JODO
Guts 1971
Tracklist:
1. Nightmare — 3:32
2. One Night Stand — 2:47
3. I’m Still Trying — 4:49
4. What’s Your Number — 2:43
5. Rat Race — 2:52
6. Seventeen — 5:22
7. Wish You’d Never Been Born — 3:06
8. It’s No Good — 3:11
9. Pushing — 3:42
10. There’s Still Time — 4:30
LineUp:
Earl Jordan — lead guitar, vocals
Rod Alexander — bass, keyboards, vocals
Jon Taylor — guitar
William E. Kimber — drums, percussion
Although Their Facebookmpage lists the LINEUP as this:
Rod Alexander - lead guitar/vocals
Bill Kimber - lead vocals
Earl Jordan - lead vocals
Jon Taylor - bass guitar
Chico Greenwood - drums
In crime, John Doe is a term used for an unidentified male, and in rock it was shortened to Jodo. That, in a nutshell, describes the band who created this bluesy, rockin’ album in ’71. Basically unknown and unidentified, we now have made an identification! Back in the day, guitarist Rod Alexander actually met Ritchie Blackmore, who showed up at one of the bands rehearsals! He then turned the band on to producer Derek Lawrence, who with Martin Birch, recorded this album in 3 days.
Why this album remained obscure is a mystery to me - great soulful vocals which are shared by Bill Kimber and Earl Jordan and awesome lead guitar from Alexander make for a real heavy dose of soul, blues, hard rock and just simply kicks bootay!