Check It Out [Import]

Track Listings

1. If That's the Way You Want It

2. Strangers in Dark Corners

3. That's the Sound That Lonely Makes

4. Check It Out

5. Wish You Were With Me Mary

6. I'll Never Say Never Again

7. Little Girl

8. Let's Make the Best of What We Got

9. I'm in Love

10. Mama's Little Girl

Check It Out,Tavares,Unidisc Records,Disco,Funk,Pop,Pop-Soul,Quiet Storm,R&B,R&B/Soul,Soul

Check It Out [Import]

Since I Let You Go
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Great CD

An amazing voice and a worthwhile message!

Absolutely Wonderful!

Great music

anxiously awaiting

Since I Let You Go
Eric Dodge
Manufacturer: Racing Snail Records RSR
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Sink Reflections: Overwhelmed? Disorganized? Living in Chaos? The FlyLady's Simple FLYing Lessons Will Show You How to Get Your Home and Your Life in Order--and It All Starts with Shining Your Sink!

ASIN: B000CA8PMS
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

Anything For You (Eric Dodge)
What Would Elvis Do (Eric Dodge)
Since I Let You Go (Eric Dodge)
Mama Never Told Me (Eric Dodge)
My Best (Eric Dodge)
The Dash (Eric Dodge)
That's Who I Wanna Be (Eric Dodge)
It Ain't Love (Eric Dodge)
I Blame Me (Eric Dodge)
What A Concept (Eric Dodge)
When I Was Your Age (Eric Dodge)
It Ain't Gonna Happen (Eric Dodge)
Up A Creek (Eric Dodge)
Unchained Melody (Eric Dodge)

Product Description

The Debut Country music Nashville release by Eric Dodge.

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2006-11-01

This CD is awesome. I was lucky enough to hear Eric play in Utah and he has an amazing voice. There is no foul language and it is entertaining for the whole family.

An amazing voice and a worthwhile message!.......2006-10-27

I love this CD - Eric's songs range from the thought-provoking, to the nostalgic, to the just plain fun! I'm not even a big country fan, but I think that his music appeals to a wide range of audiences! To top it all off, everything I've heard about him and seen of him during interviews, shows him to be a very sweet, down-home, humble kind of guy, who just happens to have extraordinary talent!

Absolutely Wonderful!.......2006-10-24

I loved this CD. It has a good mix of songs on it from several fun and light-hearted songs to songs that provoke deep thought and reflection on life. Eric is very talented and I recommend this to everyone.

Great music.......2006-10-16

I love to listen to Eric Dodge's music and this is a great cd. It has been so inspiring to me. His music is not only entertaining, but it makes me want to be a better person - to really think about what I'm doing with my life...

anxiously awaiting.......2006-10-16

I was so lucky to see Eric in St Louis at a Flyfest and he sang a few songs. He is really talented and a great guy. I ordered the cd and cant wait for it to arrive. All I have heard is wonderful things. I am sure he will not disappoint.

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ORIGINAL
Just Awful
Absolutely Original.
Information!!!
Good contemporary reggae

Spirits All Around Us
John Brown's Body
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066RMZ
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

Feel
33 RPM
Eyes Of The Maker
Traveling Man
Original Man
Good Vibes
2 Bulls
Garden Tree
Win Them
Instrument
Peace In The Valley
Ambrosia
Foward Always
Time To Move On

Customer Reviews:

ORIGINAL.......2007-07-07

This is entirely authentic music from entirely authentic musicians. I have watched the evolution of this band since they were in their mid-teens. I watched as they fell in love with this genre and incorporated it into their own style of music.
I have listened carefully and witnessed their evolution and I think that they finally got it perfect.

