JO JO GUNNE
''BIG CHAIN''
SEPTEMBER 27 2005
55:10
1/Be Careful What You Wish For/Ferguson/2:58
2/Perfect Everything/Ensminger, Ferguson/4:36
3/Babylon/Ferguson/4:41
4/Garagedonia/Ferguson/3:06
5/Academy Award/Ferguson/4:48
6/Before You Get Your Breakfast/Ferguson/4:07
7/Gravy Train/Ensminger, Ferguson, Smith/3:44
8/Shake That Fat/Andes, Ferguson/5:11
9/Cheap Shot/Ferguson/3:23
10/Making the Sparks Fly/Ferguson, Linck/3:37
11/99 Days/Ferguson/4:20
12/Flying Home/Ferguson/3:40
13/Run Run Run/Andes, Ferguson/3:20
14/Barstow Blue Eyes/Ferguson/3:39
Mark Andes/Guitar (Bass), Vocals
Matt Andes/Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Jay Ferguson/Keyboards, Vocals
Curly Smith/Drums, Vocals
REVIEW
by Rovi Proving that middle-aged rock & rollers can still shake a tail feather, early-1970s boogie band Jo Jo Gunne reunite over 30 years after their last album, 1974's SO...WHERE'S THE SHOW?, for a mixed bag of new songs and rerecorded favorites, including their classic hit, "Run Run Run." The band, which originally formed from the ashes of the archetypal '60s California band Spirit, hasn't forgotten how to rock, scoring with creditable versions of favorites like "Shake That Fat" and "99 Days" that often outperform the originals.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
Jo Jo Gunne was a rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by Jay Ferguson (b. May 10, 1947; Burbank, CA) (keyboards, vocals) and Mark Andes (b. February 19, 1948; Philadelphia) (bass, vocals) after they left Spirit. They added Mark's brother Matt Andes (b. California) (guitar, vocals) and Curley Smith (b. January 31, 1952; Wolf Point, MT) (drums) to complete the lineup, signed to Asylum Records, and made a self-titled debut album containing the Top 40 hit "Run, Run, Run," after which Mark Andes left the band and was replaced by Jimmy Randall (b. February 14, 1949, Dallas). (Andes went on to be a member of Firefall and Heart.) The group continued for three more albums with more personnel changes, but did not maintain the commercial momentum of its debut and broke up in 1975. Ferguson has made solo albums and scored movies.
''BIG CHAIN''
SEPTEMBER 27 2005
55:10
1/Be Careful What You Wish For/Ferguson/2:58
2/Perfect Everything/Ensminger, Ferguson/4:36
3/Babylon/Ferguson/4:41
4/Garagedonia/Ferguson/3:06
5/Academy Award/Ferguson/4:48
6/Before You Get Your Breakfast/Ferguson/4:07
7/Gravy Train/Ensminger, Ferguson, Smith/3:44
8/Shake That Fat/Andes, Ferguson/5:11
9/Cheap Shot/Ferguson/3:23
10/Making the Sparks Fly/Ferguson, Linck/3:37
11/99 Days/Ferguson/4:20
12/Flying Home/Ferguson/3:40
13/Run Run Run/Andes, Ferguson/3:20
14/Barstow Blue Eyes/Ferguson/3:39
Mark Andes/Guitar (Bass), Vocals
Matt Andes/Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Jay Ferguson/Keyboards, Vocals
Curly Smith/Drums, Vocals
REVIEW
by Rovi Proving that middle-aged rock & rollers can still shake a tail feather, early-1970s boogie band Jo Jo Gunne reunite over 30 years after their last album, 1974's SO...WHERE'S THE SHOW?, for a mixed bag of new songs and rerecorded favorites, including their classic hit, "Run Run Run." The band, which originally formed from the ashes of the archetypal '60s California band Spirit, hasn't forgotten how to rock, scoring with creditable versions of favorites like "Shake That Fat" and "99 Days" that often outperform the originals.
BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
Jo Jo Gunne was a rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by Jay Ferguson (b. May 10, 1947; Burbank, CA) (keyboards, vocals) and Mark Andes (b. February 19, 1948; Philadelphia) (bass, vocals) after they left Spirit. They added Mark's brother Matt Andes (b. California) (guitar, vocals) and Curley Smith (b. January 31, 1952; Wolf Point, MT) (drums) to complete the lineup, signed to Asylum Records, and made a self-titled debut album containing the Top 40 hit "Run, Run, Run," after which Mark Andes left the band and was replaced by Jimmy Randall (b. February 14, 1949, Dallas). (Andes went on to be a member of Firefall and Heart.) The group continued for three more albums with more personnel changes, but did not maintain the commercial momentum of its debut and broke up in 1975. Ferguson has made solo albums and scored movies.
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