Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Jimmy Thackery Title: Solid Ice Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Telarc Original Release Date: 1/1/2007 Re-Release Date: 5/22/2007 Genres: Blues, Pop, Rock Styles: Contemporary Blues, Electric Blues, Modern Blues, Blues Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 089408366123 |
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 | Jimmy Thackery Solid Ice Genres: Blues, Pop, Rock
Since co-founding the Nighthawks in 1972, this singer-guitarist's compass has pointed steadily toward the blues, but like 2006's In a Natural State collaboration with the Cate Brothers, this disc veers into roadhouse rock,... more » |
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Amazon.com Since co-founding the Nighthawks in 1972, this singer-guitarist's compass has pointed steadily toward the blues, but like 2006's In a Natural State collaboration with the Cate Brothers, this disc veers into roadhouse rock, country, and even jazz. Although it ends with a suite of three soulful instrumentals, including the Wes Montgomery-influenced title track and Jimi Hendrix's rarely covered psychedelic funker "Who Knows," Thackery's concentrated as much on songwriting here as his bruising guitar tones. He trashes the cult of celebrity in "Hit the Big Time" and "Fifteen Minutes," dripping pure acid over riff-based grooves, and "Blue Tears" is melancholy honky-tonk, sold by Thackery's thin, quavering voice and faux-steel-guitar string-bending. The spoken blues "XXX Wife" plays marital collapse for laughs, but Thackery remains most articulate when he's picking. The shuffle "Hobart's Blues" is a stone Texas 12-bar guitar showcase, and the album's beautiful centerpiece is "Daze in May," a Tex-Mex reverie that glides on Thackery's mix of acoustic tones, with a sunny, mellow electric melody and volume swells that conjure clouds floating through a peaceful desert sky. --Ted Drozdowski Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsSolid Ice, my review from Barcelona Jose Maria Domenech Fedi | 06/25/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "This is a great record and I say -this is- because in May 9, 2007 after hearing some times the 2006 LP "In The Natural State", that I just had bought, I remained very disappointed of the so limp work of Thackery and I wrote, right here, perhaps a too much furious criticism (see my review of this record). Now this SOLID ICE in spite of having some theme, I would say, inadequate as the "Daze In May" and "Blue Tears" frankly poor and bored with Haitian-Caribbean air and out of the habitual environment of Thackery ( I do not understand in which he is thinking when he composes these themes), the remainder of the LP is frankly very good with Blues and Blues-Rock of high category with magnificient riffs and guitar solos, worthy of Thackery turning it in a real festival for all the fans of the guitar. The first four themes are, which better one, with air of rock-and-roll restrospective the first three, and when you listen the fourth, the mid-tempo "Hobart' s Blues" what a great theme, you begin to notice what good is the friend Jimmy when he tries, also I do special mention of the "XXX Wife" with some Jazz air, "One Or The Other" good Blues-Pop, "Solid Ice" wich gives title to the record, an instrumental relaxed Blues with Thackery's style, personal seal and great guitar, closing the record a very good cover, also instrumental, of the great theme "Who Knows" composed by Jimmy Hendrix and released in his marvellous Band Of Gypsys. This it's a very good record, I recommend it. " Solidly Average Matthew Lesniewski | Illinois | 10/21/2007 (2 out of 5 stars) "Being a teacher and a solid Blues fan and Jimmy fan on a good day "Solid Ice," would at best receive a C+. Nearly a third of his tunes here are instumental way too much for this fan. Hobart's Blues being the only solid one.The title CD song Solid Ice perhaps in person would go over but not here, it is just WAY too long. Fifteen Minutes is the best here. The only one that gets a B grade and worth listening over along with Hobart. If you like Country, you may enjoy this CD. Unfortunately I don't and three tunes here are basicly Country and don't belong on a Blues CD. Sadly, nothing here has any fire in it's belly. Solild Ice at best is solidly average." Thackery at his best! R. Bertram | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 07/28/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "When I saw Jimmy Thackery perform two months ago with only 150 other lucky souls I was completely blown away. Had heard his CD's but nothing prepared me for the pure power and guitar virtuosity that he displayed that night. When I heard "Solid Ice" live , I told my friend it sounded like a cross between Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix....and I still think so.
I bought the CD at the show and it immediately became my current favorite. All but two of the songs are great, several are awesome! You can't go wrong with this if you are a fan of blues/rock guitar." |
