, Ausralia