{"id":13689,"date":"2020-10-20T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T05:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13689"},"modified":"2020-10-18T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T19:04:00","slug":"john-schooley-and-his-one-man-band-self-titled-voodoo-rhythm-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13689","title":{"rendered":"John Schooley And His One Man Band &#8211; &#8216;Self-titled&#8217; (Voodoo Rhythm Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13691 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10-1140x1144.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2681058153_10.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Not the sort of one-man-band you saw outside Woolworths in the 70s, John Schooley is firmly in the blues-trash vein of Daddy Long Legs. Hailing from Austin, Texas, and with a love of Howlin\u2019 Wolf and primal, dirty rhythm and blues, this is his second album for Voodoo Rhythm Records. A mixture of classics and originals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The album is bookended with \u2018Black Diamond Express Train To Hell\u2019 parts 1 and 2, \u2018Chicago Breakdown\u2019 being the first full song, with the rhythm of an out of control train, in 1930s Chicago, obviously. \u2018Factory Dog\u2019 is an original, not that you\u2019d know, as John is fully immersed in his chosen field. This is a compliment. He even throws in a third chord, just to show off. \u2018Cat Squirrel\u2019 is a foot-stomping tune, while \u2018She Ain\u2019t Comin\u2019 Home\u2019 is a slower, slide-infused song.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Drive You Faster\u2019 does exactly that. John is almost beating Daddy Long Legs on his own here, he certainly doesn\u2019t hold back. Live, he must be a sight to see. \u2018Honest I Do\u2019 pushes the distortion to the edge, \u2018I Wish You Would\u2019 takes it back to its original roots, \u2018A Lover Not A Fighter\u2019 is like a old, blues dude wrestling The Cramps. Howlin\u2019 Wolf\u2019s \u2018Killing Floor\u2019 wraps things up nicely, just as it should sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If Daddy Long Legs\u2019 last album was too slick for your tastes, this will float your boat. Feral production values and plenty of rough edges. Real rhythm and blues.<\/p>\n<p>Buy &#8216;John Schooley &amp; His One Man Band&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/voodoorhythm.myshopify.com\/collections\/lp\/products\/vrcd23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voodoorhythm.bandcamp.com\/album\/one-man-band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/John-Schooley-and-his-One-Man-Band-117047548402873\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnschooley.com\/?fbclid=IwAR3GDOkQOhYJ9kpPMLaXDfrDPFH6YiPNnPFFjvlo2dJnHa0OoYUj7g-sSlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Martin Chamarette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not the sort of one-man-band you saw outside Woolworths in the 70s, John Schooley is firmly in the blues-trash vein of Daddy Long Legs. Hailing from Austin, Texas, and with a love of Howlin\u2019 Wolf and primal, dirty rhythm and blues, this is his second album for Voodoo Rhythm Records. A mixture of classics and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5986,1800,1032],"class_list":["post-13689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-john-schooley-his-one-man-band","tag-martin-chamarette","tag-voodoo-rhythm-records","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13692,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13689\/revisions\/13692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}