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| Jim Allchin: Overclocked  Here's what Frank O. Gutch Jr., Rock and Reprise, has to say about Overclocked: "I remember the first time I heard Stevie Ray Vaughan. All I could think was, man, that's some guitar! The first time I heard Jim Allchin, ditto. Maybe he isn't Stevie Ray Vaughan, but he's Jim Allchin all over the freakin' place and I figure if you have a love for the rockin' side of R&B and rock 'n' roll, you'll feel the same. Allchin can play! I know you've heard it before, but he's a step beyond. I swear. You love jammin' guitar, you have got to hear this guy.Great thing is, he isn't all guitar. Allchin surrounds himself with one of the best bands I've heard in some time, from background singers to horn section to some of the best blues players I've had the pleasure of hearing, and makes it work! Take a trip with me here and I'll explain. You want boogie, Overclocked rocks (and steamrolls) you right back into the fifties and sixties, when boogie ruled the clubs. And I mean steamrolls you! If that guitar got on the dance floor, it'd be knocking everyone else off, it's so powerful. Listen to it loud? Be prepared for your ears to bleed. Now hear me, it isn't the volume, it's the power. The way to use it is to dole it out in the right places and the right place is Overclocked, trust me. Listen to me when I say that this is blues but it isn't. This is beyond blues. Jim Allchin? You'll be hearing more about him. If I was you, though, I would be checking him out right away. Sort of beating the rush, if you know what I mean. He is the kind of guy when you mention him at a party, you get quizzical looks, but at the next party, you get slaps on the back. That's called building your musical cachet. What I call it is damn good stuff. Damn good." write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |