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The Way It Is: 25 Years Of Solo Adventures

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Edgar Jones made a name for himself with the garage rock band the Stairs, whose 1992 album Mexican R'n'B earned classic status over the passing years. After the group split in 1994, Jones embarked on a solo career that saw him trading under a number of different names and playing a dizzying number of styles, with the throughline being a commanding voice that's able (and willing) to slip from a blues-hound growl to a sweet balladeer's croon on a moment's notice. The Way It Is: 25 Years of Solo Adventures gathers up tracks from albums released under his own name and with his groups the Isrites, the Big Kids, the Joneses, and the Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing. Mixed nonchronologically, the songs spread across the three discs find Jones undertaking modern blues-rock with the Big Kids, flamboyant jam rock with the Free Peace Thing, mixing La's-style melodies with tough-as-nails garage rock under the Isrites banner, and doing weird stuff like underwater ska ("Mellow Down Pussycat") and rambling jump blues ("We Should Get Together") as the Jones. On records under his own name, he works the fringes of pop music, straying from warped electro-blues ("Talk About It") and sun-kissed psych-pop ("Revolving All Around, You") to thundering Northern soul with fuzz guitars ("Thinkin' Bout the Time") and epic Brill Building ballads ("What's a Boy to Do?"). One of his finest, weirdest albums -- 2005's Soothing Music for Stray Cats -- is heavily represented here, with several cuts dipping deep into various old-time blues and jazz styles quite credibly. Most of 2017's The Song of Day and Night, his most straightforward album, is here too, with several songs like "Wait!" and "Best Thing" coming across like the best retro-pop of the day. It's a dizzying ride with very few bumps and lots of marvelous scenery. Jones is a devilishly skillful tour guide, and one could dip into this collection at any point and be knocked out by the breezy, almost effortless way he spins the past into recycled gold. The Way It Is is a near-perfect summation of the career (so far) of a truly underrated, always surprising gem of an artist.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

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1
Don't Break My Heart
Edgar Jones
00:03:40

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

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2
More Than You've Ever Had
Edgar Jones & The Joneses
00:02:21

Edgar Jones & The Joneses, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd

3
Wait!
Edgar Jones
00:03:28

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd

4
What Are We Gonna Do?
Edgar Jones
00:03:16

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

5
Seven Years
Edgar Jones & Friends
00:03:28

Edgar Jones & Friends, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Cherry Red Records Ltd

6
It's No Good
Edgar 'Jones' Jones
00:03:09

Edgar 'Jones' Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2005 Cherry Red Records Ltd

7
Freedom: Freedom / Moonlight Serenade
Edgar 'Jones' Jones
00:02:00

Edgar 'Jones' Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2005 Cherry Red Records Ltd

8
Baby If You Wannit
Edgar 'Jones' Jones
00:02:29

Edgar 'Jones' Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

9
Mellow Down Pussycat
Edgar Jones & The Joneses
00:02:44

Edgar Jones & The Joneses, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd

10
Necessary Evil
Edgar Jones & The Joneses
00:03:25

Edgar Jones & The Joneses, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd

11
Keeps A Rollin' Round In My Head
Edgar Jones
00:03:39

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd

12
I Don't Wanna See You Go
The Isrites
00:03:01

The Isrites, MainArtist - Edgar Summertyme, Musician

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

13
I'm Bored
The Isrites
00:02:40

The Isrites, MainArtist - Edgar Summertyme, Musician

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

14
Up To No Good Again
The Big Kids
00:02:39

Edgar Summertyme, Musician - The Big Kids, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

15
Lies
Edgar Jones
00:03:03

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd

16
Honey Bear
Edgar Jones
00:03:04

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

17
On And On
Edgar Jones
00:02:33

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

18
Beep Beep
Edgar Jones
00:01:40

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

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19
What's A Boy To Do?
Edgar Jones
00:03:42

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

20
I Would Do Anything
Edgar Jones
00:03:57

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

21
Best Thing
Edgar Jones
00:03:30

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd

22
Sunshine
Edgar Jones & Friends
00:04:40

Edgar Jones & Friends, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Cherry Red Records Ltd

23
Stubborn Mule Blues
Edgar 'Jones' Jones
00:03:55

Edgar 'Jones' Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2005 Cherry Red Records Ltd

24
Hot Potatoes
The Big Kids
00:03:30

Edgar Summertyme, Musician - The Big Kids, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

25
Soothing Music For Stray Cats
Edgar 'Jones' Jones
00:02:38

Edgar 'Jones' Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2005 Cherry Red Records Ltd