Their music is authentic. They are the genuine artical. They are some of the hardest working musicians you'll find anywhere. They love what they do. This album is brilliantly produced. The sound is incredible. While I am a much bigger SKA fan than a reggae fan, JBB has inspired me to listen to more reggae -

I have no problem with the way that Kevin Kinsella tunes his voice... he's been tuning it this way since he started singing. It works. If his "authentic" Jamaican friends and fans don't have an issue with it, then neither should his bourgeois fans from the North East.

Just Awful.......2006-04-26

This has got to be the worst "reggae" I have ever heard recorded. From the wanna-be-Bob-Marley cliche lyrics; to the fake Jamaican accents; to the painfully dull melodies; to the droning, uninspired bass lines, this is just awful stuff. There's just too much excellent to really even just passable reggae, from Jamaica and beyond, for anyone to ever have to endure this affliction. Sorry if this review isn't quite "irie", but "who da cap fit", as is said.

Absolutely Original........2006-02-08

I bought Pressure Points some months ago when my buddy got back from Camp Bisco where JBB had a set. He knew I'd really like them because of my love for reggae. Needless to say, I was hooked immediately and extremely interested in who John Brown's Body was and where their music has been, slipping by me somehow. After seeing them live and buying All Time at the show, my respect for them grew even more because at that point I owned only their first and latest albums, both being great and yet extremely different. Within a few weeks I needed another album and for whatever reason I chose Spirits All Around Us. THIS CD BLOWS ME AWAY.

Just as an overall scope of it, there is so much diversity and originality. It's roots reggae, it's hip-hop, it's jazz, it's pop-rock, it's ska, and it's all really really good music. Deep bass lines accented by weaving horn fills and vocal melodies that keep you on your toes wanting more and questioning, "How'd they put this all together?" No doubt this is one of my favorite studio albums I've ever owned and I constantly play it for friends who are floored and happy to hear something fresh and feel-good.

Highlights for me are:
1.Feel
2.33rpm
4.Traveling Man
5.ORIGINAL MAN
7.2 Bulls
8.GARDEN TREE
12.AMBROSIA

So happy I found about JBB, buy this album.

Information!!!.......2006-01-22

This album is creative, diverse and a reminder that Jamaican music will influence American music FOREVER!!!! Now add the fact that alot of us born here have Jamaican friends, more and more we realize that it is a natural progression. You know, like how we have all those cities on the West Coast with Spanish names? People don't even realize that Spanish is a part of American culture too half the time.......I love this album, GO BUY IT!!!!

Good contemporary reggae.......2005-12-12

As a long time reggae fan I dig, and dig and dig for hidden gems from throughout the history of reggae. I rarely find good contemporary roots reggae. But Spirits All Around Us by John Brown's Body is one of the few. Some tracks on this album are excellent, some are mediocore, but most are solid which explains my 4 star rating. I'll go track by track with my ratings.

Feel: (3 stars) feel good reggae. Nothing special but easy to listen to.

33 RPM: (5 stars) probably the best track on the album. It has a great hook, and message.

Eyes of the Maker: (4 stars) easy listening, great message. It's a little bright for my tastes, but it's definitely solid reggae.

Travelling Man: (5 stars) this track has a great feeling of distance and space. You really feel the theme of travelling. Great track.

Original Man: (4 stars) good hook and intensity. Solid track.

Good Vibes: (4 stars) good vibe, easy listening.

2 Bulls: (4 stars) I really like the intensity of the is track. Good use of metaphor in the lyrics. It has a very chant like quality.

Garden Tree: (4 stars) very fun track. Your girlfriend will love it.

Win Them: (3 stars) a little sappy for me, but some may really like the message.

Instrument: (3 stars) not bad, but there is so much good instrumental reggae out there, and this track doesn't really move to the level it could.

Peace in the Valley: (5 stars) the more I listen to this track the more I like it. I doesn't have the same hook that 33 RPM has, but it has great lyrics and atmosphere. It's my favorite track.

Ambrosia: (3 stars) it seems like it's trying to be deep but ends up a little cheesy, and kind of has the feeling of Rice Krispies. One of the mediocore tracks.

