Tab Benoit - 2002 - Whiskey Store-with Jimmy Thackery.nfo
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Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Whiskey Store
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Artist...............: Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery
Album................: Whiskey Store
Genre................: Blues
Source...............: Flac
Year.................: 2002
Codec................: LAME 3.98
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: Thanks to the flac ripper
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Tracklisting
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1. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - I Ain't Broke [03:12]
2. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Whiskey Store [03:27]
3. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Away, Away Too Long [03:29]
4. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Strange Things Happen [04:41]
5. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Nice And Warm [07:40]
6. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat [05:50]
7. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Unknown Legend [04:46]
8. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Bad Luck Blues [06:16]
9. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Freddy's Combo [04:26]
10. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - The Last Time [03:49]
11. Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery - Bone Pickin' [04:27]
Playing Time.........: 52:09
Total Size...........: 119.38 MB
NFO generated on.....: 1/25/2019 8:23:56 PM
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The first summit meeting for these two journeymen roots-blues-rock guitarists
is a rousing triumph. On paper, Tab Benoit's less aggressive New Orleans
style wouldn't seem to mesh with Jimmy Thackery's boozy, tough, rough and
tumble approach. But like Lennon and McCartney, each complements the
other. Benoit lets his Delta and Texas-styled roots seep into the proceedings,
tempering Thackery's more bombastic leads. Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double
Trouble rhythm section and keyboardist Reese Wynans provide dexterous
support, as does ace harp master Charlie Musselwhite. Most importantly, this
isn't just a bunch of songs built around endless jams. The selections are
mostly covers, but the wide range of writers involved -- from Bob Dylan, the
Stones, and Neil Young to obscurities from legends like Percy Mayfield and
Eddie Jones -- shows the scope of the guitarists' influences. Only on the
Benoit-penned slow blues "Nice and Warm" -- reprised from his solo debut and
at almost eight minutes the album's longest track -- do the guitar pyrotechnics
overwhelm the song. But even here, the musicians are obviously inspired by
each other and deliver dazzling solos, each more jaw-dropping than the last.
Everything sizzles, yet a mid-album detour into a laid-back version of Neil
Young's country-ish ballad "Unknown Legend" works surprisingly well,
especially with Musselwhite's poignant harp solo. Jagger/Richards' "The Last
Time" gets a rootsy rave-up treatment, as does Dylan's "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box
Hat," and the duo clicks into shuffle mode on Thackery's instrumental Freddie
King tribute, "Freddy's Combo." For the most part, the over the top guitar
shenanigans this partnership threatens thankfully never materialize, with
both six-string benders providing short, succinct, yet scorching solos within
the framework of the tunes. Lead vocals are shared, although Benoit is
clearly the better singer, with Thackery's rasp getting by on sheer
enthusiasm. A treat for fans of both artists as well as a stirring contemporary
electric blues album by any yardstick, Whiskey Store successfully joins two
gifted guitarists in a session that proves greater than the sum of its very
talented parts.
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