Gonna Take You Downtown

Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder Records
• ASIN: B00000031E
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,597 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Cajun & Zydeco
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 20-AUG-1996

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Louisianna music that's hotter than its food!, July 30, 1998

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Basil O'Mallan ([e-mail]) (Guam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gonna Take You Downtown (Audio CD)

If you're looking for music that you can listen to while you sit back, drink some wine, and watch the sun set -- DON'T get this album. But if you're in the market for some contagious get-down foot-stomping sounds -- this is it. You simply cannot sit still while listening to this album. It makes you want to dance. My kids ages 7 to 17 were all dancing like fools in the living room, while I was doing the same in the kitchen. I don't know that much about the style of music, or even its history, I just know I like it and I strongly recommend it to everyone with a love for good gyrating boogie music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blues fan discovers Zydeco, June 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gonna Take You Downtown (Audio CD)

I recently saw this band perform the title track on the David Letterman show. I've never been to Loisianna, nor been a fan of funk, but this is contagious! The title track is THE music to liven up a party. I dare you to try and sit still through it. This is a must-have for my collection. Blues fans will be particularly interested in this artist.

4.0 out of 5 stars Crackles with Energy, July 23, 2009

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Karl W. Nehring (Ostrander, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gonna Take You Downtown (Audio CD)

Probably one of the least likely places you would think of going to purchase a zydeco CD would be Carmel, California, but that's where I picked up Gonna Take You Downtown while on a business trip (tough job, checking out hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions in and around Monterey, but somebody had to do it... ) one lovely spring. When I got back to Ohio and fired this baby up on the old stereo, I was immediately impressed. The CD's title cut, written by Beau Jocque (real name: Andrus Espre) starts things off with a riff that sounds a lot like "LaGrange" from ZZTop, but with a zydeco twist. The second cut is a zydeco version of War's "Cisco Kid," and later in the program is a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." Another Beau Jocque composition, "It's So Easy When You're Breezin'," seem to be a mix of the old George Benson tune, "Breezin'," with a little of Young-Holt Unlimited's "Soulful Strut" thrown in for good measure.

Yes, much of the music on this CD is derivative, but the group infuses it with so much energy and good will that you can't help but be impressed. The recording crackles with energy, with plenty of midbass punch and good dynamics. An amazing CD!