MOJOSMOKE: Time Bomb, Baby

Mojosmoke

Time Bomb, Baby

© 1999 Mucho Mojo Music

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Delicious and dense modern roots-rock that sounds like bacon smells when it's cooking, with thick chocolate cake for dessert.

tracks

1 I'm Your Violin
2 Sanctuary
3 Don't Make Me Cry
4 Roll With The Punches
5 Harmony Way
6 She's A Stranger
7 Behold
8 When She Walks Out The Door
9 Bad Season In Time
10 Everything
11 This Side Of Heaven
12 Fun While It Lasted

notes

Where there's smoke, there's fire, and Mojosmoke is set to burn up the charts with their second release, "Time Bomb, Baby". The Global Muse says: "Five Stars! Mojosmoke have a definite chart burner on their hands here, with definite radio potential. Great vocals that fit the music so well, it should be a crime. MojoSmoke is one of those bands that create a hot modern rock groove with a lot of musical influences and intelligent diversity".

Rock journalist Kate Goldsmith says: "Mojosmoke's second release, 'TIME BOMB, BABY' catapults the band into the next strata with creative arrangements, finely wrought lyrics and strong songwriting. Wonderful musical and lyrical twists await the listener. There are 12 numbers that celebrate the witty, loving, funny, sad, angry, thoughtful, thoughtless, mortal yet eternally optimistic complex of DNA known as the human being. The future may be unknown, but it makes for some fantastic music right now!"

Cuts from "Time Bomb, Baby" have appeared in many feature films including "The Good Neighbor" starring Billy Dee Williams, "Airboss" and "A Killing", winner of the Best Cinematography Award, 1999 New York Independant Film Festival.

Music from this album has also appeared in Lincoln Mercury TV commercials starring NY Yankees pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, and in a spot to promote the NY appearance of the Dalai Lama in Central Park last August.

"Fantastic...a great band...You'll find nothing better than MOJOSMOKE on the radio."
-George Fletcher, WRRV Radio

"Awesome...outstanding!"
-Mike Colvin, WPDH Radio

"Five Stars! A potent mix of invigorating rock tunes!Tight...soulful...skillful songwriting and clever interplay."
-Rhythm and News Magazine

"This CD really grew on me. Inhale MOJOSMOKE, it's good for you!"
-More Sugar Magazine


"Mojosmoke is a band you won't forget, with songs you won't forget."
-Kevin Robinson writer, novelist, "Stick Foster" detective series

reviews

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  • Difficult to categorize, EASY TO APPRECIATE!
    author: Bill Liska

    Throughout the history of rock, some of the greatest music has always been difficult to categorize. Clapton's mid-seventies recordings, Dylan's neo-religious period, the WHO's Face Dances lp, etc... Such is the case with MOJOSMOKE's Time Bomb, Baby. Is it rock, is it pop, folk, lite-jazz, R&B?? Fact is.....its all of the above and more! Like the aforementioned classics, the superior songwriting and lyrics sets TIMEBOMB apart from any other music this reviewer has heard. The vocals of Jon Moorehead are strong, distinctive, and most importantly; instantly memorable. Although, Time Bomb, Baby is completely unique in its compelling grooves, like all GREAT music it is timeless. Bill Liska Feb. 2005 ps. Since the release of Time Bomb, Baby, there is an equally wonderful third MOJOSMOKE cd titled IN THE LAND OF SMOKE AND HONEY. Available directly from Jon Moorehead and highly recommended.

  • Each Song Is An Exploration
    author: Salt For Slugs Magazine

    It seems so long ago that I once saw a band called Bad Craziness. The eruption of raw emotion and musical talent burned my retina like a supernova from the dogstar. The reason this comes to mind is I personally thought the day and age of good musicians being allowed to make records that meant something to them was over. I felt this was confirmed when I saw the line-up of Aerosmith/N¹Sync for the Superbowl. Rock was dead. But like watching the flame-lit shadows in Plutonic cave, I was looking at specters of the true source of the form. Major labels are not where the populace of the kingdom of rock should be looking for quality music, Napster proves that. The whole reason the Big 5, soon to be Big 4, are against such technological advancements is because they cannot control distribution and suppress the incredible cool music such as Mojosmoke in lieu of such pieces of tripe as Back Street Boys; and within the genre of Mojosmoke itself, bands such as Wide Spread Panic. MOJOSMOKE's Time Bomb, Baby is a testament to the wide-ranging talents a single band can have. Each song an exploration. Each one thought through and designed by someone who has at least heard the words "music theory". In this day and age where the commodity of music is becoming more marginalized, its nice to see bands like Mojosmoke on the event horizon of the black hole that is popular music. (ran scot) Salt For Slugs Magazine

