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One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure

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This is my all-time favorite CD. It's jazzy, smooth and a little torchy in places and sung by a woman with a voice like milk from a goddess. I have almost worn a hole in this disc. I'm not a music critic or even very eloquent, but I had to take this opportunity to encourage folks to buy this while it's still available! This group would clearly have been a major success if the lives of several band members hadn't been cut short in a tragic accident. The world truly lost an amazing group, and all of Atlanta mourned.

I was fortunate enough to see this band perform several times - including their last performance the night of the tragic car accident that killed two of the band members. The Jody Grind was all about Kelly Hogan - a singer who deserves much more recognition than she has received to date. While Hogan's later work has been mostly rooted in alt-country, the Jody Grind was eclectic to the extreme - jazz, R&B, rock, and soul all mixed together. To put it simply, if you are a fan of great female vocalists, you need to seek this CD out. While Hogan is best appreciated in person, this will give you a taste. After you've digested "One Man's Trash" be sure to follow up with her solo recordings. Everything she does is worth hearing.

Even though this album came out in '91, I was never exposed to it until '96. Upon listening for the first time, I thought that it was ok...but not what I needed to stay awake for my graveyard shift. A couple of days later I listened again, when I could relax and take it all in, and was transfixed by this beautiful woman's voice taking me away to a smoke-filled jazz lounge. I could almost picture her sprawled over a piano, delivering these delicious jazz melodies.

Since then, whenever I feel like relaxing, I will have a couple of cocktails, put this disk into the cd player, and be swept away once again. I never grow tired of this one.

Sassy, stylish treatments of some classic oldies.
I particularly love "One Man's Trash is Another Man's treasure", "It Aint Necessarily So", and "Peter Gunn".

Highly recommended.

Sassy, stylish treatments of some classic oldies.
I particularly love "One Man's Trash is Another Man's treasure", "It Aint Necessarily So", and "Peter Gunn".

Highly recommended.

This album, as fine as the above reviews indicate, came out in the spring of 1990.

The Jody Grind were one of the most interesting roots-rock/country groups of the early '90's & a showcase and
springboard for a distinctive singer, Kelly Hogan. This album is an eclectic mix of country, blues, & "classic pop"
standards, dipped occasionally in Georgia Southern Gothic imagery and touches of various folk rhythms. Perhaps a bit too eclectic
at times-- but it would have been interesting to see where the group might have gone. Essential though for any Hogan fan, and definitely of interest for anyone with a taste for alternative country, roots rock or country blues.

An eclectic mix of original and cover songs. A strong flavor of blues permeates this album with a hint of country and big band sound. The stronger titles, by far, within this album are the band's own titles. Kelly Hogan's voice dominates this album and rightfully so. Her voice has remained one of our favorites for the past 9 years. It is sad that the life of this band was ended so tragically. I continue to hope to hear this sound in the future.