Forward Always: (4 stars) simple and sweet with a very good message.

Time to Move On: (3 stars) decent track. Easy to listen to, but a little repetative.

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A great way to keep your kids entertained on car trips
Daddy a Go Go is back on track!

Mojo A Go Go - Real Rock For Kids
Daddy a Go-Go
Manufacturer: daddyagogo.com Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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For The Kids

ASIN: B0001WA6JW
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

I Don't Wanna Go To School Today
Of Mice and Mensch
Do The Chores
The Battle Of the Bands
The Ballad of The Scaredy Cat Cowboy Part 1
The Ballad of Scaredy Cat Cowboy Part 2
Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron (mojo fuzz mix)
I'm Too Old For That
Don't Blame The Weatherman
Linus and Lucy
The Git Down Towns
Radio Dizzy
Where In The World is Sasha Foo?
Grandpa Says
Are We Not Mensch? (instrumental mix)
Every Single Song (instrumental by Max Boydston)

Amazon.com

Certain music-critic cliches bear repeating, and in the case of Daddy a Go-Go, the one about audible fun--the idea that you can actually hear how much a band is enjoying making its music--applies. A lot. This is retro-throwback-goofball-jangly guitar rock reduced to its rowdy good-time elements, and there is not a single track (assuming you are not too tethered to respectability to blaze down the road blaring kiddie music) you won't love. Standouts on Mojo, the fourth in a line of consistently groove-worthy A Go-Go records, include the Radio Disney spoof "Radio Dizzy" (sample lyric: "We'll change our names to Avril Lasagna/Or Broccoli Spears if you'll play our songs, yeah") and leadoff track "I Don't Wanna Go to School Today," a Ramones-inspired hoot-and-howler that proves that while Papa may have a brand new bag, Daddy is off-the-charts hip, too. -Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

"Mojo a Go Go - Real Rock for Kids" is on Amazon.com's Ten Best Kids CD's of 2004 List, and is a 2004 Parents Choice Award Winner.

The School Library Journal calls it "A great album for families to enjoy together. The coolest dads in the world score another hit with their fourth album of kid-friendly rock and roll. From their covers of cool classics like "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" and "Linus and Lucy" to original songs like "I Don't Wanna Go to School," "Don't Blame the Weatherman," and "Do the Chores," these high-energy tunes combine humor and toe-tapping beats that will have kids and parents alike out of their seats."

Please check out Daddy a Go Go's 3 other CD's here at Amazon.com:

1) Cool Songs for Cool Kids, for ages 2-5, was named One of the Top Ten Best Kids CD's of 1999 by Amazon.com, and called "...a hip family classic" by FamilyFun Magazine.

2) Monkey In The Middle, for ages 4-7, won a Parents Choice Award and was also named One of the Top Ten Kids Best CD's of the Year in 2000 by Amazon.com. Also won Best Recording for Older Kids Award by Childrens Music Web, the only such awards voted on by Kids.

3) Big Rock Rooster - for ages 3-10. 2002. The Tulsa World says: "these are songs for kids with brains," while the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote "Playing everything but drums, John Boydston shows he's as much in touch with his and your kids as he is with patented '60s guitar hooks...this CD is a righteous followup to his first two discs. Daddy a Go Go proves again that he's one of kids-music's rockin'-est rulers." Features 12 Originals like "Get Off The Computer" and "I Wanna Be An Action Hero" plus covers of a couple of obscure classics like "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" and "Come On Get Happy," theme from the Partridge Family TV show, and "Rag Mop."

