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Jake Andrews Album Review:
This is the quality that is missing in music these days. at 2004-10-28
This album takes what made his first album good and makes this one great. In the vein of Arc Angles and Storyville this is another overlooked album with great playing and song writing that should be much more popular. This kind of original music doesnt really have a label and is not being supported enough. The guitar tones and playing are excellent throughout the album. Listen to Just A Song, Easy to Come By and Better Start Now to hear the melodic song writing and playing. Please disregard the other reviews and buy this ablum and his first album now. Give it a few listens, as it only gets better with each play.
Jake Andrews Album Review:
PRETTY AWEFULL at 2004-06-25
ANDREWS first CD showed promise and his very original voice was a bonus. While the songs were OK, the guitar playing was very good. On this release his voice starts grating on you from track one ( think a wheezy DOYLE BRAMHALL singing off key ) and it doesnt get any better. He has nothing to say and the guitar playing is without any fire or originality. The production is muddy and doesnt help either. All the songs are superfluous attacks on most BLUES cliches without adding a thing. The lyrics, if they can be called that, are a muddled assembly of blues cliches that make absolutely no sense. If JAKE was still 10 or 12, the guitar playing might be impressive, but at 24 it sucks and is a backward step when compared to his earlier effort.If I listed the better offerings available in this category, this review would be pages long. This is one very poor offering from a muso who should have done a lot better.
Jake Andrews Album Review:
Rocking blues ... at 2003-01-14
... but not at its best. Writing his own songs sure is a good thing, but I miss a little bit more originality while Jake plays guitar. The tone is okay - nicely distorted strat - but his solos are lacking emotion, the same goes for his voice. I like him better than many other young guns, but there is a way to go for the quality of - lets say Joe Bonamassa.
Jake Andrews Album Review:
Solid Sophomore Release! at 2002-04-03
Its easy to dismiss Jake Andrews as just another SRV impersonator from Texas. In fact, Jakes first release, Time To Burn was so under promoted and unappreciated that he found himself looking for a second label for this second release. However, one listen to this CD and the listener soon discovers that this is an individual with an abundance of talent in his guitar playing as well as his vocals and song writing ability. The CD itself has a heavy, ZZ Top meets SRV quality more in the vein of Govt Mule than a Kenny Wayne Shepherd or an Eric Johnson. Check out Better Start Now and Prince Of The World to get an idea of what this disc is truly about. The tone on the first track sounds a little muddy and may not be to everyones liking however, after that, its rockin blues nirvana. No signs of a sophomore slump here.
Jake Andrews Album Editorial:
The musical journey from blues prodigy to mature bluesman is a deceptively difficult one but Jake Andrews has successfully navigated the course in fine form. Andrews who was jamming on the Austin blues scene with legends like Albert Collins Otis Rush and Albert King while still in elementary school has been a precocious blues pupil. Hes graduated from Little Jake to Guitar Jake to a genuine Mannish Boy capable of stamping his own musical identity on a song. This self-titled recording following his successful 1999 debut disc ITime to Burn shows no sign of a sophomore slump as Andrews skillfully mixes hot licks and solid songs. Almost all the material is Andrewss own and producer Carla Olson adeptly allows it to speak for itself. Andrewss lean and mean guitar style carries a contemporary edge but its roots in Stevie Ray Vaughan and his influence Albert King are always apparent even when Andrews expands his sound beyond its blues foundation. Bassist Mike Sconce also heard on ITime to Burn anticipates and reinforces Andrewss efforts making songs like In Your Sunshine Easy to Come By and Theyll Never Know radio-ready rocking blues hits for a younger generation. Michael Point
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Time to Burn
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Jake Andrews Album Editorial:
Looking at the cover of Jake Andrewss debut its easy to dismiss him as yet another blues wunderkind of the sort that have emerged with increasing frequency in the 1990s. But pop in the CD and hit play and immediately one realizes that Andrews is no wannabe. The title track which opens the album contains hints of Buddy Guy in its blues-rock riffs and no wonder: Andrews appeared onstage with Guy when he was but 8 years old. And those guitar riffs by turns crunchy and smooth are what to listen for on iTime to Burn; Andrews isnt merely technically skilled but has the ability to set the tone for a song from the opening line. Weak moments are few and far between here excused by a wealth of strong material that along with surprisingly mature lyrics indicates that Andrews is an artist to watch. Genevieve Williams
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