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The Homemade Jamz Blues Band: I Got Blues for You

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Label: NorthernBlues Music
Released: 2009.06.09
Time:
 55:03
Category: Contemporary Blues
Producer(s): Miles Wilkinson
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.hmjamzbluesband.com
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Purchase date: 2015
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Hard Headed Woman (Renaud Perry) - 3:50
[2] Rumors (Renaud Perry) - 3:51
[3] Dusk Till Dawn (Renaud Perry) - 5:57
[4] Roots (Renaud Perry) - 3:30
[5] Heaven Lost An Angel (Renaud Perry) - 7:58
[6] Loco Blues (Renaud Perry) - 4:12
[7] King Snake (Renaud Perry) - 3:51
[8] Hobo Man (Renaud Perry) - 4:44
[9] Alcoholic Woman (Renaud Perry) - 6:34
[10] In The Wind (Renaud Perry) - 4:03
[11] Grits Ain't Groceries (Titus Turner) - 2:57
[12] I Got Blues For You (Renaud Perry) - 3:36

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Kyle Perry - Electric Bass
Ryan Perry - Electric & Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Taya Perry - Drum

Renaud Perry - Harmonica

Miles Wilkinson - Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer
Ebet Roberts - Photography

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2009 CD NorthernBlues Music NBM0055



Whenever a new music group comprised of teens (or even pre-teens) appears on the scene, it's sure to be met with a degree of skepticism. After all, for every Jackson 5, there are a greater number of best-forgotten acts which merely relied on their young age as a gimmick. But on the sophomore release by the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, I Got Blues for You, this is certainly not the case with these youngsters. This group of siblings (17-year-old singer/guitarist Ryan Perry, 14-year-old bassist Kyle Perry, and 10-year-old drummer Taya Perry) specializes in a form of blues that may not be as authentic-sounding as the older blues artists from yesteryear, but for fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan/Jeff Healey-style modern blues-rock, they're certainly worth a listen. Tracks such as the album-opening "Hard Headed Woman," as well as "Dusk Till Dawn," "Loco Blues," and "King Snake" show that the Homemade Jamz Blues Band just may be the leaders of the next wave of modern-day blues-rockers.

Greg Prato - All Music Guide



The Homemade Jamz Blues Band rocked the Blues world by coming in second in the 2007 International Blues Challenge in Memphis - competing against 100 other bands. Their debut recording last year, Pay Me No Mind, scanned over 8,500 units and led to the Homemade Jamz receiving a Blues Music Award nomination for Best New Artist Debut. Along the way, they appeared on the Today Show, were featured on NPR's "All Things Considered", and profiled on the CBS Sunday Morning News. Their 2009 CD, I Got Blues For You, showcases some incredible songwriting, Ryan's fantastic lead guitar, Kyle's booming bass lines, and Taya's hard-hitting drums.

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This is the 2nd CD release for the Tupelo, Mississippi, based band on the NorthernBlues label, and it's every bit as down-home raw as the 1st effort - if not more so. The sound the band achieves here reminds me very much of the early Son Seals LPs, say around the time of his 1st two Alligator Records releases. This album shakes and pounds and rattles through 12 tracks, all but one of them written by Renaud Perry (the father of the 3 young people comprising the band.) The band consists of oldest son Ryan Perry on all guitars and vocals, middle sibling Kyle Perry on 6-string bass, and youngest of the trio, daughter Taya Perry on drums. In addition, Renaud plays harmonica on a large number of the cuts.

The Songs: (all songs by Renaud Perry unless otherwise specified)

1. Hard Headed Woman
--This mid-tempo lead track sounds like a combination of Fenton Robinson styled rhythm guitar with Son Seals styled lead playing – sweet and spicy if you will.

2. Rumors
--Heavy rhythm guitar work, along with father Renauds's squalling harp playing, drives this tune. A funky bridge is a very nice change of pace, as this song sounds too much like the previous track, especially rhythmically.

3. Dusk Till Dawn
--This an intense, raw slow blues sung with gusto by young Ryan. However, the lyric content here just doesn't speak to his life; the song conveys very adult themes, such as one would acquire from living a long time and experiencing "things". It will be interesting to see what happens if/when the band itself (and not the father) begins writing the music and lyrics for the songs being performed… I do enjoy the music of the songs, quite a lot actually. The lyrics, as sung by the young singer, just don't allow me to "buy" into the tune.

