"Travelin' Soul" Album Review
“I’ve heard it said to “write what you know” when it comes to music. In the case of Jacob Green, that seems to be the case. His latest album “Travelin’ Soul,” that was just finished last week, is well named. Green has spent a good amount of time on the road touring and playing as a one man band. Although his home town is Milwaukee, he prefers to stay busy playing shows as a multi-instrumentalist singer/song-writer and his knack for both bringing out different instruments and writing catchy tunes is displayed on the album. While many take the opportunity to do some multi-tracking and bring in other bits of “studio magic” into a recording, Green has kept this album to what one could probably expect at one of his shows.”
—Paul White | The Reader | Duluth, MN
—Paul White | The Reader | Duluth, MN
This is : Jacob Green
Milwaukee, Wis., musician Jacob Green prefers to keep things simple. No
pedals, no effects and nothing that might be mistaken for a frill. “It’s about
getting back to the roots of music and where it all came from,” Green says. His
stripped-down style — just Green and his instrument of choice, be it acoustic or
slide guitar, banjo, Dobro or harmonica — is reminiscent of a modern artist like
Ben Harper, but he’s every bit as much influenced by old bluesmen like Robert
Johnson or traditional folk and country artists like Steve Earle. Green’s lyrics
carry a similar back-to-basics message of distancing ourselves from “this
polluted, crazy world we live in,” a theme he explores on his album “Roots
Revival Vol. 1,” the first of three he plans to release. The concept came to him
in a moment of revelation after a tour van full of his amps, guitars and effects
pedals was stolen, leaving Green with little to his name but an acoustic guitar.
Turns out, he came to find it was all he needed. “A lot of bands who are using a
lot of effects or whatever, at the end of the day how did the song start? Odds
are it started with a guy and an acoustic guitar,” Green says. Green performs
with The Wood Pile at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Cafe Acoustic.
— Kevin Krauskopf | St. Joe Live | St. Joseph, MO
pedals, no effects and nothing that might be mistaken for a frill. “It’s about
getting back to the roots of music and where it all came from,” Green says. His
stripped-down style — just Green and his instrument of choice, be it acoustic or
slide guitar, banjo, Dobro or harmonica — is reminiscent of a modern artist like
Ben Harper, but he’s every bit as much influenced by old bluesmen like Robert
Johnson or traditional folk and country artists like Steve Earle. Green’s lyrics
carry a similar back-to-basics message of distancing ourselves from “this
polluted, crazy world we live in,” a theme he explores on his album “Roots
Revival Vol. 1,” the first of three he plans to release. The concept came to him
in a moment of revelation after a tour van full of his amps, guitars and effects
pedals was stolen, leaving Green with little to his name but an acoustic guitar.
Turns out, he came to find it was all he needed. “A lot of bands who are using a
lot of effects or whatever, at the end of the day how did the song start? Odds
are it started with a guy and an acoustic guitar,” Green says. Green performs
with The Wood Pile at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Cafe Acoustic.
— Kevin Krauskopf | St. Joe Live | St. Joseph, MO
Growing and seeking supporters with a desire to hear original music with a feel good organic sound.
From classic rock to punk, blues to hip hop, rockabilly to country, hippy to backwoods musicians , all have a seed in growing Green’s desire to craft quality music. Green’s passion for music does not go without admiration for singer/songwriters, such as Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, John Lennon, Todd Snider, and one man band performers, like Xavier Rudd. Music came easily to him early in life. With interest in making rap music, playing violin in middle school orchestra, and playing guitar in high school punk band. In adulthood, he was drawn to acoustic singer/songwriters and raw sound . He began to lead bands, such as “Green n’ the Grit”, a rock n’ blues band, “Infinite Nature”, featuring tones of hip hop and reggae groove, to “River Water Tribe”, a gypsy-grass band with punk and blues influence . Playing in bands or solo, Green continuously writes and records new material from a rambler’s point of view.
—The Rolling Zone | Bozeman, MT
From classic rock to punk, blues to hip hop, rockabilly to country, hippy to backwoods musicians , all have a seed in growing Green’s desire to craft quality music. Green’s passion for music does not go without admiration for singer/songwriters, such as Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, John Lennon, Todd Snider, and one man band performers, like Xavier Rudd. Music came easily to him early in life. With interest in making rap music, playing violin in middle school orchestra, and playing guitar in high school punk band. In adulthood, he was drawn to acoustic singer/songwriters and raw sound . He began to lead bands, such as “Green n’ the Grit”, a rock n’ blues band, “Infinite Nature”, featuring tones of hip hop and reggae groove, to “River Water Tribe”, a gypsy-grass band with punk and blues influence . Playing in bands or solo, Green continuously writes and records new material from a rambler’s point of view.
—The Rolling Zone | Bozeman, MT