Willis's idea of country comes from female rockabillys like
Janis Martin and
Wanda Jackson and from the blues-influenced Texas crowd she runs with in Austin.
Bang Bang reflects that influence in the blistering tempos of "Too Much to Ask" and "Standing by the River," the Tex-Mex groove of "The Heart That Love Forgot," and an absolutely incendiary version of
Joe Ely's "Settle for Love." ~ Brian Mansfield, All Music Guide