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The Jammin' James Garage Band: Freedom Calling
The Jammin' James Garage Band
is a northern-California based band that specializes in, yep, you guessed it:
Jammin'. While most professional
musicians shy away from the word "Jam" in order to avoid the stigma
attached to the neo-hippy vibe, these rockers want to let everyone know their
intention right there in the band name. They
have slow bluesy melodies with some deep and heavy political lyrics interwoven
in most of their songs. I thought
it was Jammin' James Carter making a comeback when I received the disc in the
mail but unfortunately it was just another jam band. These
cats are great musicians, but I wouldn't exactly rush out to buy the album.
I suspect that living in Boulder, Colorado is a good way for me to get
sick of bands of this genre, so while this album might not be for me, its
definitely possible that they would be a fun band to see in a bar or small
venue. Just don't expect to see
these guys on Conan O'Brien or Craig Kilborn anytime soon. If you live in the Bay Area, I would recommend sticking
around if these guys came onstage at one of your local hippy bars.
Too slow even for the love-child genre, this band sounds like Widespread
Panic slowing down from the Autobahn to a speed bump in a School Zone.
They're talented, but the sound is somewhat dated, resembling something
we could have heard thirty-five years ago and possibly liked then. Of course, there is always room for retro-love in the world
of music, so if you are at the Mountain Air Festival and these guys start
playing, I wouldn't necessarily rush away to try to find a kind veggie burrito.
I would stick with them for about a half hour because most jam bands need at
least that much improvisation time to impress audiences.
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