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Fulmination

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I do not try to hide the fact that I am a huge Beat Farmer fan. In fact, I am proud of my affiliation with the band. Sadly, when we lost Country Dick, the Beat Farmers died with him. While the spawn of bands after the end of the Beat Farmers included some sort of combination of Jerry Raney, Joey Harris, Rollie Love, and/or Buddy Blue (Raney-Blue, Powerthud, The Flying Putos, Joey Harris and the Mentals, and The Farmers to name a few if not all), they could never match the joy that was the Beat Farmers.

That said, this new album from The Farmers is NOT a BEAT FARMER album. That said, it is pure Jerry Raney from vocals to guitar and shows the side of him that he brought to the Beat Farmer's musical mystery tour. The album is a nice collection of tunes. If you are a BFer fan, you should pick this up. In fact, the only thing missing here is the guitar sound from Joey Harris and his vocals. Then again, the same can be said about Joey's latest effort "Joey Harris And The Mentals" where Jerry's guitar and vocals are missed.

Put the two albums together, and it may have been a classic. As they stand alone, they are solid and very respectable albums. I guess I long for the time where times were a little less complex and the what mattered was the music. I am still bothered by what eventually happened after the end of the BFers but life has moved on, we all grow older, and cherish the great memories of what once was.

BOTTOM LINE: Jerry can still play that guitar and you should buy this album now!

I actually PAID for this cd, Dan would be so proud of me( no matter what michelle thinks). It has some good songs, some funny-BF'er funny that is, lines too. The quality of the guys abilities shines through- this band has what is left of the elite from the early punk/new wave days in San Diego-and they play like it! My only complaint is that is is recorded TOO good, it sounds TOO slick, I need to hear the guitars more front and center. Jerry is too good not to take over on each song. Sully and Bongo are awesome as the backbeat of the band, Corbin's vocals fit in very nicely, and of course, Jerry Raney can play guitar with ANYONE! So go buy this one, grab a beer, swing your partner around, belch a few, and have a blast.
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Hi all you San Diego people!

The Farmers are resilient, rock'n'roll survivors. Their pedigree (Penetrators, Beat Farmers, Powerthud, you name it) speaks for itself. The music on this disc is rocks harder than most of the earlier Farmer/Beat Farmer discs, a sign of Jerry Raney's writing taking the forefront. "Come Over Here" has an unusual beat and structure, but packs power unheard on 2005's superb disc "Loaded". "Your Own Way" is a favorite from the band's live show, a chugging rocker that shows Jerry's dedication to Chuck Berry. The band's local fan base is paid its due on "East County Woman" and Bongo's Kmak's "Walking Into Lakeside", both showing the wacky humor that is a tradition in Farmer/Beat Farmer music.
"Mr Dynamite" features both vocalists, with Corbin Turner joining in as Jerry does some serious shredding on guitar, on what might be the sleeper on this disc. Corbin does a bit of Country Dick channeling on "Mexicali Nights", a crowd-pleaser that sings the simple pleasures of cool cerveza in the summertime, while weaving a tale of colorful characters in a border town. The instrumental "Cantaloupe Moon" dates back to Jerry's days with the seminal San Diego blues-rock band Glory, in the late sixties.
'Fulmination' is a statement from a band that has weathered the storms and lost none of its swagger. Chis (Sully) Sullivan shines on bass, Bongo is in top form, and the band seems ready to lay groundwork for more adventures.

I like it. These are the new Farmers and while some songs are similar to the original Beat Farmers, others have the definite flavour of the new formation. It is a Fulmination; (a Farmers culmination?) and stands happily in its own right. Very enjoyable. DJ.

It's not The Beat Farmers...it's not like first album of The Farmers but
it's a excellent music and who ever listen and loved BF or The Farmers at the beginning
should listen this great CD.....dig your copy and enjoy !!!