Check It Out, Lock It In, Crank It Up!

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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

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Average customer rating: 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 Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cajun & Creole | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Gonna Take You Downtown Git It, Beau Jocque! : Recorded Live The Best of Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers Pick Up on This! Give Him Cornbread, Live! ASIN: B000009NTM Release Date: 1998-08-18

Tracks:

1. Come Go With Me
2. Keep A Knockin'
3. Slide And Dip It (Zydeco Mix)
4. Going To The Country
5. Why You Wanna Make Me Crazy?
6. Like A Pot Of Neckbones
7. She Wants To Sell My Monkey
8. Tighten Up
9. Check It Out, Lock It In
10. What You Gonna Do?
11. Tequila
12. Hi Rollers Ya'll
13. Slide And Dip It (party Dip Mix)
14. Bonus Track 1

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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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1. Concerto Grosso
2. Creation [Import]
3. Da Cor Do Pecado [Import]
4. De Cara Para O Mundo [Import]
5. Dicks
6. Dust to Gold
7. Essential Guide to Salsa [Box set]
8. Est-Ce Que Tu Le Sais: Best of [Import]
9. Everything I Am [Import]
10. Femmes de Paris, Vol. 3 [Import]

Rock Music

rock music

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