Thomas Trio & the Red Albino - Jam It Inya

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		Track Name	Length
	1	Cry	02:49
	2	Little Brother	03:26
	3	What It Is	04:18
	4	Hopin' You'll Come Ova	02:48
	5	Stars for Pharaohs	03:27
	6	Chasin' the Dragon	02:36
	7	Goin' Down	02:57
	8	Carolanne	04:12
	9	City of Woe	05:11
	10	World's a Stage	05:58

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Alan Doyle's (great Big Sea) 10th best Newfoundland album.

The MUSE January 19, 1990
Thomas Trio and Red Albino release cassette
BY GEORGE BLACKWOOD

The Thomas Trio and the Red Albino formed about two and one-half years ago. Since then, they’ve gained and enjoyed a large and devoted following. They’ve recently returned to playing in and around St. John’s, and will presumably continue to do so until they begin a tour across much of Canada some time in the early summer.

For those of you who don’t know and/or haven’t heard the Thomas Trio and the Red Albino play before, you should get out and hear this band. Not only are they debatably the best dance group in St. John’s, but they have an awful lot of very good and very original material. If you like to get out and just dance your rear off, then do yourself a big favour and get away from your studies and have some fun.

The band has recently released their first tape, titled "Jam It In Ya" which I believe is a reference to a drinking term. To put it plain and simple, this is an excellent tape. The band is made up of the following personnel: Jody Richardson, vocals; Lil Thomas, guitar; Danny Thomas, bass; Louis Thomas, drums; and Lori Cooper, keyboard and vocals.

Side A of the tape begins with a good dancing piece, "Cry". It features the competent keyboards of Lori Cooper, (a late addition to the original band foursome) and this soulish song lays down the fast pace for most of the remainder of the tape. It is followed by "Little Brother" — another fast-paced dance tune, featuring the very talented Lil Thomas on guitar. This in turn is followed by the funky "What It Is", "Hopin’ You’ll Come Ova" is another original and fast-paced dance song, and the title is pretty self-explanatory. The last cut on this side, "Stars For Pharaoh" can best be described as a slow, beautiful and happy love song with a message for all those in love. It features an excellent guitar intro, and the song really shows off the depth and versatility of Jody Richardson’s voice. This was one of my personal favorites.

The second side of "Jam It In Ya" begins a pseudo-fantasy style piece called "Firebreathin Dragon", and is followed by "Goin Down". This is an excellent blues effort, featuring a good bass intro by Danny Thomas, who has definitely come a long way since the early days on Ginseng Street. "Carolanine" is my favorite cut from the album; this is a very fast paced dance song, and will definitely make you sweat when you get up and boogie to this one.

At this point in time, the only thing missing from this collection of original works is - you guessed it - a bit of good reggae; and the band comes through with a very good effort, "City Of Woe", kind of a sad melody of people in song, taking advantage over those less fortunate or powerful than themselves. The final cut on the tape is another very fast dance song, entitled "World’s A Stage", which complains about the degradation of the modern world from a satirical perspective.

All in all, this is a very good addition to your music collection; a collection of very talented, very promising, very promising. Get out and see them the next time you get a chance, and I strongly recommend this tape as a very good buy. If you like funk, soul and rock ’n’ roll, go for it and enjoy. Here’s hoping the Thomas Trio and the Red Albino, make it further than the city.

For those of you who would like further information or would like to get a hold of a copy of this tape, send $12.98 plus $1.00, postage and handling to: The Thomas Trio and the Red Albino, 15 Fleming St., St. John’s, NF A1C 3A1

Jody Richardson: vocals
Lil Thomas: guitar, vocals
Danny Thomas: bass, backing vocals
Louis Thomas: drums, backing vocals
Linda Kronbergs: keyboards, vocals

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