I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Tequila & Bullets, from Jay Hooks and it's a potent blues rocker. Opening with hard driver, Evinrude Boat Motor, Jay Hooks leads the way with fiery rhythm guitar and rugged vocals. With Matt Johnson on drums, Brock Proctor on bass and Barry Seeland on keys, giving Hooks an aggressive bottom to jump on the gas with flaming lead guitar. Strong opener. Title track, Tequila & Bullets is built over an updated Morganfield base. A relentless guitar vamp, supported by bass, drums and keys leaves an open stage for soaring guitar soloing and tandem vocal/guitar lead for a really solid track. Very cool. Rocker, Left Me Cold, has a light, Latin rhythm by Procter and Johnson and Hooks sings a cool melody. Melodic guitar phrasing shows real style by Hooks on a firm Peter Green theme. Mind Full has a gritty, very early Texas blues band feel with a simple rhythm and a lot of guitar grind over, under and around, simple vocals by Hooks. This is what blues rock should sound like. Another tight track is I Was Wrong with a super rockfunky back beat and a great bass line by Procter and scorching guitar riffs by Hooks. Wrapping the release is slow blues ballad, Mexican Larry, with soulful vocals and a gripping extended guitar soloing by Hooks. Strong closer.
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