John Paul Jones
The Thunderthief

Discipline Global Mobile    DGM0104  (2001)

Rock/Pop
CD, 9   Tracks, 46:29  Length
01 Leafy Meadows John Paul Jones 05:11
02 The Thunderthief John Paul Jones; Peter Blegvad 05:58
03 Hoediddle John Paul Jones 07:00
04 Ice Fishing At Night John Paul Jones; Peter Blegvad 04:35
05 Daphne John Paul Jones 04:50
06 Angry Angry John Paul Jones 05:56
07 Down To The River To Pray (Traditional) 04:20
08 Shibuya Bop John Paul Jones 05:59
09 Freedom Song John Paul Jones 02:40
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Digipac
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Bass John Paul Jones
Chapman Stick Nick Beggs
Drums Terl Bryant
Producer John Paul Jones
Engineer John Paul Jones
Cover by Akio Morishima
Mixed By John Paul Jones
Personal Details
Index # 1751
Owner Dave
Tags Country Rock, Hard Rock, Indie Rock, Prog Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
As in his previous solo album, The Thunderthief makes it very clear exactly what John Paul Jones brought to Led Zeppelin: driving bass, epic compositions, and impeccable musicianship. It's also very clear what he wasn't doing for Zeppelin: writing the lyrics. The tracks with words on the album are awkward and occasionally laughable, particularly the title track, which sounds suspiciously like a jab at Robert Plant, and "Angry Angry," a presumably mock punk song. Both detract from what is otherwise a very impressive album. Jones plays nearly every instrument on the record and mixes sounds from seemingly every continent and era he could think of. The Thunderthief's best moments are its surprises, like "Down to the River to Pray," a beautiful rendition of the bluegrass standard, and "Hoediddle," which starts off a classic rock jam and works its way into an Irish jig. On "Freedom Song," Jones mixes Eastern sounds in with Western philosophy and somehow makes its work. At the very least, The Thunderthief is evidence that Jones continues to experiment and brave new territory -- encouraging news from a man who could just rest on the greatest of laurels. -- Brad Kohlenstein (allmusic.com)