Customer Reviews:

A great way to keep your kids entertained on car trips.......2005-08-23

Any parent who regularly carts their kids around in the family minivan or SUV knows that keeping your offspring occupied prevents WWIII from breaking out in your vehicle. To that end, I'm always on the lookout for music that caters to kids without numbing the mind of anyone over 10. That's why I was so excited to find the excellent music of Daddy a Go Go. I find myself listening to his music even without my kids in the car. And that's a high compliment from someone who spent much of her youth in clubs and concert halls taking in live music and at the listening stations in records stores soaking up the latest releases. Can't wait for his next CD! Also check out his other discs: Cool Songs for Cook Kids, Monkey in the Middle, and Big Rock Rooster!

Daddy a Go Go is back on track!.......2005-08-23

After the disappointment of *Big Rock Rooster*, the third Daddy a Go Go album, I was hesitant to buy *Mojo a Go Go* when it was released. I was finally able to find a library copy to borrow, and was very happy to discover that Daddy a Go Go's fourth album is more on par with their first two releases (*Cool Songs for Cool Kids* and *Monkey in the Middle*, which my husband, 23 month-old son, and I love).

What other children's musicians mix surf guitar, Yiddish, and clever lyirics? Besides Ralph's World, not many! Memorable tracks on the CD include the Ramones-esqe "I Don't Wanna Go to School Today"; the Yiddish-smattered "Of Mice and Mensch"; covers of "Linus and Lucy" and "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"; the pun-filled "Don't Blame the Weatherman"; and the rollicking "The Git Down Towns."

The only song we don't care for is the cheesey tweenish track, "Radio Dizzy" (which seems to have recycled the melody from the instrumental "Radio Wah Wah" on *Big Rock Rooster*). However, it's sure to appeal to older kids, with its references to tween pop culture.

Daddy a Go Go's surf guitar sound has an undertone of southern rock to it, so if you're not a fan of southern rock (as I am not), you may not care for John Boydston's brand of children's music. However, this CD has enough surf rock, creative and amusing lyrics, and cool instrumentals to make most parents and kids happy.

If you're interested in other children's musicians who rock, try Ralph's World (our favorite is the 2nd album, *At the Bottom of the Sea*); Brady Rymer (especially *I Found It!*); Yosi (*Under a Big Bright Yellow Umbrella*); They Might Be Giants (*No!* and *Here Come the ABCs*); and Elizabeth Mitchell (*You Are My Flower* and *You Are My Sunshine*, for a retro Sun Studios sound).

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Ecclectic Beauty
Passionate take on afro/cuban repertoire
Cuba & Clave via Boston

Purple Cha-Cha Heels
Brass Roots
Manufacturer: Accurate Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00009KUAL
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

A Day In The Life Of An Afro
Free For A Dollar
Purple Cha Cha Heels
Carnival
Fajita Fajardo
Cruzin'
Let It Slide
Compay Pongase Duro
Merengana
Those Who Trespass Against Us
Kick Your Culo
Chachita
Chan
Tjader Dude
When Elephants Fly

Customer Reviews:

Ecclectic Beauty.......2007-02-13

This is a masterpeice of Latin Jazz. Once you listen to the entire CD you are compelled to hit replay. The compositions are wonderful, surprising and rich. Themeatic materials from the great masters, from classical to contemporary, are interwoven in the melodies. Fine musicianship. Predominant trombome pieces make this one an ecclectic beauty.

Passionate take on afro/cuban repertoire.......2003-06-19

Brass Roots is a hot little band playing cleverly arranged cuban classics and mambo tumes. The band is incredibly tight and much more versatile than the two trombone, trumpet, baritone, percussion line up might lead you to belive. My only criticism is that the tumes are too short and don't give the players great rooom to stretch out but it's a minor flaw in a musical concept that is executed so brilliantly. if you dig the clave, you'll dig Brass Roots.

Cuba & Clave via Boston.......2003-06-13

A good friend of mine in Boston turned me on to this band . In a word, they're hot. The CD is an accurate depiction of their repetoire ( I heard them live in Cambridge). Fronted by ex-Sam Rivers, Either/Or Orchestra trombonist Russell Jewel, Brass Roots is both nimble and versatile. My only criticism of the cd is that they don't get to really stretch out on any of the cuts as they do in a live context. But the music is played with wit, passion, precision & brio ...

