Re: Blues: Jimi Hocking - Blue Mandolin
Boy, is this ever a find! I don't know how you found him, but am I ever glad you did. This is the first album from a myspace musician I may have to actually buy - which is saying something about what i hear there, or my persnicketiness, or something - if only because I've been dragging my heels on Totally Gourdgeous for some reason. (Coincidentally, they too are from Australia.) Right now I'm digging on "Little Black Cat" - it's closest to my style. But he's got a pretty good range in songwriting, won an award as producer of this album, and knows his way around the instrument - and he's primarily a guitarist. Quite the talent! Sometimes the mandolin sounds just a bit light, but overall this is miles ahead of so many others, it's a thrill to hear. Good call!
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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