Showing posts with label Jimi Hocking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jimi Hocking. Show all posts

Friday, January 8, 2016

Jimi Hocking - 2 albums: Give Jimi Some Love / Live At The Royal Standard Hotel

Jimi Hocking is a songwriter, singer and guitarist of the highest calibre, the electric love child of T-Bone Walker, BB King and Jimi Hendrix. He struts the stage with his band, playing his ‘showy’ guitar style while pulling all the classic stunts ... behind the head ... the duck walk ... even the splits!

Jimi is in his element live on stage, whether it be a small cafe or a massive festival. His combination of banter and story-telling, wailing guitar and mandolin with superb songwriting and performance makes Jimi one of the 'must-see' acts in blues today.

Jimi’s affinity with the guitar started as a boy when his father, Kevin Hocking (a well known pianist and composer) realised that Jimi was more interested in Chuck Berry than his piano lessons, and so presented him with a primitive acoustic guitar for Christmas. These humble beginnings led to an ongoing career in music, with Jimi playing electric guitar, acoustic guitar and mandolin.

Album: Give Jimi Some Love
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:28
Size: 92.7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:59] 1. Everybody's Clown
[3:25] 2. Skinny White Boy
[3:09] 3. Blues At My House
[4:18] 4. Look At The Damage (Free The Children)
[4:18] 5. Mr Nobody
[3:53] 6. Collar Up
[2:37] 7. Credit Card Blues
[4:12] 8. Tell Me Where, Tell Me When
[3:39] 9. Romance In Aisle 2
[3:37] 10. Boxing Gloves
[3:16] 11. No Turning Back (Acoustic)

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Album: Jimi Hocking & Rebecca Davey With Dreamboogie - Live At The Royal Standard Hotel
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:58
Size: 84.6 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Contemporary blues vocals
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[0:27] 1. Intro
[3:35] 2. Wang Dang Doodle
[4:08] 3. Here We Go Again
[3:05] 4. Tell Me Where, Tell Me When
[3:44] 5. Wasting Time In Georgia
[2:51] 6. Lonesome Day Blues
[5:49] 7. When The Levee Breaks
[5:09] 8. The Golden Rule
[5:56] 9. Voodoo Chile
[2:10] 10. Jimi And Rebecca (Interview)

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Jimi Hocking - 2 albums: Blue Guitar / Electric Mojo Machine

Jimi Hocking is a songwriter, singer and guitarist of the highest calibre, the electric love child of T-Bone Walker, BB King and Jimi Hendrix. He struts the stage with his band, playing his ‘showy’ guitar style while pulling all the classic stunts ... behind the head ... the duck walk ... even the splits! Jimi is in his element live on stage, whether it be a small cafe or a massive festival. His combination of banter and story-telling, wailing guitar and mandolin with superb songwriting and performance makes Jimi one of the 'must-see' acts in blues today.

In 1999 Jimi defied his critics and released his first blues album, ‘Blue Guitar’ … despite pressure to keep to the rock stage, Jimi insisted he would play the music that was close to his heart. The results speak for themselves, with ‘Blue Guitar’ selling as well today as it did when it was released, Jimi's switch from rock to blues has been vindicated many times over since then!

In 2009 Jimi finally settled on tracks for his long awaited 12th studio album 'Electric Mojo Machine', an album that saw Jimi fall in love all over again with his Les Paul Gold Top, the guitar it all started on. Somehow he managed to get it recorded (and re-recorded!), mixed and released by late in the year - all this while averaging a dozen live sets of blues a week! He also appeared at a swag of festivals including Woodford in QLD, Queenscliff in VIC and, a bit further from home, the Himalayan Blues Festival in Kathmandu!

Album: Blue Guitar
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:34
Size: 106.6 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1999/2011
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. Brand New Radio
[5:29] 2. Bitter Tears
[2:25] 3. The Blues Is My Boss
[4:27] 4. The Golden Rule
[4:28] 5. My Way Or The Highway
[2:52] 6. My First Car
[2:16] 7. School Fool
[4:13] 8. Nothing To Prove
[3:42] 9. My Idea Of Fun
[3:37] 10. A Little Like Me
[2:41] 11. The Most Beautifool
[3:45] 12. Daydreamin'
[2:24] 13. Trouble

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Album: Electric Mojo Machine
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:35
Size: 90.6 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2009/2011
Art: Front

[4:15] 1. Lonely Days
[4:24] 2. Lost My Mind
[4:19] 3. Wasting Time In Georgia
[3:42] 4. One Last Chance
[3:26] 5. Peacemaker
[3:32] 6. Cold Wind
[4:22] 7. Old Guitar
[3:59] 8. Big City Blues
[2:46] 9. Old School Skater
[4:46] 10. Christmas Bluesbreaker

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