Not a prolific composer, Thackery's strength lies in strong arrangements that make other people's material his own. He covers Stevie Ray Vaghan's "Rude Mood," and one suspects there will be comparisons made in this direction. His solos burn the motel down on Luther Johnson's "Lickin' Gravy," and he manages a more than credible job on Hendrix's "Red House."

Of the two self-penned numbers, the title track is a convincing boogie driven by an ultra-cool, echoed, chicken-scratch guitar riff, while "Getting Tired of Waiting" offers a more traditional blues shuffle.

Jimmy Thackery is one of the best blues guitarists around. His talents should make him known to a far wider audience than he seems to have but such are the unfortunate realities in the lives of musicians and other artists. Thackery is one of those guys whose name should be instantly recognized among blues fans, but whose name is not that well known. Too bad.

This is one of Thackery's first releases and it's an excellent album. If you like blues guitar, then this album is well worth your attention. There are some Thackery originals along with covers of such great guitar players as Jimi Hendrix (Red House), Stevie Ray Vaughn (Rude Mood), B.B. King (Paying The Cost To Be The Boss) and Bo Diddley (I Can Tell).

Thackery is a guy who could share a stage with any of those players.

If you like artists like Stevie Ray Vaughn and B.B. King, you'll like this Thackery release.



Tracklist:

01. Paying The Cost To Be The Boss (04:04)
02. Rude Mood (04:39)
03. Empty Arms Motel (03:39)
04. Lickin' Gravy (06:18)
05. I Can Tell (04:21)
06. Getting Tired Of Waiting (03:51)
07. Honey Hush (04:06)
08. Love To Ride (04:55)
09. Red House (05:59)
10. Last Night (04:28)