  • Kick-ass tunes
    author: New Hampshire Review - Bill

    Sweet music to the ears. Can't wait for their next album. The song "Everything" is my favorite since it goes over so well with the women.

  • Time Bomb, Baby, catapults the band into the next strata with creative arrangeme
    author: Kate Goldsmith/ Dutchess Magazine

    So much for "sophomore slump." Mojosmoke's second release, "Time Bomb, Baby," catapults the band into the next strata with creative arrangements, finely wrought lyrics and strong songwriting. Utilizing a broad range of musical styles, sometimes within one tune, writers Jon Moorehead and Dave Skoglund have brewed up a vibrant potion that's good for what ails ya. Although "Time Bomb, Baby" isn't a concept album per se, the songs are woven together by a central theme, the eternal plight of the human condition. Love, loss, friendship, hardship and uncertainty about the future are dealt with honestly without getting heavy-handed or pedantic. From the opening bars of "I'm Your Violin" to the closing "Fun While It Lasted," wonderful musical and lyrical twists await the listener. Moorehead uses his voice as another would play a saxophone, or the drums for that matter. He punctuates, opposes, alternately soars and whispers while he communicates, creating unique vocal lines that command attention. Skoglund, who plays nearly all the instruments, is a musician of significant depth and ability. Within the language of sound, he fluently speaks the various dialects and makes sense of it all. Drummer Jimmy Horend lays down the groove on most of the tracks, and Danny Mortensen plays upright bass on a track called "Everything." Among the finest tunes on the disc is the aforementioned "I'm Your Violin." A standard blues trick of using thinly-veiled sexual metaphor directed at the object of desire is given an interesting spin. "Sanctuary" has a great, Allman Brothers-type guitar riff running through it. "Don't Make Me Cry" is reminiscent of the heartfelt R & B songs from the '60s. Moorehead is really in his element here. In "Harmony Way," a wistful tune about friendship at the peak of youth, so much is said with so few words. A must-listen. "Behold" is a no-nonsense blues-rocker about learning it "the hard way," and further evidence of the duo's writing expertise. The CD's cover depicts a globe of the world with the head and limbs of a baby doll. But the globe is actually a bomb about to go off. So, what's the verdict? Moorehead himself says, "The album is not really a hardcore apocalyptic view of the future, but more of a tongue-in-cheek one." In all, there are 12 numbers that celebrate the witty, loving, funny, sad, angry, thoughtful, thoughtless, mortal yet eternally optimistic complex of DNA known as the human being. The future may be unknown, but it makes for some fantastic music right now!*** Kate Goldsmith is Assistant Editor of Dutchess magazine, a freelance writer and drummer for the band WildCard Factor.

  • Once the world gets a whiff of Mojosmoke, they’ll be hooked.
    author: Kevin Robinson

