Billboard Magazine


January 10, 1998

DHARMA SONS Hope You're Happy (4:57)
PRODUCER: Rick Witkowski
WRITERS: R. Bayne, Dharma Sons
PUBLISHER: Brain on the Train in the Rain Music Society, ASCAP DS 0001 (CD cut)

This Pittsburgh trio continues to grow and evolve into a band in need of a major-label deal. "Hope You're Happy" is one of 11 kickin',no-frills rockers on the band's must-own homemade album "Fit". There is unmistakable irony in the fact that this white-knuckled kiss-off to a wayward lover is countless notches above much of its better-financed competition. Front man Rick Bayne is also quite the matinee idol-in-training, though you will first be knocked out by his empathetic lyrics and throaty performance. Buy this album. Play this album. And be happy that your were among the first to embrace a band that actually deserves the dollars in your wallet. Contact: 800-697-2912.