Jeremy Wallace
She Used to Call Me Honey
© 2004 Jeremy Wallace
CD IN STOCK. ORDER NOW. Will ship immediately.
Great lyric based songwriting almost seems like a lost art when so much of what passes for successful music is just the umpteenth twist on a lovelorn cliché set to a new melody. The emergence of this blues/rock singer songwriter is much needed
tracks
- 1 Gotta Get Back
- 2 Stephanie's Ktichen
- 3 Cold October
- 4 One of These Days
- 5 Lickin My Lips
- 6 Preacher Brown's Blues
- 7 Samson and Delilah
- 8 Violin Road
- 9 Falling in Love
- 10 Goin Down
- 11 I'm Your Man
try this
albums you will love
genres you will love
By Location
Recommended if you like ...
links
notes
Great lyric based songwriting almost seems like a lost art when so much of what passes for successful music is just the umpteenth twist on a lovelorn cliché set to a new melody. The emergence of blues/rock singer songwriter Jeremy Wallace is a much needed shot in the arm to the static state of music. A little folk, a tinge of rock, some country and loaded with gritty blues, Wallace's dynamic debut, My Lucky Day, and his yet unnamed follow up, bring a fresh voice and attitude to traditional American music.
Wallace's first record, My Lucky Day, (Palmetto Records) was an exploration of his blues and folk influences. With clever imagery and traditional arrangements, the album featured both spirited anthems of lost love and haunting melodies of wistful redemption. Songs such as "$1.49", "Johnny", and "See You in September" best represent Wallace at his most heartfelt and inspired.
For his new collection, She Used to Call Me Honey, Wallace has turned to experimenting with the sonic landscape of his music, pushing the boundaries and expectations of what a singer-songwriter can accomplish in both the studio and as a live performer. Edgy, dangerous and with a greater emphasis on the raw energy of his craft, Wallace has emerged with a stunning album that both diverges from and compliments his previous material. Sharper, with restrained power and vibrant honesty, his new songs capture Wallace's most personal and creative work to date.
Jeremy Wallace's live performances on the East Coast draw captivated hungry audiences who yearn for a musician that will move and surprise them. Wallace has, in a short time, gone from playing small gigs in New York to drawing fans to larger venues and festivals throughout the Tri-State area and New England including Maxwell's in Hoboken, The Greenwich Village Music Festival, Rodeo Bar and Brownies in New York City. In addition to his own shows, Wallace has enjoyed opening for such notable acts as Dave Van Ronk, John Hammond and Freedy Johnston.
reviews
Please log in to review this album.
She Used to Call Me Honey
author: colleenThis is a great find. We heard "I Gotta Get Back" while watching an Independant Film called "Combover." I had to watch the credits to see who was singing the song. I love the lyrics and the music and Jeremy's voice is just plain cool!
transports you away
author: CatherineI love this sound! Jeremy's voice and style are so unique! Destined to be one of my all time favorite artists!!!
...now, this is what I call music...
author: .Lorraine.I love She used to Call me Honey - all of it - please can I have more.... and thanks to Combover: the Documentary for introducing me to a great artist...
I can't stop listening to this awesome CD
author: Connie WarrenThis CD is so good I don't want to listen to anything else. I keep replaying Cold October and Violin Road, and listening to the whole thing over and over.
Violin Road
author: Lee ArmstrongJeremy Wallace's second CD is a bubbly collection of losers & low-rent bluesers. While the sound quality is a bit on the homemade side, the music bubbles relentlessly. "Stephanie's Kitchen" with Wallace on dobro has a lot of bounce per ounce, "I got an ax here for choppin', a cast iron skillet for pan fryin' possum, some cigarettes, a banjo & some dirty magazines." "Cold October" slows down with Wallace's voice in perpetual drawl that falls somewhere between Tom Waits & a gravel road with what is a complex lyric and a catchy tune, "Down at Jack's, Mary Lou's unattached & she's workin' & something inside of you dies each time that she smiles cause she laughs at your jokes & she drinks & she smokes; she's just lovely, but you know all too well that you're just not her style; and though you hardly know her, you'd give all you've got if only you could hold her in a cold October." Wallace does a poppin' rendition of the traditional "Samson & Delilah" that'd make Chris Smither envious with its bouncing good-time feel. You'd almost think Wallace was singing about a joyful event until you listen to the lyric. "Violin Road" mines the territory Wallace did so well on his first CD with the classic track "Johnny." It's a slow blues, long on moan and dreams bashed to bits by time & a bottle, "A second-hand sofa & a color TV; And if it was alright with baby it was alright with me." "Falling in Love" starts with the vocals processed like a modern day Rudy Valle doing a Leon Redbone benefit. Wallace's CD isn't even on a record label with the listing just being the artist's name & dot com. For an independent release, it shows great brilliance. This is a superb effort by an artist who deserves to be followed. Enjoy!
doesn't get much better
author: boffo, the chimpit's all good in the woods on this cd. lickin' my lips best oral lines since duck baker sang "queen isabella said to columbus i'm gonna dig you later. you call yourself an explorer but you don't go below the equator and that's not righteous, not at all" the whole thing would be funny if he wasn't so damn sincere. well, most of it is anyway. not to be missed.
next best thing to live
author: sI saw this man live and it stayed with me . . . if you can see him live then do it, but this CD gives you a pretty good idea. Stephanie's Kitchen is a hit.
great album
author: haakonI like these blues / roots sounds. To me it feels abit like a live jam session, where everything dont need to be perfect.
"She Used to Call Me Honey" really does the job!
author: Mike "Magic Man" Bondy - Utica NYIf you want something that will haunt you long after you finish listening to it, this is it. Wallace's gritty voice helps to generate deep emotions while his lyric create a picture that stimulate the imagitation. His excelent use of a National resonator guitar puts the icing on the cake. The feel of days gone by and of things lost. Cold October!
For you and 26 of your close friends to enjoy
author: Matthew20 of those friends should be in a cellophane pack and the other friends should have twist off caps. A must for fans of Tom Waits, Steve Earle and Kenny Brown.
Great blues lyrics.
author: Ken Allen, Park Coffee House Holland Patent, NYFrom Go to hell Joe had to get up and go, to Licking my Lips all the way home, She Used to Call Me Honey oozes with tasty lyrics presented with tasty musical hooks. Wallace's gravelly vocals wring the height of emotion from his fine lyrics and draw the listener into the songs with a raw edge not often done so successfully. Cold October will be a staple in my repertoire, used most at the area's Frickin' Fall Folliage Fest Sunday before Columbus day players bash. In the shadow of the Adirondacks, COLD in October is automatic.
GREAT CD, GREAT PERFORMER. HAVE 2 NOW AND SHARING
author: TONI S.SAME AS ABOVE. GREAT CD. LOVE THIS MUSIC. WANT MORE.