Artist: Jam Camp
Title: Black Hills Jam-Preserves Volume 2
Genre: Rock-Instrumental-Jazz-Blues-Fusion-Jamband
Label: Flying Spot Records
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Sweet Jesus what a great album this is! Jam Camp could not have selected a better name for their band. It's like saying, "Welcome to camp, pick your instrument and get ready to play for long periods with a mindset of improvisation from start to finish, then if you make it through one session you are officially initiated and can come back again to do it all over again."

Sounds like fun if you are a musician and if you dig music like this. I am sure you will want to invite yourself to several sessions of this CD before fully ingesting everything they have to offer. This is a home cooked musical meal, just as the old-fashioned preserves CD cover implies-since 1989 from the great Northwest with quality assured.

They live up to their advertisement as Black Hills Jam-Preserves Volume 2 is some of the best rock fusion I have had the pleasure to enjoy since I was first turned onto fusion with the Al Di Meola classic Electric Rendezvous in 1982. The bluesy country like workout "Swamp Gas & Moonshine" reminded me one of one my favorite instrumental bands The Hellecasters. Believe me, these are compliments of the highest order, and those of you that know your music will surely agree without hesitation. Attention all Allman Brothers fans, this one is for you, "Black Hills Jam/Mountain Jam," listen well and soak up the southern rock vibes.

Equal parts rock, jam, jazz, fusion and blues, Jam Camp takes you on a non-stop drive through seven striking and dissimilar tracks ranging from four to fifteen minutes in length. The best part about listening to this kind of music is that it seems to all flow together. It is like listening to one long song that constantly changes. I love music that features every genre or style you could possibly imagine played at varying speeds and decibel levels...which creates a myriad of atmospheres and moods for those that demand complex and challenging music.