Search - Bunky & Jake :: L.a.M.F.

Overlooked Gem

08/14/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jake Jacobs (sometimes guitarist with NRBQ) and a country-blues/folk singer at a great moment put together this fine album. It has momentum, humor, and coherence; as a single work it holds together like the Beatles White Album, Pet Sounds, or Tommy.It's not a hard rocker, but almost a roots rocker; Slow Down Little Jaguar and Big Boy Pete show this side of their work; I am the Light is a Rev. Gary Davis number, in an excellent interpretation.I wore out two copies of this on vinyl before buying the CD -- in this overpriced import version -- and I don't regret it."

Unsung masterpiece

Craig Weatherby | Waltham, MA USA | 08/05/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This incomprehensibly overlooked album ranks with the best pop music of any decade, and epitomizes the eclectic-but-rootsy musical spirit of the 60's as well or better than any of the top folk-blues-rock groups of the era. The songwriting is very strong, and the covers of songs by Chuck Berry, Rev. Gary Davis, etc. equal or exceed the orginals. Jake is a very hot lead & rhythm player, and Bunky posseses a great, warm voice. Buy it--it's well worth the price! (PS: Their eponymous 1st LP didn't reach these heights.)"

At last

Craig Weatherby | 04/24/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"i stumbled upon this album in 1970 while working at a record store in nyc since then it has been a mainstay in my collection and the collection of all my friends, i have worn out a few
i also have seen jake and the family jewels at maxs kansas city long closed great album every song different,from girl from france do wop, to great clarinet of perry robinson on oh pearl
no matter the price i have searched for a replacement
and finally found it"