JD Simo - Mind Control

[twoheadedboy]

I've been familiar with Simo's work in the past, but he sort of lost me with during his loud psychedelic hard rock phase. I randomly came across some tunes from his newest record, Mind Control, and I am back in.







Definitely channeling Junior Kimbrough on some of this stuff. Love it. I wish more blues sounded like this.

 

[Tidbit]

Yeah..he came to town and was selling this as his new cd.
The concert was great with his new band / bassist (as always) but it took me a few days before I popped the CD in.
It was instantly one of my favorites by him by 30 seconds in to it.

 

[9fingers]

I like that a lot, nasty and sexy. Why bother with pesky chord or key changes?!

 

[twoheadedboy]

I like that a lot, nasty and sexy. Why bother with pesky chord or key changes?!

Junior Kimbrough sure didn't need them.

 

[9fingers]

I like that a lot, nasty and sexy. Why bother with pesky chord or key changes?!

Junior Kimbrough sure didn't need them

Or RL or Cedric or Kenny B or a lot of the other N. Miss. Fat Possum guys!

 

[twoheadedboy]

Or RL or Cedric or Kenny B or a lot of the other N. Miss. Fat Possum guys!

I love interesting chord changes, but there is a trance state that can only be achieved with a relentless one chord vamp.

 

[9fingers]

I love interesting chord changes, but there is a trance state that can only be achieved with a relentless one chord vamp.

Like Junior says, "All night long!"

 

[Phil M]

I saw him live in early October (along with GA-20). I remember hearing of JD Simo on this forum years ago and also seeing some amp demos he did for George Metropolous. He looks like a whole different person now and I love the little fuzz guitar blast he posts on IG since quarantine.

I don’t have the CD yet but have heard it and it’s good.

 

[Echoplexi]

Saw him a couple months back. He was great live and I bought the cd from him immediately after the set. He must get super adrenalized during a set because he was shaking like crazy when I met him, working the merch table

 

[9fingers]

I wonder what guitars, amps & effects he used on Mind Control - any info?

 

[tiktok]

Listening to the new new direction now. Man, that guy has a crazy work ethic and and seems to just pursue his own muse regardless.

 

[BadAssBill]

Fan since his Don Kelly days. I have a shirt, saw him twice when he came threw town. I think he's the kind of guitarist that could do pretty much anything he wanted on guitar. His chickin pickin is mindblowing in every way. I'm not sure this is my favorite of his music...but I may not be the target for this kind of "Black Keys" kind of music. Power on JD!

 

[twoheadedboy]

I wonder what guitars, amps & effects he used on Mind Control - any info?

Here's a recent rig rundown:



I have watched some recent live videos of him on YouTube. He appears to be playing through an Ampeg Gemini combo and/or a silverface Fender Deluxe Reverb in most of them.

 

[krlpuretone]

On tour again right now and the Mind Control vinyl is out, too....
https://simo.fm/tour
https://simo.fm/tour

New single (an album extra track) is a scorchin' version of Old Black Mattie

 

[Auk]

He has a way of channeling the old stuff in a way that makes you want to go back and explore.