Parent Hacks

"This album contains all the things I love about CB&S: clever lyrics; diverse musical styles; engaging storytelling; multi-layered melodies; and funny dialog tucked here and there in and between the songs." - Parent Hacks

Mummy Product Reviews

"This CD and group goes beyond cutesy kid music and will grab a hold of the whole family." - Mummy Product Reviews

The Oregonian

"The true test of any children's CD is whether it will overstay its welcome when the parents are asked to play the whole thing or certain songs over and over again. Thanks to their fine mix of styles and giddy energy, "Emphatical Piratical" should pass the test with flying colors." - The Oregonian

The Dirty Shirt

"My toddler could be having a really bad day (if there is such a thing in toddlerhood) and I will pop this CD in and its like a switch goes off in her and she starts getting down to the music." - The Dirty Shirt

Baltimore's Child

"This 12-song CD is full of wild and boisterous songs that will have even the youngest buccaneers stomping their feet." - Baltimore's Child

The Register Guard

"The Bogg treatment of the old classic 'Never Smile at a Crocodile' is the epitome of a rock song; it has an edge often missing from in kids' music." - The Register Guard

Family Man Online

"This latest crew of songs gives further support to the notion that the group deserves its own TV kid show." - Family Man Online

Daily Candy

"Your crew will love it."- Daily Candy

"PEGLEG TANGO As Johnny Depp proved, pirates and scurvy never lose their appeal. On this merrily wacky album, salty-dog sing-alongs that conjure the Monkees, Elvis Presley, and the Beach Boys are linked by buccaneer skits that wink and nod at Spike Jones and Monty Python. Here's a yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum for a disc that kids will memorize down to the last aargh." - Entertainment Weekly (June 2005)

"This is not your average kids' band!" - The New York Post

"The Admirals of High Seas High Jinx" - The Oregonian

"The most raucous noise on the Seven Seas." - Willamette Week

"The finest all-ages pirate rock band anywhere" - The Portland Tribune

"They're very funny and skilled lyricists and musicians. This record, featuring more driving-but-not-grating rock, shows off their abilities, especially as humorists, but doesn't let up on the music side either. Their humor hits the sweet spot for elementary-age kids just about perfectly, and there's plenty to amuse adults too." - Minnesota Parent

"The melodies range from fun, reggae-style beats to traditional accordian-laden pirate songs... but also within this album are "rockin' buckaneer riffs" that my son especially digs, especially since anything having a funky beat is dubbed as "rockin' Daddy music"... This is the kids' favorite soundtrack for couch cushion fort- and ship-building. Or just for dancing." - For the Kids Media