String Quartet Tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp

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Does it work? Yes, oddly enough it does!

String Quartet Tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Freedom's Road

ASIN: B0000BWVNW
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Hurts So Good
Check It Out
Small Town
Jack And Diane
Paper In Fire
Hand To Hold On To
Pink Houses
Your Life Is Now
Cherry Bomb
Peaceful World

Product Description

1. Hurts So Good
2. Check It Out
3. Small Town
4. Jack And Diane
5. Paper In Fire
6. Hand To Hold On To
7. Pink Houses
8. Your Life Is Now
9. Cherry Bomb
10. Peaceful World

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Does it work? Yes, oddly enough it does!.......2007-07-21

I am a dyed-in-the-wool Mellencamp fan and I have been since "American Fool" came out. Fans like me could either love projects like this, or absolutely hate them and view them like a desecration. The attitude taken torwards the project has a lot to do with it and this album has taken a respectful attitude torwards Mellencamp's work.

The songs have been adapted for String Quartet but have not been radically altered - you can sing right along with them if you'd like. Most have been thoughtfully chosen - for example, if it featured a strong fiddle component, such as "Paper in Fire" than it was worked in to the album.

"Peaceful World" is achingly beautiful in this adaptation. "Small Town" has a more melancholy tone than the original song, but it is not at all inapproriate. It is also quite beautiful and it is respectful reinterpretation of this anthem to small town life.

The only duds in the group are "Hurts So Good" and "Jack and Diane." Unlike the other songs which seem to have been carefully chosen for their string quarted friendliness, these had to have been chosen because they are two Mellencamp standards - you cannot have a collection of his work without them. Heck, the first song I cued up was "Jack and Diane". It just did not translate well.

So, final grade: A-. Most are strong, two are tremendous, two are weak.

If you are a true Mellencamp fan (a Mellenhead, if you will) this one is one to pick up.

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Outerspaces
Sadhappy
Manufacturer: Periscope Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA2Q82
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

Pretty Please
Alicia
Nightmare at Guitar Center
Aerocar vs the Sweet Tines
Wide Steaming River of Molasses
Easy as Pie
Raga
Aunt Myrtle Ties One on at the Starlight Lounge
Whale of a Time
Shadow
Abduction Part 1
Abduction Part 2
Stop the Car......................Now!
Womb to the Tomb

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Vintage Tavares

Check It Out/Hard Core Poetry
Tavares
Manufacturer: Vivid Sound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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To Be Continued...

ASIN: B00004WH0N
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

If That's The Way You Want It
Strangers In Dark Corners
That's The Sound That Lonely Makes
Check It Out
Wish You Were Here With Me Mary
I'll Never Say Never Again
Little Girl
Let's Make The Best Of What We Got
I'm In Love
Mama's Little Girl
Someone To Go Home To
She's Gone
My Ship
Leave It Up To The Lady
To Love You
Too Late
Remember What I Told You To Forget
What You Don't Know
Hard Core Poetry

Customer Reviews:

Vintage Tavares.......2003-12-12

These songs are from Tavares'first and second albums and highlight their excellent harmonising and vocal ability.None of the later disco oriented stuff which diluted their sound is here.This is all pure R&B/SOUL.'Strangers in dark corners' and 'check it out' are moving soulful ballads and 'Thats the sound that lonely makes' is midtempo heaven.'Hardcore Poetry' is excellent and showcases the vocal range and quality of these singers.This collection is a must.The follow up album 'IN THE CITY' needs to to be released on cd as it is even better stuff.

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Restless Machinery

Manufacturer: Pumpkin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAF03A
Release Date: 2003-12-09

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The Beasties are back!

