Five Pillars of Soul [Explicit Lyrics]

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All Music Guide - Wade Kergan
Back in 2002, deep in the Hoosier State of Indiana, a young sextet of university rockers that go by the name John Wilkes Booze decided to record and issue a limited-edition series dubbed Five Pillars of Soul, which would pay tribute to artists who they felt weren't given their full due, both during their own time and now. Their choices? Filmmaker, writer, and recording artist Melvin Van Peebles, 20th century boy Marc Bolan, Patty Hearst's brainwashed revolutionary SLA alter ego "Tanya", free jazz master Albert Ayler, and conceptual artist/singer/supposed Beatles destroyer Yoko Ono. Seeing those names listed together, it becomes clear that the soul in question is as much a ...
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All Music Guide - Wade Kergan
Back in 2002, deep in the Hoosier State of Indiana, a young sextet of university rockers that go by the name John Wilkes Booze decided to record and issue a limited-edition series dubbed Five Pillars of Soul, which would pay tribute to artists who they felt weren't given their full due, both during their own time and now. Their choices? Filmmaker, writer, and recording artist Melvin Van Peebles, 20th century boy Marc Bolan, Patty Hearst's brainwashed revolutionary SLA alter ego "Tanya", free jazz master Albert Ayler, and conceptual artist/singer/supposed Beatles destroyer Yoko Ono. Seeing those names listed together, it becomes clear that the soul in question is as much a maverick spirit as it is an electric R&B rave-up, or as the band says in the liner notes, soul is about "letting it out without keeping ourselves in check." Fast forward two years and that out of print five-volume CD-R set has been condensed into a single disc by the folks at Kill Rock Stars for the Booze's proper debut. Underneath the high artistic concept, it's a mixed bag of Stones-y acoustic blues and glam-ish maximum R&B chugging that is cut from the same garage punk cloth as the "Gospel Yeh-Yeh" of the Make-Up. The Booze are not operating a simple rock machine, though; there are saxophone howls, electronic squeals, and film dialog samples that bring a playful art rock mood to their songs. Meanwhile, the high-concept part is pretty entertaining, too, especially on the less literal tracks that keep listeners guessing just what and who all the rambling is exactly about. If there's anything wrong with Five Pillars of Soul, it might be that, outside of the original context, the high-energy presentation and high-concept lyrics don't always mesh into firm songs. The hits are more prevalent than the misses, though, and these Pillars prove to hold up the boys of Booze well. By moving the amplifiers into the library, John Wilkes Booze have become a thinking man's garage band.
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  • Release Date: 4/6/2004
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • UPC: 759656040822
  • Catalog Number: 60408
  • Sales rank: 246,590

Album Credits

Performance Credits
John Wilkes Booze Primary Artist
Mark Rice Drums
Chris Barth Bass, Background Vocals
Aaron Deer Organ, Trumpet
Eric Weddle Rhythm Guitar, Alto Saxophone, electronics
Jason Groth Guitar, Alto Saxophone, Background Vocals
Seth Mahern Vocals
Nicole Evans Choir, Chorus
Courtney Kaiser Choir, Chorus
MKS Guitar
Technical Credits
Chris White Composer
Tuli Kupferberg Composer
Roger Seibel Mastering
Mahan Kalpa Singh Producer, Engineer
John Wilkes Booze Composer
JWB Liner Notes
MKS Liner Notes
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