08-02-2013, 04:51
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JAKE BUGG "jake bugg" cd,2012.
stupid surname IMO, but thats as far as the stupid stuff goes ....
was eighteen when he recorded this,nineteen when it was released...
Bugg cites Donovan,John Cash,Dylan and Oasis as his influences, and you can hear it on this one...
the overall sound is very 1950s/60s mono/two track IMO(very sun records sounding)...
supported Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds on their european tour last year,Hussain Bolt took on his 'lightning bolt' track as his own during the 2012Olympics, so Bugg got a fair bit of exposure for free there!
heard this one playing at Tem's a few months ago and bought it on the spot,very good sounds happening even though the overall score does not reflect that(due to a few filler tracks towards the end of the disc), four singles released so far in the UK,none set the charts on fire but the album did reach #1 for a couple of weeks a several months ago, and it is still around the #10 mark on those charts...
a very good debut set,here's hoping Bugg continues to improve and expand his talent, if he does, he should have a half decent career ahead of himslef in the future
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: slide
best track: lightning bolt
tracks:
1. lightning bolt ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PXniDcbw9c live on "jools holland"
2. two fingers **
3. taste it **
4. seen it all ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMg-FdtDU6U live
5. simple as this ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXnIMKceHkk audio
6. country song **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RID2cUT7DeA live on "jools holland"
7. broken **
8. trouble town ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuJVrqg-3To live on "jools holland"
9. ballad of mr.jones *
10.slide *
11.someone told me *
12.note to self ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVGzKgZWcGg audio
13.someplace *
14.fire *
3s=5
2s=4
1s=5
rating: 2.0
also found a cover of Cash-man's "folsom prison blues" on youtube which isnt too bad(good to see a new generation of singers embracing the old guys,gives me hope for the future of music in general) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPL6QTlsF0 live audio
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.