Jumpin' The Gunne

Jo Jo Gunne | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asylum
• ASIN: B000K7GOIK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,350,085 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine Melodic Rock, August 30, 2005

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Jeff Guitar "jfd55" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jumpin' the Gunne (Audio CD)

I purchased Jumpin` the Gunne in 1973 when it originally came out. It is a fine album of melodic rock. Thirty two years later , I still listen to it when I`m in the mood for high energy music. Time is the great test and Jumpin` the Gunne still rocks. In fact, all the Jo Jo Gunne CDs are worth owning.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't judge an album by its cover...horrible as it may be, March 24, 2009

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Michael "Michael" (Hamburg, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jumpin' the Gunne (Audio CD)

If only this album had the great album cover of the first album Jo Jo Gunne, of the 4 guys in the car. That one had a great cover, but songs like 'Run Run Run' and others are in my opinion not the best of Gunne. I guess everyone has their favourite of the 4 albums, and I know some people rate this as their worst, but for me it's the only one that competes with albums from 70s rock's A-list bands. The overall feeling is a bit more serious, but is still soaked in the 70s West Coast hard rock atmosphere they capture so well. Whereas the other albums all have a couple of songs that are hard to take seriously, or just unlikable, I find every track here great. There's no doubt that if the Eagles or another name band had recorded some of these they'd have been hits.

Tragically, it seems that the horrific choice of cover art (the obese naked woman is not visible on the photo above) played a role in this album's failing to make an impact. According to the Rhino version's liner notes, most major retailers refused to sell the album because of the nude woman on the cover. I don't know how the band resolved that problem, but it must have affected them as Jay Ferguson calls it 'the album cover that killed the band.' In the end the album peaked at something like 190 on the Billboard charts, but don't let that put you off. As an amateur rock archaeologist, I can say it's one of the greatest 'lost classics' I've ever found, and if you don't have a Gunne album, this is the place to start IMO.

PS - Another reviewer suggested this CD reissue had been remixed or extra instruments added. I own the Rhino 2 for 1 which has this album and 'So...Where's the Show', but I don't notice any difference with the LPs, they seem to be exactly the same. I'd have thought that Rhino had used the same version on this issue, but as I don't have it I can't say for sure.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome CD from a sometimes forgotten band, December 4, 2004

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H. Turner Jr. "MuzzaChunka" (Bunkie, La.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jumpin' the Gunne (Audio CD)

The first thing that must be said is that Jo Jo Gunne needs to get much more respect than it gets. This is a Hard rockin' CD that needs to be had by any 70's rock fan. My personal favorite on the CD is "High School Drool". Spend the bucks to get this one!!!