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Music : The Very Best of Jake Thackray
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Rating: 
- See what you think - I quite like it
A fine collection of the songs of the late and sady missed Jake, this collection, with a fan selected running order, is about as good as it gets. Here is Jake at his very best, performing his own unique songs in his own way and mostly, and mercifully, free of the orchestrations which, in my opinion at least, marred his early albums. Most of the performances here are drawn from his later albums, the magnificent "On Again! On Again!" being particularly well represented. If you know Jake's work then you should get this without delay: if you don't know him - go on, give him a try.
Rating: - Fantastic Tribute to Jake
This is a far better and more definitive selection of Jake's finest work than the previous "Best of" although that is also great and the two complement each other quite nicely. Thackray has written THE FUNNIEST songs in the English language, from jokes put to music, topical satire, risque chansons to the downright rude and Sister Josephine, Billy Kershaw, The Lodger and The Kiss are classic examples included here. But he was also a genuinely talented folk singer in the English tradition and this aspect of his work is perfectly represented here with the poignant Poor Sod and Rain on the Mountainside. Musically, hand picked nylon strung guitar dominates with Jake's jaunty rhythms accompanied by jazz tinged acoustic guitar ornamentation and warm double bass. These allow the brilliant lyrics of an amazing wordsmith and poet to weave their own magic. A few of the songs have more complete orchestration and these sound a bit dated. Jake is responsible for one of the most wonderful opening lines of a song - "I love a good bum on a woman, it makes my day" (On Again, On Again) and indeed his lyrics are good enough to read on their own. While I would have liked to have Family Tree, Worried Brown Eyes and Country Bus included, I would not have left out any of the existing 21 songs in an amazing collection. Thanks to EMI for this timely release in memory of Jake who, sadly, died recently. But as Jake sings in his own "Last Will and Testament":
'Lady, if your bosom is heaving, don't waste your bosom on me
Let it heave for a man who's breathing
A man who can feel, a man who can see.'
- See what you think - I quite like itA fine collection of the songs of the late and sady missed Jake, this collection, with a fan selected running order, is about as good as it gets. Here is Jake at his very best, performing his own unique songs in his own way and mostly, and mercifully, free of the orchestrations which, in my opinion at least, marred his early albums. Most of the performances here are drawn from his later albums, the magnificent "On Again! On Again!" being particularly well represented. If you know Jake's work then you should get this without delay: if you don't know him - go on, give him a try.
Rating:
- Fantastic Tribute to JakeThis is a far better and more definitive selection of Jake's finest work than the previous "Best of" although that is also great and the two complement each other quite nicely. Thackray has written THE FUNNIEST songs in the English language, from jokes put to music, topical satire, risque chansons to the downright rude and Sister Josephine, Billy Kershaw, The Lodger and The Kiss are classic examples included here. But he was also a genuinely talented folk singer in the English tradition and this aspect of his work is perfectly represented here with the poignant Poor Sod and Rain on the Mountainside. Musically, hand picked nylon strung guitar dominates with Jake's jaunty rhythms accompanied by jazz tinged acoustic guitar ornamentation and warm double bass. These allow the brilliant lyrics of an amazing wordsmith and poet to weave their own magic. A few of the songs have more complete orchestration and these sound a bit dated. Jake is responsible for one of the most wonderful opening lines of a song - "I love a good bum on a woman, it makes my day" (On Again, On Again) and indeed his lyrics are good enough to read on their own. While I would have liked to have Family Tree, Worried Brown Eyes and Country Bus included, I would not have left out any of the existing 21 songs in an amazing collection. Thanks to EMI for this timely release in memory of Jake who, sadly, died recently. But as Jake sings in his own "Last Will and Testament":
'Lady, if your bosom is heaving, don't waste your bosom on me
Let it heave for a man who's breathing
A man who can feel, a man who can see.'