{"title":"The Too Bad Jims","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"over-the-hill-a-tribute-to-rl-burnside","title":"Over the Hill - A Tribute to RL Burnside","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Too Bad Jims got their name from the seminal Fat Possum album \u003cem\u003eToo Bad Jim\u003c\/em\u003e by the hugely influential\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eblues musician RL Burnside. The band plays a gritty high-octane mix of North Mississippi Hill Country blues\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand boogie.\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt all initially started as a casual collaboration between two veteran and multiple award-winning musicians,\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLittle Victor and Son Jack Jr. (both on guitar, no bass) and they shortly after rounded out the trio with the one\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand only Nick Simonon (brother of Paul Simonon of The Clash) on drums and things really started cookin’!\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTheir unique and unusual combination of dual rough and ready vocals, bare-bones electric guitars, slashing\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebottleneck, and a heavily rhythm-oriented groove, delivers a hypnotic, raw, and earthy sound typical of a\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNorth Mississippi juke joint.\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThey released a killer debut album titled \u003cem\u003eOver The Hill - A Tribute To RL Burnside\u003c\/em\u003e a selection of well-known\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto fairly obscure songs from Burnside's repertoire totally in the spirit of RL's album\u003cem\u003e Too Bad Jim\u003c\/em\u003e. Opting for\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe same type of funky, low-down approach that gives the music an immediacy that more polished blues\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealbums lack. A kick in the ass actually!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juke Joint 500","offers":[{"title":"LP - Multi Coloured","offer_id":56645727453515,"sku":"R1499-5090","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/js6xjTWk.jpg?v=1772194962"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/the-too-bad-jims.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}