Search - Last Charge of the Light Horse :: Getaway Car

Excellent!

JPG | New York, NY | 03/13/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jean-Paul Vest is a seriously underrated musical prodigy, an uncanny mixture of intelligent lyrics and gorgeous guitar playing. Over the years he's been shocking audiences with great music in disappearing or just plain gone LES and East Village standards like Brownie's, Nightingale's, CB's. (remember when Manhattan used to mean something? Now its all Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn). Now he's back, with a new band.



Don't know Jean-Paul? Where have you been? At times you'd think he's Johnny Marr possessed by the spirit of Hank Williams Sr. Last Charge is his new band with solid drums and bass performers (backup vocals reminds one of David Bowie's great Man Who Sold the World). Getaway Car is their first album, a terrific gem with awesome standouts that you can't get out of your head- Cartwheeling, Miracle, Now You Know, The King is Dead. An old classic is back- Circles. Mouthwatering guitarwork. Get it and you'll have it in your CD player for weeks."