Ch-Check It Out, Pt. 2
Beastie Boys
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00027JCH8
Release Date: 2004-07-06

Tracks:

Album Version
Instrumental
And Then I
Ch-Check It Out (Video)

Customer Reviews:

The Beasties are back!.......2004-06-19

The 1st single off the Beastie Boys' 1st studio album in 6 years, "Ch-Check it Out", is definitely a track you should ch-check out. The song has a nice, ol'-school feel to it, which is good if you're a long time fan of the Beastie Boys. This might be undesirable for some people since the Beasties have used the same style in their songs for years, but it's nice to see that these 3 guys can still turn it out in their mid-to-late 30's. The only problem I have with this song is with the mixing, the horns in background seem too loud and they sometimes drown out the voices. Still, it's not much of a problem if you're a Beastie Boys fan and you'll enjoy this song even if you're not.

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Great Modern Zydeco
The Gret Late Beau Lays It All Down Here
Downright Stanky
Jocque Rhymes With "Rock"
Jacque is sort of a "Ray Charles" of swampy Zydeco.

Check It Out, Lock It In, Crank It Up!
Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009NTM
Release Date: 1998-08-18

Tracks:

Come Go With Me
Keep A Knockin'
Slide And Dip It (Zydeco Mix)
Going To The Country
Why You Wanna Make Me Crazy?
Like A Pot Of Neckbones
She Wants To Sell My Monkey
Tighten Up
Check It Out, Lock It In
What You Gonna Do?
Tequila
Hi Rollers Ya'll
Slide And Dip It (party Dip Mix)
Bonus Track 1

Amazon.com

Rounder has released some prime examples of contemporary zydeco, as this release from Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers makes evident. Beau Jocque and company pound out some high-energy music here. This is not meant for relaxed listening; this is party music. Good-time classic "Keep a Knockin'" is given the full treatment, including a killer Hammond B3 solo. "Slide and Dip It" comes in two mixes: one zydeco and one "party dip." Both are guaranteed to get your house rocking. "Going Down to the Country," on the other hand, is a raw swamp blues while "She Wants to Sell My Monkey" is all but indescribable. Top these off with an outrageous cover of funk standard "Tighten Up" and you have a nonstop winner. These guys put the "Z" in zydeco! --Lars Gandil

Customer Reviews:

Great Modern Zydeco.......2007-03-09

Jocque and the boys (the Hi-Rollers) really give it up on this album. Lots of foot stomping hi-numbers as well as a few slower tempo songs. Tequila is a great cover done in Zydeco style as well as many great originals. Also check out Keith Frank (On a Mission) for another example of great modern Zydeco. Buy it album and be prepared to dance. Enjoy.

The Gret Late Beau Lays It All Down Here.......2000-10-27

This is a great recording- the accordian stopping and starting, wheezing and jumping, Beau growling it out while "skeeta" pays him constant homage in the reply. Get up and dance.

Downright Stanky.......2000-10-23

This recording just gives it up- heaping portions of steaming funk; look up the word "syncopation" in the dictionary and there is a tiny picture of this band. Do NOT come anywhere near this recording if you are not willing to stop your sorry cell-phone life and DANCE.

Jocque Rhymes With "Rock".......2000-07-03

You don't have to like Zydeco to like this CD. Beau's deep, gritty voice, a pounding bass, infectious enthusiasm, and good material combine to produce a winner. Check out the bluesy "What You Gonna Do" and "Going to the Country," a smooth remake of Archie Bell's "Tighten Up," and the up-tempo "Why You Wanna Make Me Crazy?" This band has fun making music; you'll have fun listening to it.

Jacque is sort of a "Ray Charles" of swampy Zydeco........1999-05-18

I love this big guy's renderings of day-to-day themes. Not a Pavarotti, but an honest practioner of 'lusianne' folk music. He is easy to enjoy and can be appreciated for the energy he invests in all of his cuts. He really enjoys what he does. And so do I.

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