Billy Cadieux, Gary Kollarus, and David Tolmie have been able to mold their different musical preferences into a common denominator of natural blues and funk, and have created a fantastically novel and racy sound.
In about any song on this album, one can hear Great Jones alternating blues and funk, funk and blues, or a fusing of the two to make an unusually new entity. The group offers an overabundance of originality and a constant variety for one to select a favorite musical mood.
For instance, in “I Ain’t Got Long”, the group’s own composition, one can hear Billy Cadieux emoting some of the most delicate sounding blues guitar yet rendered. It’s soft and tender, yet cringing with the most emotional tension. Interweaving with Billy’s guitar are David Tolmie’s commanding and directive bass notes which enhance the blues effect; Tolmie’s raspy and gutsy vocals; and gary Kollarus’ all-engulfing drumming, which sets the perfect mood for the blues tune.
Yet the group can alter it’s identity drastically, and, listening to “Cripple Creek”, one can hear how they obiously change the atmosphere to a funky dimension. Bouncy bass notesd and sharply accenuated drum beats create a giggling sensation.
The acoustic guitar adds to the euphoria as Cadieux plays a catchy riff which permeates the memory and repeats itself over and over again. ”Cripple Creek” becomes a request for all to rejoice and it lightens the load of the heavy blues doldrums.
There’s a plentiful supply of good material to be peceived and grasped in this album. There’s been a lot of planning, a lot of learning, a lot of experimenting for Great Jones, the outcome being a lot of finesse and good technique. Great Jones is an odd combination-and it’s great that they are.
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