Review by Keith Langerman for Nightwatcher's House Of Rock
Every once in a while there comes along a band who simply blows you away. Jason Kane & The Jive is such a band.
Formed in 2014 by Jason Kane and Nick Jive, in the hard rockin city of San Antonio, Texas they derive influences from such acts as Johnny Winter, Grand Funk Railroad, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Funkadelic, Cactus, Sly and the Family Stone, and Janis Joplin.
After two extremely solid self-financed releases in 2017's self-titled debut and 2018's 'Hellacious Boogie', The Jive are back with a brand new offering, 'Soggy Noggin'. An album that builds upon their strengths and shows a band on the cusp of greatness as they expand their horizons with impressive results.
The result is one of the finest releases one is likely to find in the hard rock genre, sure to please fans of such traditional rock & roll revivalists such as Rival Sons and Dirty Honey.
Jason Kane is a triple threat. Vocally reminiscent of a young Glenn Hughes, guitar-wise he reminds one of the late Tommy Bolin mixed with Eddie Hazel and Frank Marino while his songwriting impresses mightily.
Coming right out of the gate with the hard-rocking, funky "Machine Of Dreams", the band goes from strength to strength. More than ably assisted by bassist Nick Jive and drummer Jules Gabriel Flores. who combine to form a solid bedrock over which Kane can shine.
Hot spots include a wonderful cover of the Lucifer's Friend classic "Burning Ships", which would make John Lawton proud and ending in high style with the funky, soulful horn-laden"Bossman", which features drummer Steven Rodriguez. Assisted by L.A.'s uber-talented Top Shelf Brass Band, it finishes the record in top form, resulting in an album that is certain to be in my top 10 of 2020.
In a nutshell - If this were the 1970's this band would be headling arenas instead of slugging it out in local clubs, truly stadium level rock ready to burst out. Jason Kane & The Jive are the band Greta Van Fleet dream of being. Highly recommended. 10/10
For more information on Jason Kane & The Jive go to :
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/jasonkaneandthejive/
Bandcamp: https://jasonkaneandthejive.bandcamp.com/
YouTube : Jason Kane Official
Spotify : Jason Kane & The Jive On Spotify
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