    Mojosmoke’s follow-up to their 1998 debut, “PULL” has been much anticipated, since that first CD garnered so much interest and song placement in film and television . The debut Mojosmoke sound created a powerful feeling while you were listening, and that was just the quality that some independent film makers were looking for. Two cuts off that first effort were used on the soundtrack of the action-adventure film "Airboss II," and also ended up in the pay-for-view TV series "Video Vixens." The award winning film, “A Killing” featured two Mojosmoke tunes as well. And the song,"Hurry" just ended up in a commercial featuring NY Yankee's pitcher, Orlando “El Duque” Hernandes. And lest you think the movie deals and the commercials were flukes, several of singer Jonathan Moorehead’s tunes from his previous band Blue Law, were recently picked up by the popular MTV show, "Real World," and will air next season. So that brings me to their new CD, “TIME BOMB BABY”. When I heard it had been released, despite all their success to date, I confess to hoping that Jon and Dave had broadened their approach even wider. Though exceedingly difficult, it is possible to be both truly distinctive and genuinely accessible. To my great delight, I found that “Time Bomb, Baby” is clearly a "next level" CD. The unique Mojosmoke sound is present throughout, as is the powerful vibe that one always feels when Moorhead's rich in-your-face vocals dance with Skoglund's hauntingly expressive guitar licks, but several of the CD's tracks literally stopped me in mine. This band has clearly crossed over with tunes you'll relate to at once. If, for example, you're not humming, or at least thinking nostalgically about "Harmony Way" for days after you first hear it, you're either under the age of 20 and still living at home with Mommy, or you're dead. Accessibility in popular music is tapping directly into themes that most of us can relate to in one way or another. It also means creating tunes that people remember. Mojosmoke is now a band with a sound you won't forget, and a band with songs you won't forget. Cuts like "When She Walks Out the Door," and "Don't Make Me Cry" are just two more excellent examples. And the production values on this CD carry the proceedings with exceptional energy. Turn the volume up on this one ‘til the furniture shakes. Mojosmoke, which consists of vocalist Jonathan Moorehead, guitarist Dave Skoglund, and drummer Jimmy Horend, are musicians who for the most part are known more to other area musicians than to the public at large....despite the fact that all three are quite exceptional. But I suspect that's all going to change. Once the world gets a whiff of Mojosmoke, they’ll be hooked. Kevin Robinson

  • Time Bomb, Baby is a keeper, showing a band in transition into a major player on
    author: Steve Bellizzi, Bandboard.net

    Mojosmoke- “Time, Bomb Baby” From the first track to the last, this CD rocks. Every track has a unique and distinct groove to it. Jonathan Moorehead shows off his talent as a singer and lyricist. His vocals are particularly soulful on “When She Walks Out the Door”. From the dirty guitar on “I'm your Violin” and “Roll with the Punches” to the clean and bright guitar work on “Harmony Way”, Dave Skoglund shows a broad range of textures and feeling. Our favorite track is the last one, “Fun While It Lasted”, with it's solid vocals and lyrics like "It's too late, time to vacate" and "Kiss, kiss, bye-bye", making an environmental analogy comparing the ravaged planet to a party that’s waning. Mojosmoke's "Time Bomb, Baby" is a keeper. Solid writing and playing, on a well produced CD makes this an effective follow-up to 1998’s debut “PULL”, showing a band in transition into a major player on the modern rock scene. STEVE BELLIZZI Bandboard.net

  • Mojosmoke have a definite chart burner on their hands here.
    author: The Global Muse

    For those of you who need labels and categorized music to aid you in your music quest, this very colorful music has the great elements of straight ahead rock & roll with a smooth modern rock vibe that work extremely well together. The music is very good with a definite radio potential. I really didn't know what to expect from one song to the next. Great vocals that fit the music so well, it should be a crime. Jonathan Moorehead has those soulful vocals that work so well with this music. It's very evident on the song "Don't Make Me Cry." The music is composed with a very passionate feel to it. This is one of those albums that pulls everything together with influences that span the musical realms and genres. Mojosmoke have a definite chart burner on their hands here. - Michael Allison - THEGLOBALMUSE.COM

  • Iconoclastic and enjoyable from start to finish.
    author: Ny Rock

    There's a variety to the songs on this disc, from funk rock to folk, and by the ninth cut, "Bad Season in Time," it hit me – their sound is like a next generation Steely Dan, with more emphasis on rock than jazz. Jonathan Moorehead has a voice that covers all the styles flawlessly, while multi-instrumentalist Dave Skoglund takes care of the bulk of the music, shining on guitar solos. The band (duo, is perhaps more apt) has gotten their work onto film scores and television commercials, and there's no reason the tunes shouldn't see airplay as well. This is also a home studio production, and either Moorehead has a bitchin' setup in his parents' basement, or he knows how to squeeze the most out of a small system. Iconoclastic and enjoyable from start to finish.

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