Jays walking?
I saw my friend Tom last night for the first time in umpteen years. I always associate him in my mind with The Jayhawks, and with the flurry of news about the band’s impending breakup, I couldn’t help but give them a shout-out today.
The Jayhawks’ last record, Rainy Day Music, has a whole slew of songs that would fit right in on Help! Tasteful production and playing, terrific harmony singing, there’s really nothing to object to here. Some of the songs are a wee tad thin on the content side, but the title says it all; this is comfort music pure and simple, like a stack of mashed potatoes on a windy night.
The really impressive thing to about The Jayhawks is that they are one of a very very few bands that survived the loss of their lead singer while keeping the essence of their sound pretty much intact. (Van Halen?) They also managed to survive some really bad cover art.
Oh, they’re not breaking up? Sheesh.
[Soundtrack]
The Jayhawks – Tampa To Tulsa.mp3
The Jayhawks breaking up? No, they are still #4 in the country