HOT STOVE JIMMY Salute LP

We just had the big reuinion show at Reggies Chicago! If you were there, it was like the last 30 years never happened. Hot Stove Jimmy were tight and in fine form! Now the 30th annivesary vinyl edition of “Salute” is available to all on red, white, and blue vinyl! Limited pressing of 400 copies total!

Not familiar with the legacy of Hot Stove Jimmy?
Alex Steininger from the In Music We Trust website said it best in this revivew from back in the day:

Hot Stove Jimmy are a power ska band in every sense. They combine fast ska riffs with a punk feeling, rough vocals, a pounding rhythm section, and a very tight and bright horn section. You can call them third wave ska, or whatever you want, but really they just play ska music fast and powerful, but for the most part they don’t make the punk influences that evident. But they are there, believe me. The album starts off with “Two Times Second.” It starts out slow and soft, with the drums leading everything. Soon everything gets louder, and the guitar starts playing faster and faster. Then it gets softer again and the vocals come in and add a rough feeling to the music, giving it a lot more power. Then the chorus hits, and pulls you in with both legs. The song doesn’t really have any punk in it per say, but it has a punk undertone to it. The song itself would best be described as a up beat ska licks, or power ska. “School Clothes” is definitely a ska meets ska track. The horns blow their way to your heart, while the vocals come right out of a punk band. The guitar serves up some very powerful and thick riffs that will either get you moshing or dancing around. When the chorus hits all the power is thrusted in your face, and slams you back. The horns add a nice, light feeling to the song, but still the guitar and the rest of the band gives it a harder feeling which adds nice contrast to the song. “Utah” is a medium paced ska song, but very heavy in feeling, which gives you the option to either skank or mosh. “When I Go” picks everything up, and the beats become faster. The ska guitar is fast enough and strong enough to get you on your feet to skank along with the music, while the horns are light enough (with a hard edge to them) to add definite color to the song. The bass thumps right along, while the drums go from powerful bangs to light taps. The guitar does the same. It goes from fast, skankable riffs to softer, more melodic riffs routed in rock and punk music. “Take Your Time” starts out with the light tapping of the cymbals, a quick blare of horns that are hard as rock, and then the song busts into some clean, up beat ska. The horns are light and fluffy, and add some depth to the song. The vocals are the only thing in the song that will give you any thoughts of punk rock. And the piano in the song is quite nice too. It strengthens the mood and feelings the song projects towards you. Remember the song “My Girl” from the movies, as well as the 70’s? Well here it is, up-to-date with some ska-punk attached to it. The chorus is pretty punk, while the verses are fast and up tempo ska beats that will get you dancing in no time.