Jack Hammer - The Judas Chapter (1990) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Jack Hammer
- Title: The Judas Chapter
- Year Of Release: 1990
- Label: Gallo Record Company
- Genre: Rock
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC / 24-bit/44.1kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 38:20
- Total Size: 224; 418 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Musicians:
Piet Botha: Vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
Doc Barendse: Bass, guitars, keyboards, drum programmes, producer, engineer
Leon van Zweel: Saxophone
Paul Barnard: Bass
Eric Birkenstock: Bass
Review:
Jack Hammer’s ‘The Judas Chapter’ opens with ‘Bourbon Street’ featuring a bagpipe sounding instrumentation playing a tune which is as close to ‘Scotland the Brave’ as Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’ was to Queen’s ‘Under Pressure’. But don’t panic, you haven’t inadvertently put on the Greatest hits of the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Band and the guitar and gruff vocals that follow confirm that you’re in rock music territory.
The gruff voice is reminiscent of Leonard Cohen and some of the songs have a similar feel – laid back & sombre, yet insightful and carefully crafted. The guitar and saxophone work on the album are particularly prominent and notable. ‘Must Have Been Dreaming’ is a good example of this, a melancholic bluesy number.
The album is dedicated to the memory of Derek Riley, a friend of the band, and the epic ‘Mr Riley’ (clocking in at over nine minutes) would feel quite at home on any of the Roger Waters-era Pink Floyd albums. It has that haunting vast sound that typified Pink Floyd’s albums. Building from a quiet start to the emotional, guitar charged chorus, this song threatens to boil over into barrage of self indulgent grungy guitar noise, but balances delicately on the cusp keeping the listener in suspense and never being tempted into the easy way out. This classic rock tune is the centrepiece of the album and is a worthy tribute to any friend.
The overall impression of the album is one of blues tinged rock played by highly accomplished musicians and sung by a guy with a cheese grater stuck in his throat, all combining to create a high quality album that can proudly wear the Rock Music stamp of approval.
— John Samson, January 2001
Tracklist:
01. Jack Hammer - Bourbon Street (4:12)
02. Jack Hammer - The Master's Call (3:58)
03. Jack Hammer - Jack of Hearts (2:58)
04. Jack Hammer - Good Friend of Mine (4:15)
05. Jack Hammer - Must Have Been Dreaming (4:14)
06. Jack Hammer - Mr. Riley (9:30)
07. Jack Hammer - Fort Lauderdale (3:27)
08. Jack Hammer - Kingston Bay (2:36)
09. Jack Hammer - Orion (3:11)
Piet Botha: Vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
Doc Barendse: Bass, guitars, keyboards, drum programmes, producer, engineer
Leon van Zweel: Saxophone
Paul Barnard: Bass
Eric Birkenstock: Bass
Review:
Jack Hammer’s ‘The Judas Chapter’ opens with ‘Bourbon Street’ featuring a bagpipe sounding instrumentation playing a tune which is as close to ‘Scotland the Brave’ as Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’ was to Queen’s ‘Under Pressure’. But don’t panic, you haven’t inadvertently put on the Greatest hits of the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Band and the guitar and gruff vocals that follow confirm that you’re in rock music territory.
The gruff voice is reminiscent of Leonard Cohen and some of the songs have a similar feel – laid back & sombre, yet insightful and carefully crafted. The guitar and saxophone work on the album are particularly prominent and notable. ‘Must Have Been Dreaming’ is a good example of this, a melancholic bluesy number.
The album is dedicated to the memory of Derek Riley, a friend of the band, and the epic ‘Mr Riley’ (clocking in at over nine minutes) would feel quite at home on any of the Roger Waters-era Pink Floyd albums. It has that haunting vast sound that typified Pink Floyd’s albums. Building from a quiet start to the emotional, guitar charged chorus, this song threatens to boil over into barrage of self indulgent grungy guitar noise, but balances delicately on the cusp keeping the listener in suspense and never being tempted into the easy way out. This classic rock tune is the centrepiece of the album and is a worthy tribute to any friend.
The overall impression of the album is one of blues tinged rock played by highly accomplished musicians and sung by a guy with a cheese grater stuck in his throat, all combining to create a high quality album that can proudly wear the Rock Music stamp of approval.
— John Samson, January 2001
Tracklist:
01. Jack Hammer - Bourbon Street (4:12)
02. Jack Hammer - The Master's Call (3:58)
03. Jack Hammer - Jack of Hearts (2:58)
04. Jack Hammer - Good Friend of Mine (4:15)
05. Jack Hammer - Must Have Been Dreaming (4:14)
06. Jack Hammer - Mr. Riley (9:30)
07. Jack Hammer - Fort Lauderdale (3:27)
08. Jack Hammer - Kingston Bay (2:36)
09. Jack Hammer - Orion (3:11)
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