J.J.Cale – The musical review of album Roll On

# Year: 2009
# Genre: Rock — Classic/Hard

Time to leave a shade

Career of American multi-instrumentalist J.J.Cale, the founder of so-called musical movement Tulsa Soul, has begun more fifty years ago. Its real name – John U.Cale, however, that listeners have not confused the actor with John Kejlom from Velvet Underground, in the mid-sixties it took a pseudonym of J.J.. For many years Cale actively went on tour and acted in various clubs. Its style has developed very much early and since then did not vary – minimalistic arrangements, the thoughtful lyrics and blues with jazz harmonies. He has written down in total more than twenty albums and here many years is little-known, but thus the cult musician. On the big scene it know is better for Eric Clapton’s After Midnight hits and Cocaine. Its songs also it is frequent resong other executors, and melodies invariably became hits. Moreover, such celebrities as already mentioned Eric Clapton, and also Mark Nopfler, Bryan Ferri and Nejl Young recognise strong influence of creativity of Cale on their music. However in the beginning of this century for the musician time has come to leave a shade. So, at the fiftieth ceremony of delivery Grammy the actor has received the award for a joint album with Eric Clapton The Road To Escondido, and interest to its music at listeners has amplified. This year J.J.Cale has written down the new disk Roll On which, undoubtedly, will involve even more attention in its creativity.

J.J.Cale continues cooperation with Eric Clapton

As one would expect, the part of songs for album Roll On of Cale was written down in Tulse, by the State of Oklahoma, at studio North Dejvida Tigardena. Teagarden has divided party shock on this work with Jim Keltnerom. On this plate the actor remains is true as the habits, and the crowned to style. And as the first proof it is served header by a disk track – Roll On, which Cale has written down with the old friend and colleague Eric Clapton. It is a remembered pop melody in the spirit of ruts-fate. The disk is opened by jazz melody Who Knew, and it is followed by introspective and philosophical composition Former Me. On such tracks as Where The Sun Don’t Shine and Fonda-Lina, J.J. affords small musical experiments, however, remaining true style. On gloomy Where The Sun Don’t Shine you will hear unusual keyboard, and song Fonda-Lina bears in itself a shade of the Spanish music. One of the most remembered tracks on an album can name safely blues Down To Memphis, and impressing motive Strange Days will please with a mix of acoustics and boogs – but there is more to come surprises from Dzhej-Dzheja Kejla as in this track are used both a mandoline. The immemorial and favourite theme of road is accurately designated by the actor in the name of song Leaving In The Morning, and in melody Oh Mary it has enclosed simply improbable quantity of the energy. The same tracks as Old Friend and final Bring Down The Curtain, are devoted such themes, as losses and transience of a human life.

Roll On – vintage music of our days

It is necessary to underline once again that during all long career of J.J.Cale did not change style. At the expense of it it was recognised in any period of the creative activity. And to what experiments and throwings if the executor has found itself in the world of modern music and are created by what is pleasant also to him, and listeners? And though some actors who arrived in a similar way, it is possible to name hostages of a genre, to Kejlu such expression is inapplicable. He knows how to create beautiful and минималистичную a pop rock music, and большего it and would not like. Thus he is able not to repeat, creating masterpieces on the favourite themes. Songs with Roll On sound so as if they have been written down in the last century, nevertheless, it is modern music. And in it there is nothing surprising, after all last year Cale was executed – neither much, nor it is not enough – seventy years. And it has spent the basic part of these years at concerts, to studios and on the journey between cities during tour. Of course, the actor has seen much and has worried, and consequently its thoughtful plate Roll On seems such unusual, standing independently among other releases. Nevertheless, in songs of the musician there is no weariness – its voice is still strong, and melodies created by Cale’s impress. And it is possible to name complete, philosophical disk Roll On undoubtedly the most skilful work from everything, to it created.