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For many people, the word "Florida" conjures up images of sunshine, white-hot sands, and white-hot nightlife. That's not the Florida JJ Grey inhabits. Sounding forth from his ancestral home 40 miles outside of Jacksonville, Grey's Florida is inhabited by water moccasins, gators, and characters whose murky, besotted Southern Gothic pasts match the dreary, desolate landscape. On Country Ghetto, his third album and debut for Alligator Records (of course), Grey and his bandmates revisit the hallowed but largely forsaken musical environs of swamp rock. Taking their cues from early Creedence Clearwater Revival and Tony Joe White, Mofro play a slinky, sinuous brand of Louisiana soul-funk-blues, while Grey himself alternates between the good ol' boy debauchery of Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd and the classic soul entreaties of Otis Redding and Clarence Carter. There are highlights everywhere. "Footsteps" quotes from Link Wray's incomparable surf stomp "Rumble" before morphing into the dirty swamp boogie of "Turpentine." "A Woman" finds Grey in pleading Redding mode, complete with spot-on Stax/Volt horns and swirling Wurlitzer, while the funkfest of "Mississippi" and the gorgeous, hymnlike gospel of "The Sun Is Shining Down" showcase both the band's undeniable chops and Grey's raw vocal prowess. There are a few missteps. The dirge-like "On Palestine," another of Grey's back-porch family stories, drones on a little too long, and the closer, "Goodbye," limps toward the finish line. But those are minor quibbles. Country Ghetto is a down-and-dirty delight, and a fine addition to the swamp rock canon.
© Andy Whitman /TiVo
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Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
Grey, Composer, Lyricist - JJ Grey & Mofro, MainArtist - J J Grey Music, 4760 Walnut St., # 106, Boulder, CO 80301, MusicPublisher
2007 JJ Grey Music 2007 JJ Grey Music
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For many people, the word "Florida" conjures up images of sunshine, white-hot sands, and white-hot nightlife. That's not the Florida JJ Grey inhabits. Sounding forth from his ancestral home 40 miles outside of Jacksonville, Grey's Florida is inhabited by water moccasins, gators, and characters whose murky, besotted Southern Gothic pasts match the dreary, desolate landscape. On Country Ghetto, his third album and debut for Alligator Records (of course), Grey and his bandmates revisit the hallowed but largely forsaken musical environs of swamp rock. Taking their cues from early Creedence Clearwater Revival and Tony Joe White, Mofro play a slinky, sinuous brand of Louisiana soul-funk-blues, while Grey himself alternates between the good ol' boy debauchery of Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd and the classic soul entreaties of Otis Redding and Clarence Carter. There are highlights everywhere. "Footsteps" quotes from Link Wray's incomparable surf stomp "Rumble" before morphing into the dirty swamp boogie of "Turpentine." "A Woman" finds Grey in pleading Redding mode, complete with spot-on Stax/Volt horns and swirling Wurlitzer, while the funkfest of "Mississippi" and the gorgeous, hymnlike gospel of "The Sun Is Shining Down" showcase both the band's undeniable chops and Grey's raw vocal prowess. There are a few missteps. The dirge-like "On Palestine," another of Grey's back-porch family stories, drones on a little too long, and the closer, "Goodbye," limps toward the finish line. But those are minor quibbles. Country Ghetto is a down-and-dirty delight, and a fine addition to the swamp rock canon.
© Andy Whitman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:04
- Main artists: JJ Grey & Mofro
- Composer: Grey
- Label: Alligator Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
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