REMEDY, Jim's recently completed second recording with his band, features eight of his originals, including the title cut (first released on The Band's Jericho CD where it became a Top Ten Single in Canada). Jim's distinctive guitar tone, his improvi [+]REMEDY, Jim's recently completed second recording with his band, features eight of his originals, including the title cut (first released on The Band's Jericho CD where it became a Top Ten Single in Canada). Jim's distinctive guitar tone, his improvisational talents and powerful solos, and his prowess as a songwriter are evident throughout this CD, notably on "Twister" and "Freedom Walk." "Blues Condition," a funky tune that drummer Randy Ciarlante, co-wrote with Jim features Randy's strong lead vocals and drumming tightly woven together with Jim's rhythmic guitar work. Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (featuring Jim and Randy's dynamic vocal work) and The Band's classic rocker, "The Weight," reveals Jim's ability to put their unique stamp on timeless favorites: the latter cut includes special guests Merle Saunders, Mavis Staples, Garth Hudson, Jimmy Vivino, Sid McGinnis and Tony Levin.
This recording is jammin' with melodic guitar instrumentals and vocals, and danceable energy. In fact, Remedy is as close as you'll get to the excitement generated at a live Jim Weider band show- without leaving home to go on the road with them!
REMEDY ,reviewed in Vintage Guitar - John Heidt...
Jim's a Tele guy, and he gets such a great sound - whether it's a bright, quick-picked thing, or a fat, singing tone; it's always right.
The record kicks off with a rockin version of "Subterrranean Homesick Blues" that features sinewy guitars and nice beats. Bob would approve. There's also a nice cover of "The Weight", with Jim stating the melody beautifully and soulfully before Mavis Staples kicks in on vocals.
You have to admire Weider, who stepped into an almost impossible position with "The Band" (...most of us wouldn't want to take Robbie Robertson's place), and filled the guitar chair with taste and sensitivity. It's hard not to like this one. Weider's a great player, the band always cooks, and the tunes are always good.
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Jim Weider, a master of classic telecaster guitar, is renowned for his rock and blues-based signature sound. He is among a select group of musicians with an endorsement from Fender® and, for the past three decades, he's earned enormous respect from fellow musicians and music fans throughout the world.
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