This Texas-born, Pacific Northwest-based artist, Rusty Reid, has been making waves in the indie-folk-pop-country-rock scene. “Piece of the Action,” the second single from his album “The Unreasonables,” is Reid’s love letter to classic rock and roll. And he’s not kidding when he calls it “raw, primal, lustful.”
“In the corner where want meets willing, rock and roll speaks the language it invented: hungry, electric, unapologetically alive.”
This is a full band bringing the noise, with guitars cranked up and zero interest in being polite about it. The beauty of this song is that Reid and his band understand that sometimes the best rock and roll is just about feeling. Reid is making the music he wants to hear, the way he wants to hear it and pass it on to his listeners. There’s a certain confidence in that approach, a sort of “take it or leave it” vibe that actually makes you want to stick around for more.
If you’ve been missing guitars that actually sound like guitars, or you’re tired of rock music that’s afraid to get a little dirty, “Piece of the Action” is calling your name. Give it a spin, crank it up, and see if it doesn’t make you feel at least a little bit unreasonable yourself.
Muse Chronicle 
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