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JASON & THE SCORCHERS: Thunder & fire

Veikko Peltonen | Finland | 09/30/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Powerful playing, good singing, great melodies. Maybe the best

record of the band I think. I'm listening it again and again."

Jason and the Scorchers, the most underrated band ever (alon

Ricahrd A. Salzer | Chesapeake, Virginia, USA | 12/29/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Thunder and Fire is not well liked by band members

Warner Hodges, still the guitar player for this

band and former two-time Bassist, (shades of TP

in CT!), Jeff Johnson. When J&TS played here in the

Virginia Beach area in '96 for the Clear and Impet-

uous Morning Tour, at the H2O club (which no longer

exists), I asked Warner and Jeff their opinion about

it. Understand that Jeff was out of the band by late

'87 - first temporarily replaced by JB, formerly of CT

then Canadian Andy York.



Warner's comment was: "It sounded like us COVERING

ourselves", what with THREE (3) lead guitarists. A&M

records (yes, they still did press some vinyl on this

release) tried to 'Amp Up The Scorchers', which is like

asking Cheap Trick and Webb Wilder to 'please turn it

up, guys...'



Jason's lyrics and country singing, in particular, are

better here on this underapreciated release than on any

other Scorchers 'record' [opps, showing my "roots" again].



The Scorchers were ALWAYS the real deal, since they did

not denigrate country (white peoples 'soul' music)

BUT PLAYED REAL COUNTRY TUNES as well as the best Rock

this side of Cheap Trick (when they had a real Bass play-

er)[i.e., IN THE '80'S). There are no bad songs here.



I know it (three lead guitarists) caused a temporary break-

up of these guys, but by the thinnest of margins, it PROB-

ABLY is their best LP. I recommend getting this, Siren,

All Is Forgiven, Webb's Hybrid Vigor and the four Cheap

Trick releases of the 1980's with Jon Brant on Bass, while

you still can! Aloha!"