This is the third single release from The JIM JONES REVUE’S highly acclaimed second album, ‘Burning Your House Down’. I personally would have preferred it as their first release from the album as this single is just so strong.
Starting with a riff that sounds a bit like Eddie Cochran’s ‘Somethin’ Else’, before Elliot Mortimer scatters piano melodies like shards of broken glass, this works its way right under your skin from the first hearing.
Jim Jones is on top form, howling like a cross between Little Richard and a possessed demon preacher; he shows us the true Rock ‘n’ Roll dream:“Sell yourself to teenage lies, can’t believe you gave me such a surprise.”
What makes this single so brilliant is that at two minutes and eight seconds long, it never drags or causes you to lose attention (much the same as with The Saints ‘This Perfect day’). Rupert Orton puts up a blistering guitar solo, and Gavin Jay and Nick Jones put down a thunderous rhythm. This is real Rock ‘n’ Roll at its raunchy, sweaty, sexy best:“I know you’re thinkin’ that your good has gone/Your grass is greener on the mother lode,
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Aint no-one ever taught you right from wrong/ Like a dishonest John.”
Sadly, prior to the single release, the band have announced the departure of Elliot Mortimer, his place at the keyboards being taken by Henri Herbert for the UK gigs lined up for April. Hopefully, Henri will be equally as effective, but for now, buy this single, grab a beer, play at maximum volume and howl along. This is what Rock ‘n’ Roll should be all about. Perfect.
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