The Denver Post
June 10, 1992

by Steve Rosen

SOUND ADVICE: OVER THE RHINE

If you were at Adrian Belew's recent two-night stint at Boulder's Fox Theatre, you were more than likely impressed by the opening act, Over the Rhine. Its melodic, often minor-key songs remind one of REM or 10,000 Maniacs.

Karin Bergquist's vocals are ethereal and haunting. Yet bass player Linford Detweiler provides a tough, jazzlike undercurrent to the songs, while guitarist Ric Hordinski can, when the need arises, play with a slashlike intensity that recalls the band Husker Du.

Their independent-label debut 'Til We Have Faces, emphasizes the group's folk-rock origins and is beautiful.