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Track Listings
| 1. Pound It Out |
| 2. She Breaks |
| 3. Hey Ya |
| 4. Native New Yorker |
| 5. Nan |
| 6. Warped Sister |
| 7. Get Behind The Mule |
| 8. Reunion Time |
| 9. Potato Hole |
| 10. Space City |
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Few have done so much for soul music as Booker T Jones, Grammy Award winner, former member of the Stax Records house band and leader of veteran soul giants Booker T And The MGs. Like many of the best genre players, though, Jones has never been one boxed in by the sound he helped created, nor has he been the sort to relax in the company of his contemporaries. Potato Hole, the soul legend's first solo album in 20 years, finds Jones reaching out to a younger generation, teaming up with Athens, Georgia alt.country rockers Drive-By Truckers for a set of cranked, enjoyable rock 'n' roll numbers that mix up country, funk and brawny rock with a Southern flavour and eyes to the dancefloor.
A fully instrumental set, Potato primarily works as a showcase for Jones' characterful Hammond organ playing; loose and funky, veering between plain but memorable melodies and more fiery, ecstatic playing, with the band falling in step behind. Also present on nine of the album's ten tracks is Jones' old buddy Neil Young, and the pair's melodic interplay provide some of Potato Hole's strongest moments: the opening, almost grungy blues of Pound It Out, Jones dashing urgent notes from amidst gnarly riffs and gutsy soloing, or the more delicate tones of Nan, two minutes where the band fall back into a soothing groove of cooing Hammond, hushed cymbals, and ringing acoustic guitar.
Perhaps the record's highlight, and certainly the track with the biggest potential to cross over, is a cover of Outkast's 2003 hit Hey Ya. Pushing the rhythm section to the fore, Jones hitting jittery notes in the verses and big, majestic washes in the chorus, it's testament to the original's timelessness and Booker's skill for reinterpretation. In fact, it's almost like he could have written it himself. --Louis Pattison
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A long awaited offering from the soul master of the Hammond organ. Saw Booker T play a couple of tracks on Later...with Jools Holland and ordered this immediately after the show. Not disappointed and I do not think anyone who likes his original material from years ago would be either.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first thing you hear on this album is a typically clipped little keyboard riff before an almighty great powerchord slams in behind it. So far, so 'Green Onions' this ain't. I supposed I should have realised given Book T's accompaniment on this album is Neil Young and the Drive By Truckers a rather good southern rock band fond of rock mythology and tripple guitar assaults in a Lynard Skynard style. My feeling was that the distortion would be kept down and a more soul feel would be adopted but in fact the DBTs accompany many tracks with their usual hard rock approach. It's not bad just not expected. Then there's the sheer simplicity of each tune, usually consisting of just one or two sections which Booker furnishes with his very, though maybe deceptively simple keyboard lines. The cover of Outkast's Hey Ya I love and my girlfriend loathes and gave her the impression the whole album consisted of, to her mind, cheesy keyboard versions of pop songs. So the jury's out for me for now but if you want some straight ahead fairly rocky instrumentals with some funky Hammond from one of the masters go for it.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like all baby boomers, I know and love Green Onions. I also saw Booker T back Neil Young (my favourite musician of all time) back in the 90s in Finsbury Park in London, when he was a perfect suppport.
However that was then and this is now, so I only really bought this CD because it features Young on guitar and got decent reviews.
Within seconds of pushing the CD into my car's player (it was a sunny day and the top was down, so the omens were favourable) I was hooked.
Put briefly this is the coolest recording made this year. I suspect only Booker T can make a Hammond organ sound cool, sexy, funky and just the happeningest sound ever.
And the contribution from Neil Young lives up to the standard of Booker T and the rest of the musicians, which is really saying something.
I've told all my friends to buy this CD. I suggest you do too.
However that was then and this is now, so I only really bought this CD because it features Young on guitar and got decent reviews.
Within seconds of pushing the CD into my car's player (it was a sunny day and the top was down, so the omens were favourable) I was hooked.
Put briefly this is the coolest recording made this year. I suspect only Booker T can make a Hammond organ sound cool, sexy, funky and just the happeningest sound ever.
And the contribution from Neil Young lives up to the standard of Booker T and the rest of the musicians, which is really saying something.
I've told all my friends to buy this CD. I suggest you do too.
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Truly Wonderful
I heard a copy of this via Spotify and immediately ordered it from Amazon. It is joyous, immediate and meaty, no doubt Neil Youngs' cranked-up grungy guitar and Drive-By-Truckers... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Drewmuse
No onions but great for the barbecue
Despite the presence of Neil Young and the Drive by Truckers this is very much a Booker T. album. All the tracks are instrumental and organ led. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Gizmophobic
Andy Booker T Review
A fantastic album by Booker T Jones , Guitars are raw and the Hammond sends chills up your spine - a wonderful album full of traditional rock musicianship.
Published on 16 Sep 2009 by A. Nicholson
Hot potato
If you like the old Booker T then you will enjoy this. The tunes ar not as catchy as the hits from the sixties, but they grow on you. If only Steve Cropper was there!
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Mark Sammut
Booker T & Neil Young
Great to have a new recording from Booker T, and some great gutar work from Neil. A great combination which brings back many good memories. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Blind Panic Jones
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