THE FREDDY JONES BAND
''THE FREDDY JONES BAND''
1994
64:57
1/In a Daydream
Marty Lloyd/7:54
2/Texas Skies
Wayne Healy / Marty Lloyd/4:56
3/Peace by Piece
Marty Lloyd/5:20
4/Into the Wind
Wayne Healy/6:15
5/Light of the Moon
Wayne Healy / Marty Lloyd/5:16
6/This Time Around
Marty Lloyd/5:19
7/Sing and Play
Wayne Healy/3:53
8/And She Cried
Wayne Healy / Marty Lloyd/8:33
9/The Puppet
Marty Lloyd/8:41
10/Stepping Stone
Wayne Healy/4:51
11/In a Daydream
Marty Lloyd/3:59
Jim Bonaccorsi /Bass
Rob Bonaccorsi /Guitar (Rhythm)
Brian Budzik /Saxophone
Wayne Healy /Guitar, Vocals
Simon Horrocks /Drums
John Kattke /Organ
Will Leonard /Drums
Jason Litwin /Percussion
Marty Lloyd /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Mark Messing /Saxophone
REVIEW
by Tom Demalon
This 1994 release by Chicago quintet Freddy Jones Band is actually a reissue of the band's debut independent offering. Led by the dual attack of singer/guitarists Marty Lloyd and Wayne Healy, with Healy also contributing the lion's share of the lyrics, the band fits snugly in with the H.O.R.D.E. bands like Blues Traveler and the Dave Matthews Band.
The studio tracks on The Freddy Jones Band are all melodic workouts highlighted by fluid guitar playing and a loose roots feel. "Peace By Piece" has a lovely, spiraling blues guitar solo and "Into the Wind' is reminiscent of Santana. There are also three live songs including "In A Daydream," which shows off the bands live energy, and the eight-minute "The Puppet," which reveals the group's penchant for on-stage jams.
BIOGRAPHY
by Richard Skelly
The Freddy Jones Band are roots-rock specialists in the tradition of groups like Little Feat, the Dave Matthews Band and the Allman Brothers Band. Having grown up in Chicago, the group has no particular aversion to blues, and much of their sound could be described as solid blues rock.
The group's third album for Nashville-based Capricorn Records, North Ave. Wake-Up Call, is about their experiences on the road, criss-crossing the country in their van, supporting their two earlier releases for Capricorn, Waiting for the Night, (1993) and their self-titled debut, The Freddy Jones Band (1993), a repackaged version of the group's independently released album. Lucid followed in 1997, and two years later they returned with Mile High Live.
The group consists of Marty Lloyd, vocals and acoustic guitar, Wayne Healy, vocals and guitar, Jim Bonaccorsi, bass, Ron Bonaccorsi, guitar and vocals, and Simon Horrocks, drums. While most of the songs on North Ave. Wake-Up Call focus on the band's experiences on the road, some songs on their earlier releases explore the more traditional love won and lost themes.
The band's sound at times is reminiscent of the Allman Brothers, and they have a unique two guitar sound that is augmented by some inspired slide playing and pumping Hammond organ, furthering the comparison.
''THE FREDDY JONES BAND''
1994
64:57
1/In a Daydream
Marty Lloyd/7:54
2/Texas Skies
Wayne Healy / Marty Lloyd/4:56
3/Peace by Piece
Marty Lloyd/5:20
4/Into the Wind
Wayne Healy/6:15
5/Light of the Moon
Wayne Healy / Marty Lloyd/5:16
6/This Time Around
Marty Lloyd/5:19
7/Sing and Play
Wayne Healy/3:53
8/And She Cried
Wayne Healy / Marty Lloyd/8:33
9/The Puppet
Marty Lloyd/8:41
10/Stepping Stone
Wayne Healy/4:51
11/In a Daydream
Marty Lloyd/3:59
Jim Bonaccorsi /Bass
Rob Bonaccorsi /Guitar (Rhythm)
Brian Budzik /Saxophone
Wayne Healy /Guitar, Vocals
Simon Horrocks /Drums
John Kattke /Organ
Will Leonard /Drums
Jason Litwin /Percussion
Marty Lloyd /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Mark Messing /Saxophone
REVIEW
by Tom Demalon
This 1994 release by Chicago quintet Freddy Jones Band is actually a reissue of the band's debut independent offering. Led by the dual attack of singer/guitarists Marty Lloyd and Wayne Healy, with Healy also contributing the lion's share of the lyrics, the band fits snugly in with the H.O.R.D.E. bands like Blues Traveler and the Dave Matthews Band.
The studio tracks on The Freddy Jones Band are all melodic workouts highlighted by fluid guitar playing and a loose roots feel. "Peace By Piece" has a lovely, spiraling blues guitar solo and "Into the Wind' is reminiscent of Santana. There are also three live songs including "In A Daydream," which shows off the bands live energy, and the eight-minute "The Puppet," which reveals the group's penchant for on-stage jams.
BIOGRAPHY
by Richard Skelly
The Freddy Jones Band are roots-rock specialists in the tradition of groups like Little Feat, the Dave Matthews Band and the Allman Brothers Band. Having grown up in Chicago, the group has no particular aversion to blues, and much of their sound could be described as solid blues rock.
The group's third album for Nashville-based Capricorn Records, North Ave. Wake-Up Call, is about their experiences on the road, criss-crossing the country in their van, supporting their two earlier releases for Capricorn, Waiting for the Night, (1993) and their self-titled debut, The Freddy Jones Band (1993), a repackaged version of the group's independently released album. Lucid followed in 1997, and two years later they returned with Mile High Live.
The group consists of Marty Lloyd, vocals and acoustic guitar, Wayne Healy, vocals and guitar, Jim Bonaccorsi, bass, Ron Bonaccorsi, guitar and vocals, and Simon Horrocks, drums. While most of the songs on North Ave. Wake-Up Call focus on the band's experiences on the road, some songs on their earlier releases explore the more traditional love won and lost themes.
The band's sound at times is reminiscent of the Allman Brothers, and they have a unique two guitar sound that is augmented by some inspired slide playing and pumping Hammond organ, furthering the comparison.
