Kentucky rock band Mojo Thunder - Holy Ghost (latest video) + article from Classic Rock & 2021 video, Jack's Axe

[highplainsdem]

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EDITING to link to and excerpt a Classic Rock magazine article about them from 2021, which did not show up in search when I was looking for articles about them earlier today (search engines are getting more messed up with AI).

https://www.loudersound.com/features/mojothunder-are-ready-to-rock-a-zillion-faces-including-yours

Mojothunder are ready to rock a zillion faces, including yours
By Ken McIntyre( Classic Rock ) published 3 August 2021
Classic Rock gave Mojothunder's self-released debut album Hymns From The Electric Church a 9/10 score, and their “southern alternative” sound is on the rise


It’s no fun waitin’ around to become a millionaire. Just ask the pride of Lexington Kentucky, Mojothunder. Their just-released debut album, Hymns From The Electric Church, is a stunner; a sun-dappled potpourri of everything good and true about American rock’n’roll, from crunching hard rock to soulful blues, from breezy cosmic Americana to head-bopping summertime arena-rock anthems.

In a normal world, they’d be on the road, clawing their way to the top, clocking up miles on endless highways, seeing a million faces and rocking them all. Instead they’re on a Zoom call with Classic Rock, riding out the hopefully final days of the pandemic.

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Indeed, and the proof is in the pudding. From hard-charging riff’n’rollers like Jack Axe to soaring southern-fried classic rock like Fill Me Up, Hymns is the feelgood album we’ve all been collectively craving.

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“The reason we went with ‘southern alternative’ is because we didn’t want to get stuck as a ‘hard rock’ band,” says Willoughby, “like just a band doing a throwback style. We figured throwing in the ‘alternative’ would get people to at least check it out to see what that meant. We’re not indie, we’re not hard rock, we just like to make good music and we have our way of doing it.”

This is the video with the article:

[SamKnause]

1. Thanks for posting.

I will check out more of their songs.

[highplainsdem]

2. You're welcome! And I hope you'll post about any other tracks of theirs you like. I haven't checked

out their other music myself, just ran across that video and liked it too much NOT to share immediately.

Just started listening to another video, this one of a live performance. I like this, too.

[SamKnause]

3. That's a jammer.

Excellent guitar work.

They remind me of the band April Wine.

[highplainsdem]

6. I just edited the OP to add a 2021 article and another video.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. I Hear That!

Had a friend that was a big April Wine fan, so I heard quite a lot of it.
In those days, ut wasn't what I was listening to, but I got why he liked them.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Very 70s

I'm reminded of Montrose when I hear it.

[highplainsdem]

5. They have great influences.

[highplainsdem]

7. I've added an article from Classic Rock and another video I think you'll like to the OP.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. The 2nd One Reminds Me Of Early Survivor

Dave Bickler had a bit clearer & higher timbre voice, but when Peterik was the main songwriter their stuff resembled this.
Their sound changed when Sullivan started writing more of the songs and Jim P become more an arranger/co-oroducer.