Switching Gears

Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 2, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blind Pig
• ASIN: B000000NAB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,322 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Tracks: 1 I've Got Other Plans 2 Take Me With You When You Go 3 Dancing On Broken Glass 4 It's My Own Fault 5 Monkey 6 Roy's Blues 7 I Wouldn't Change A Thing 8 Write If You Find Love 9 I Got To Be Strong 10 Gin In The Morning 11 Still Raining, Still Dreaming 12 If This Is Love 13 Still Raining, Still Dreaming (Reprise). UPC 019148504523

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Switching Gears: A Smooth Five-Speed Drive, September 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Switching Gears (Audio CD)

I'd never heard Jimmie Thackery play until...Switching Gears was previewed in its entirety on an FM station while I was driving across the prairies of Alberta, Canada-what a welcome surprise! An interview with Thackery was interspersed with the songs and let listeners in on how the album was created, but the music speaks for itself. If you're tired of blues CDs that seem repetitive or simply shreik and growl because they're supposed to, then Switching Gears is for you. No two tracks the same, and every cut played for a reason and with respect. Five stars because that's what top notch is all about.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thackery Rules, April 20, 2000

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David Chism (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Switching Gears (Audio CD)

This album is another fine example of Jimmy Thackery's expertise as true blues axman. From top to bottom this album smokes. No two songs are alike, yet all of them keep you on the edge of your seat waiting for the next. I have had the pleasure of seeing Jimmy live quite a few times and if you think his CD is good, you haven't heard anything yet. I own everyone of his release's and suggest you do the same. It is money well spent!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So So, January 10, 2002

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Bob Davis (Christchurch New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Switching Gears (Audio CD)

Unfortunately I keep expecting something from Jimmy like 'Wild Night Out' and 'Switching Gears' again disappoints. The album is uneven, envoking styles from cajun to Roy Buchanan to Hendrix to Joe Louis Walker and his own songs. His mastery of the guitar is not in question, just his choice of songs. Even so, there are some highlights, mostly which revolve around his playing. 'It's my own fault' with Lonnie Brooks, 'Roy's Blues' and 'Gin in the Morning' are the most memorable.