MUSIC DISH

Best Of The Batch: Thaddeus Hogarth
Live At Bose

By: Matthew S. Robinson (Associate Writer)
2005-05-15


Artist: Thaddeus Hogarth
Title: Live at Bose
Genre: R&B
Label: Mad Fad Music
Website: https://thaddeushogarth.com/

"You guys are kinda getting a little treat because a lot of these songs have not been recorded." So says local guitar maestro (and Berklee professor) Thaddeus Hogarth, ironically introducing one of the tracks on this impeccably produced live album.

Recorded live at Bose HQ in Framingham, MA. Hogarth and company (drummer Joey Scrima, keyboardist David Sparr, and bassist Dave Buda) offer a collection of fan favorites and newer numbers that ranges in mood and from the philosophical "If It Ain’t Slow" through the drizzly "I Think It’s Gonna Rain" to the groove-inducing "Because My Baby Told Me So," and the clever commentary of "Computer Screen." Skirting the realm of smooth Jazz with "Keep It To Yourself," Hogarth revives his Soul with the tight island riddim of "The Long Goodbye" and the heartfelt devotional ballad "I Will Be True Always."

"It’s not illegal to get up and dance," Hogarth encourages with far less irony. And with smoothly shakin’ tunes like these in the offing, it’s no challenge either!