JP Jones - "Life and Death" @ Score! Music Magazine

	JP Jones - Life and Death
	Location	Rhode Island
	Initial Impression	I just finished reading a Stephen King novel, and I'm pretty sure that's the mark of the "Crimson King" on this CD. That can't be good!
Notable Lyric	"Pull over and let me drive / I wanna live and not just survive." - "Pull Over"
Factoid	In the credits, they list a studio cat, Theo, and a studio dog, Snoop Snuffalupoulis.
Serve With	A cat curled up in your lap. How can you go wrong with that?
Comments	Well, my thoughts upon hearing the first song aren't very charitable: I hated it. The vocals are too loud, the instruments sound unrehearsed, and, by god, it's folk. The slow, heartfelt second song, "The King Is Dead," was pleasant in a Bruce Springsteen way. And by the third song I was back to pulling my hair out over that breathy, off-kilter, Bob Dylan-esque voice. The saving grace of this disc are the elements of jazz and blues, and, for the most part, the politically aware lyrics. The keyboards, violin, and electric guitar funk it up some. The remainder of the disc wavers back and forth between acoustic folk and down-home blues. I waver with it; sometimes it makes me cringe, but... dammit, I guess it isn't all that bad.
URL	www.jpjones.net
Reviewer	Jaimie (11/03)