4. Roots
--A jukin' boogie fest here. This one is just plain fun! Renaud asserts himself on harp during this tune, taking several squalling lead runs during lyric breaks.

5. Heaven Lost An Angel
--This is a slow blues that never quite gels, at least in my opinion. Ryan's vocals are a bit overwrought, and the times Renaud's harp makes appearances it seemed forced into the song, meaning it just didn't fit here. It's great to break the song tempos up over the course of an album, so kudos there for sure. This song likely works well in concert as a vehicle for Ryan to solo from.

6. Loco Blues
--This tune starts out with solo chugging harp (working on a locomotive "feel") for about 15 seconds, at which point the band joins in. Renaud keeps the chugging going throughout the length of the tune, while the band blazes away. Listening to Kyle's fat bottom groove here, leads me to think that he may be the secret weapon of this band. He lays down consistently solid grooving bass lines throughout the CD, even if he is dialed down a bit too much in the overall mix. Speaking to that, the drums, especially the cymbals, are mixed right up in your face throughout. If you like a drums-out-front sound, this CD is for you.

7. King Snake
--I like this tune. It reminds me of early period Son Seals: raw, funky and intense, straight out of a juke someone (although none of The Homemade Jamz Blues Band can legally be in a juke!)

8. Hobo Man
--Mid-tempo hard-edged electric Mississippi blues here, with Ryan singing more comfortably than on the slow blues tracks. There's a lot of harp here, none of it fancy enough to stand up to Ryan's guitar playing. Juke joint harp stylings can clash with hard-edged electric guitar, as it's not always a good fit. Note that players such as Albert King, Freddie King, Son Seals, etc… rarely played with harp players; the fit of instrumentation styles just isn't a good one at times.

9. Alcoholic Woman
--Another mid-tempo hard blues, with young Ryan singing about being with an alcoholic woman…this is another case of the lyrical content just not matching the players' own experiences. It's fine if Dad writes the songs, but the lyrics should reflect the interests/lives of the kids, not the middle-aged parents.

10. In The Wind
--This starts off great, with a deliberate, dark, serious-sounding guitar/band intro. I love the feel of the tune, but am not as crazy about the times when Ryan gets growly with his vocals (think of Johnny Winter growling). Ryan possesses a good voice, one which will only grow stronger and even better over the years, but at this point still calls-out his youth at times.

11. Grits Ain't Groceries – (Titus Turner)
--Yes, this is the song made famous by Little Milton, which is also known and performed as "All Around The World". This high-energy arrangement is very different than Milton's (a good thing), with the band putting their own raw electric stamp on the tune.

12. I Got Blues For You
--This tune displays the essence of the sound of The Homemade Jamz Blues Band. It's both raw and funky, sounding for all the world like a mid-1960's Ace Records (Johnny Ace) platter. This thing just screams Mississippi, and is a fine end to a solid album.

The Verdict - I Got Blues For You:
This 2nd CD from The Homemade Jamz Blues Band is interesting. I really dig the raw vibe of the album, as that raw straight-to-your-soul juke sound makes me feel alive. Musically, this thing lights a fire inside. Lyrically is where I have real trouble with the direction this album takes. The father of the band members, Renaud, wrote all but one song on the CD and he is listed in the liner notes as essentially a member of the band. But what sounds fine and genuine being sung by a 35-45 year old man, at times sounds disingenuous, if not downright silly, coming out of the mouth of a late teen (at the time of the CD's recording sessions.) The band is very talented and has unlimited potential; they've really only scratched the surface so far – and what a large scratch it is. However, at some point the "kids" need to incorporate themselves and their own lives – what they know – into the music, especially lyrically. When that occurs there will be no stopping this outfit within the blues world, and hopefully beyond! It's time to rate this bad boy; East Side Slim is giving a STLBluesometer rating of 3.00 to The Homemade Jamz Blues Band's I Got Blues For You.

Lee Howland, aka "East Side Slim"
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"The blues has no age limit on soulfulness. Ryan Perry on vocals and guitar, Kyle Perry on bass, and Taya Perry on drums can kick out the mojo blues better than most musicians twice their age."

Dirty Linen (p.65)



"Guitarist Ryan Perry has a smooth, string-bending style that's sometimes reminiscent of Albert King..."

Living Blues (p.38)
 

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