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| That
Love Thing |
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| RJ
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Spann leader throws down the comeback gauntlet You may recognize
the style here as early rock blues revisited, and you’re right.
But what makes RJ & the Houndogs’ That Love Thing special
is that the band members were there first time ‘round, and
can lay claim to that cherished if overused banner of authenticity.
Jalbert’s first Spann album was arguably the first blues album
recorded in Montreal’s burgeoning blues scene in the 70s. That
Love Thing features 9 new Jalbert originals, a take of Slim Harpo’s
King Bee and 2 bonus Jalbert slide solos from the old days. Recorded
in the unauspicious confines of producer/engineer John Hagopian’s
(Nanette Workman, Michel Pagliarro) North Montreal garage studio,
That Love Thing is the blues refined and reduced to its Chicago-styled
essence, the lyrics expressing the visceral core of themes familiar
to blues faithful: love gone bad and good. The Houndogs’s driving
intensity could be described as biker-grade; Jalbert’s snarling
guitar leads contrast with the melodic slide guitar style of Dean
Cottrill over top of the driving rhythm section of Al MacNeil (bass)
and ‘Tequila’ Al Paterson (drums). These elements serve
as a soundscape for Jalbert’s seasoned voice and simplistic
lyric schemes. With the release of That Love Thing, RJ & the
Houndogs hope to set matters straight. |
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