"Potato Hole" Praise
“Booker T. Jones sounds more pithy and forceful than ever on “Potato Hole”…Mr. Jones still jabs terse, unhurried melodies that sound as if he knows the lyrics but would never tell. Where the M.G.’s suavely underplayed their aggression, the rockers’ multiple-guitar attack, with distortion and feedback, gives the music teeth.” – Jon Pareles. New York Times
“A bad ass set of MG’s-style instrumentals. Jones’ sweet, thick Hammond B-3 riffs are spiked with Truckers’ roughneck (and surprisingly funky) Southern rock and some exceptional lyrical, focused Young guitar leads. The originals feel like old standards. But the cover of Outkast’s “Hey Ya” is a zinger: It’s Southern race-mixing party music come full circle.” – Rolling Stone
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Booker T. Jones, best known for his work in the '60s as an organist with Booker T. & the MGs, chose a seemingly unlikely source of inspiration for his new album, "Potato Hole" (Anti): the growling sound of Neil Young's favorite Les Paul guitar through his Fender Tweed Deluxe amplifier...
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MAY 6, 2009 - By JIM FUSILLI - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Booker T "Native New Yorker"
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