Search - Jimmy Thackery :: Wild Night Out

Is the TEXAS reviewer ever wrong!

10/02/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The review by the Texas music fan is so wrong-headed, I had to write a review of Wild Night Out. I listen to this CD all the time. It is my favorite Jimmy Thackery CD. All you have to do is tune your ear to the audience at Sully's (recorded live in Dearborn, MI). Listen to them go absolutely WILD after "If You Go." I have sat with Jimmy, learned about this complex and interesting man. I have seen him play at a distance of 10 feet. I have played the guitar for 30 years. I know something about good guitar playing. I can tell you there is a very good reason why Jimmy's picture and trademark hat are display cased on the wall at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. He is one of the finest blues guitarists ever and this album is World-Class blues. Thackery's fretwork is not only clean and crisp... he is a total professional who can weave together 30 minutes of incredible blues licks with ease, grace, and style. There are no bluesmen better than Jimmy Thackery. He is a master guitarist."

Finest live album I've ever heard!

M. Mason | England | 11/01/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Most blues/blues rock bands I've heard live sound so much better live than on live recordings that it's usually very disappointing when you hear their CD efforts. I've never seen Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers live, but if the same holds true for this CD as most I hear, then they must be one hell of a live band. This is quite simply the best live album I've ever heard! Close you're eyes and you'd believe you were at the gig. The energy and enthusiasm of the band make this one of the most enjoyable gigs I've ever heard - right up there with the best of Albert Collins and James Cotton."

I wish I had been there

Bob Davis | Christchurch New Zealand | 03/30/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Living at the ends of the earth here in New Zealand, we do not get to hear many quality artists live. This album almost overcomes that disadvantage. The live sound just about transports you to this venue! Jimmy Thackery's guitar is sensational. This CD rates as one the favourites of my collection which I never get tired of. Listen to 'Wild night out', 'If you go', 'Edward's Blues' and 'Flyin' Low' particularly. If you consider buying a blues/rock album, this one must be one of the first you should consider."