"Folk Art" [Jones Avenue CD review]
Will Dockery
> BLEEDING HEARTS
>
> ADRIAN SHAW
>
> JONES AVE. - "Folk Art"
> I love the 'feel' of this album. 'Folk Art', a
> project of ex San
> Francisco Blue (former Jefferson Airplaner, Bob
> Harveys band) man,
> Brian Fowler sounds so 'alive' and includes a good
> old fashioned bit
> of protest, 'World War 3', a beautiful ballad about
> Nick Drake (whose
> tragic life and death has touched so many of us) in
> 'Broken by the
> World' and a variety of instrumentals with some
> fairly 'far out'
> experimentation (e.g. 'Circus Clown').
> Jones Ave. seem to take their inspiration wherever
> they find it and
> use 'sound bytes', dialogue, even children's nursery
> rhymes
> ('Saviours') and 'avant garde' playing, anything it
> takes to get
> their message across. I was reminded of The Mothers
> of Invention and
> Captain Beefheart in the more anarchic moments and
> Jim
> Morrison's 'American Prayer' again in the more
> anarchic moments!
> The striking things instrumentally are Brian's lead
> guitar work, not
> technically flash but a clear, resonating, honest
> sound and his
> mandolin playing -this gives a 'folk vibe' to the
> recording- of
> course! Brian is assisted on vocals by David Wisdo
> and my one
> complaint here would be that I couldn't make out all
> the lyrics. The
> other distinctive element is Laszlo Stan's violin
> and he and Brian
> trade licks pretty well together. There are 3
> keyboard players and 3
> bass players listed although I wouldn't say these
> instruments are
> that prominent- it's the guitar and violin that come
> across most
> strongly on the first couple of listens.
> Overall the album sounds like an authentic late 60s
> recording and the
> genre you can't get away from is psychedelic with a
> capital P.
> Check it out!
> Buy online -
> Zeitgeist- http://www.the-rocker.co.uk
> Contact Brian at http://www.sfblue.co.uk
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfblue
> (Phil Jackson) musician and reviewer
Yeah, it's good stuff... did I mention I found a copy
at a pawn shop a while back?
I was discussing you [Follicle] with Henry and Grumpy
last night at the Del Ranch open mic folk show, and
they both said get with you an invite to join in, so
here it is!
Monday & Thursday: Del Ranch
Tuesday: Coach's Corner
Looking forward to the musical play Uncle Grumpy's
writing for us...
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Art, music, poetry of Will Dockery:
http://www.lulu.com/dockery
> > > > > > > I stopped drinking for a couple of months, and now only get drunk
> > > > > > > twice a week, or so... usually at the open mics discussed in this
> > > > > > > thread. Not the best of habits, I agree, but at least I've backed
> off
> > > > > > > from this time last year, when I was drunk every day, all day---
> but
> > > > > > > still working and writing.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I like drinking
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That much is fucking obvious.
> > > > >
> > > > > So? I also like olives in my martinis. I come from a long line of
> > > > > Irishmen and Indians, so whatayaexpect?
> > > >
> > >The Dockerys were mainly in the county
> > > of Rosecommon, "in a military capacity" for the O'Connors,
> >
> > They were punching bags used as human fodder for training?
>
> I don't have that many details yet, but the words "military capacity"
> could mean a lot, I suppose.
>
> One day, when I read more, and if you're still around, you can read
> all about it.
>
> > > and a
> > > fellow named Cornilius Dockery came over here after his family was
> > > murdered by Brit scoundrells.
> > >
> > > Here, Dockery took up with a native tribe, married, and began a new
> > > family, in the area where Tennesee, North Carolina, and Virginia
> > > connect.
> > >
> > > He's also credited with teaching the tribe how to steal horses from
> > > the settlers.
> >
> > So you come from a long line of thieves then.
>
> Murderers, pirates, mercenary warriors, and savages, also.
>
> > No wonder you wanted to
> > become a pizza boy.
>
> Movement seems to be something I was born thriving in. My father drove
> trucks and whatnot, and was a Sgt. in the Cavalry devision of the Army
> during WW2 and Korea. He was actually a part of the beach landing crew
> at Nagisaki, the site of the second Atom Bomb explosion, and was a
> part of the group of soldiers stationed there during the aftermath.
>
> He used to tell stories of driving through the ruins of bombed out
> Nagisaki, and seeing the shadow figures of Japs who'd been blasted to
> oblivion.
>
> While I've worked many jobs over the years, factory worker, mill
> worker, lumber yard woodstacker and lumber delivery driver, flowershop
> delivery, house painter, roofer, welder, ditch digger, con artist,
> burger flipper, bookstore clerk, and so on, driving jobs are always my
> favorite.
>
> > > > > > > because it puts me in sort of an "action" mood, while
> > > > > > > the weed tends to throw me into sad memories of things gone
> forever,
> > > > > > > and I think enough about that stuff as it is... so recently I pass
> on
> > > > > > > the ever present joint being passed in the alley between songs...
> and
> > > > > > > have another cold drink.
> > > > >
> > > > > Actually, the Open Mic at Coach's Corner tonight was pre-empted for a
> > > > > pay-per-view broadcast of a Wrestling event...
> > > > > "rec.sports.pro.wrestling" probably has details on what the actual
> > > > > event is... so, I'm sitting here sober as a judge, working on some
> > > > > poetry and gazing the Halloween costume circular, contemplating buying
> > > > > the Elvis costume, not just for All Hallows Eve, but to wear to
> > > > > various Open Mics.
> > > >
> >
> > See, that's the problem.
>
> As John Lennon sang: "I tell them there's no problems, only
> solutions..."
>
> > > > > Always wanted an Elvis suit, although the gold one is my favorite.