Adults Only

o anyone who merely remembers Mungo Jerry as the band who had a massive hit with 慖n The Summertime?in 1970, it might come as a surprise to learn that they are not only still very much active on record and as a live band, but also still musically a force to be reckoned with. The group抯 front man Ray Dorset has kept the name alive throughout the years and the personnel changes, sometimes fronting a full six-piece rock band, other times just performing as a soloist or as part of a duo. But of all the new recordings to surface over the last few years, it抯 generally agreed that this album, the first to be released under the 慚J Blues Band?appellation, is the best thing he抯 done since the group抯 chart heyday over thirty years ago. The four other musicians (Michael Pohl, guitars; Klaus Wenske, bass; Achim 慉ko?Patz, keyboards, harmonica; Klaus Otto, drums) are from Germany ?and do the five of 慹m rock! Particularly as the entire album was recorded in Germany over three days in the spring of 2003, more or less live in the studio with a minimum of overdubs, remixing ad infinitum and all that self-indulgence.