Track Listings (9) - Disc #1| All Artists: Tab Benoit, Jimmy Thackery Title: Whiskey Store Live Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Telarc Release Date: 2/24/2004 Genres: Blues, Pop Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 Other Editions: Whiskey Store UPC: 089408358425 |
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 | Tab Benoit, Jimmy Thackery Whiskey Store Live Genres: Blues, Pop
At first glace, the combination of blues-roots guitarists Tab Benoit and Jimmy Thackery doesn't seem like a logical one. Both are barnstorming bandleaders, and Benoit's clipped Louisiana Telecaster would appear to be at od... more » |
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Amazon.com At first glace, the combination of blues-roots guitarists Tab Benoit and Jimmy Thackery doesn't seem like a logical one. Both are barnstorming bandleaders, and Benoit's clipped Louisiana Telecaster would appear to be at odds with Thackery's tougher Strat attack. But, as 2002's Whiskey Store collaboration proved, the duo's strengths complement, even invigorate each other. The resulting tour is captured here, in all its volatile glory. Both headliners, along with gutsy saxist Jimmy Carpenter and dynamic B3 organist Ken Faltinson, are in smashing form. As you would expect, the studio work is expanded, extended, and juiced with additional moonshine for the live experience. Benoit's more palatable vocals dominate, and his gripping version of Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine" is the show's most emotionally stirring performance. But blues guitar lovers aren't aboard just for the poignant moments; they want pyrotechnics, which are abundantly provided as well. From the fiery double-time explosion of a nine-minute "Bayou Boogie" to the feverish swamp funk of "Bone Pickin'" and the stealthy, slow burn of the title track, this is a breathtaking picking extravaganza offering plentiful proof of each artist's speed, dexterity and collaborative discipline. --Hal Horowitz Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsFire and Smoke 04/29/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "The CD is so hot that it may burn your hands off just holding it. The guitar playing of Beniot and Thackery are just fantastic. This little known CD should be in any blues or rockers' collection. The vocals are surprisingly good and the backup is "all pro." This is one of the best live recordings I've heard in a long time. I hope they come out with more!" Whiskey Store - Live Douglass E. Smith | Coconut Creek, Fl USA | 12/12/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "I saw Whiskey Store Live at Ft. Lauderdale Riverwalk Blues & Music Festival and was "blown away". Fantastic in a word. The Whiskey Store Live CD is just like being live in concert with them. The CD & music is "Smokin Hot". The CD should be in every blues lovers CD collection. Crank it up and let the music fly, you will tell all your blues lover friends to buy it." Tab, Jimmy, Charlie and Double Trouble! deepbluereview | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA | 10/02/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Former front man for the Nighthawks Jim Thackery and Louisiana sensation Tab Benoit get together with the dream team of Charlie Musselwhite on harp, Reese Wynans on B3, Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums for an exceptional release which has plenty of emotion and fiery guitar. Covering the songs of Colin Linden, Percy Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Neil Young and a smattering of originals, including a remake of Benoit's slow burner "Nice and Warm", the duo moves effortlessly through the material as if all of the songs were their own. It's not often that collaborations come together this smooth, but when it does the result is beyond expectations. The only thing better would be to see this line up in a concert setting. One of the years best!"
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