DISC 2

1
Revolving All Around You
Edgar Jones
00:02:41

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

2
I'm Bored (Alternate Version)
The Big Kids
00:03:43

Edgar Summertyme, Musician - The Big Kids, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

3
Keep It On
The Isrites
00:03:00

The Isrites, MainArtist - Edgar Summertyme, Musician

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

4
Hey Joseph (Radio Session, 24 February 2008)
Edgar 'Jones' Jones
00:03:15

Edgar 'Jones' Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

5
Big Eyed Boo
Edgar Jones
00:03:19

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd

6
Do Doh Dontcha Doh (Live, The Blow Up, London, 4 October 2005)
Edgar Jones
00:02:08

Edgar Jones, Composer, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2005 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd

7
She Dunno
Edgar Jones
00:02:39

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

8
Too Much Baby
The Big Kids
00:03:25

Edgar Summertyme, Musician - The Big Kids, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

9
Standing On The Verge Of Getting By
Edgar Jones
00:01:30

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

10
All The Things You Are
Edgar Jones & Friends
00:03:43

Edgar Jones & Friends, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Cherry Red Records Ltd

11
Thinkin' Bout The Time
Edgar Jones
00:03:03

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd

12
I Don't Need Your Roses
The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing
00:03:16

The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2011 Cherry Red Records Ltd

13
Hey Hey Now Now
The Big Kids
00:02:49

Edgar Summertyme, Musician - The Big Kids, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

14
Serendipity Doo
Edgar Jones
00:03:33

Edgar Jones, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd

15
For A Moment
The Big Kids
00:03:31

Edgar Summertyme, Musician - The Big Kids, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

16
No Reverse Gear Blues
The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing
00:04:39

The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2011 Cherry Red Records Ltd

17
Bye And By
Edgar Jones
00:03:29

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Cherry Red Records Ltd

18
Tell Me About It Brother
Edgar Jones
00:05:51

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

19
Sense Of Wonder
Edgar Jones
00:02:55

Edgar Summertyme, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

20
You'll Always Get Just What You Want
The Big Kids
00:03:30

Edgar Summertyme, Musician - The Big Kids, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

21
Shake It Loose
The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing
00:02:07

The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2011 Cherry Red Records Ltd

22
Good Luvin'
The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing
00:06:16

The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2011 Cherry Red Records Ltd

23
More Soothing Music For Stray Cats
Edgar Jones & Friends
00:03:20

Edgar Jones & Friends, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2008 Cherry Red Records Ltd

DISC 3

1
The Way It Is
Edgar Jones & The Joneses
00:02:15

Edgar Jones & The Joneses, MainArtist

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd

2
Stop Messin'
The Isrites
00:02:06

The Isrites, MainArtist - Edgar Summertyme, Musician

© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2013 Cherry Red Records Ltd

Albumbeschreibung

Edgar Jones made a name for himself with the garage rock band the Stairs, whose 1992 album Mexican R'n'B earned classic status over the passing years. After the group split in 1994, Jones embarked on a solo career that saw him trading under a number of different names and playing a dizzying number of styles, with the throughline being a commanding voice that's able (and willing) to slip from a blues-hound growl to a sweet balladeer's croon on a moment's notice. The Way It Is: 25 Years of Solo Adventures gathers up tracks from albums released under his own name and with his groups the Isrites, the Big Kids, the Joneses, and the Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing. Mixed nonchronologically, the songs spread across the three discs find Jones undertaking modern blues-rock with the Big Kids, flamboyant jam rock with the Free Peace Thing, mixing La's-style melodies with tough-as-nails garage rock under the Isrites banner, and doing weird stuff like underwater ska ("Mellow Down Pussycat") and rambling jump blues ("We Should Get Together") as the Jones. On records under his own name, he works the fringes of pop music, straying from warped electro-blues ("Talk About It") and sun-kissed psych-pop ("Revolving All Around, You") to thundering Northern soul with fuzz guitars ("Thinkin' Bout the Time") and epic Brill Building ballads ("What's a Boy to Do?"). One of his finest, weirdest albums -- 2005's Soothing Music for Stray Cats -- is heavily represented here, with several cuts dipping deep into various old-time blues and jazz styles quite credibly. Most of 2017's The Song of Day and Night, his most straightforward album, is here too, with several songs like "Wait!" and "Best Thing" coming across like the best retro-pop of the day. It's a dizzying ride with very few bumps and lots of marvelous scenery. Jones is a devilishly skillful tour guide, and one could dip into this collection at any point and be knocked out by the breezy, almost effortless way he spins the past into recycled gold. The Way It Is is a near-perfect summation of the career (so far) of a truly underrated, always surprising gem of an artist.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

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