Album Notes

"Rip roaring, house rocking fun - that's the vibe that we got from listening to this album. Without a doubt, Big John Bates would scare the accountants at any major record company out of their neatly pressed pants. Like a '57 Chevy on the road out of Helltown, Big John Bates is not stopping for anyone. Relish it in all its grungy, lo-fi glory."

"With one foot in Memphis and the other on 42nd Street, like a badass pumped on moonshine liquor and knockoff Viagra," BIG JOHN BATES is a "first-rate guitarist who melds jump blues, rock & punk."

BJB's sound began with the greasy old-school punkabilly-surf of their debut disc "Flamethrower" (El Toro 2001) and grew into the rock'n'roll-exotica that defined "Mystiki" (DSR 2003). Both "Flamethrower" and "Mystiki" made their mark on national college charts. Their latest release is 2007's "Take Your Medicine" which is getting great attention from the kustom kulture and blues rock radio.

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