MOJO GURUS
Shakin' in the Barn
Empire Musicwerks 2005
www.mojogurus.com

What’s the 4-1-1?
The Florida based rockers have their fourth CD filled with the Southern rock, blues, and roots music they’ve used to make a name for themselves.

Genre
Rock / roots rock / southern rock

The Good
Well if you are looking for a foot stomping rocking good time, this just might be you album. Vocalist Kevin Steele has a big expressive voice with a sardonic edge to it. If you combine that with the down and dirty guitar work from Jeff Vitolo, wow, you’ve really found something. The band crosses a bunch of different musical genres on this album. There’s the hard rocking “Baddest Mother’s Son.” They’ve got the very country music tinged “Fool’s Hall Of Fame,” and other swamp rock tunes like “You’d Have To Tie Me Up To Tie Me Down” and “White Line Fever".

The Bad
There’s nothing overtly bad about the album. Some of the songs I enjoyed less than the others, but all in all, it’s not much to complain about. The one song I didn’t particularly care for was the title track “Shakin’ In The Barn”.

The Verdict
You’ve got 12 cuts here and they are all full on rocking tunes with no ballads to slow the pace of the album down. The album is just over 38 minutes long, but in that short amount of time, Mojo Gurus, put a their definitive sound to good use.
This album is quite good, and it sounds like a CD that would feel right at home spinning on the player at any down home party.

Did You Know?
The album Shakin’ In The Barn was produced by Grammy winning producer Jack Douglas. His credits include working with John Lennon, Aerosmith and the New York Dolls.

Rating: out of 5

-- Jay Roberts