Cody Dickinson (from the album Homemade

Cody Dickinson (from the album Homemade

Cody Dickinson (from the album Homemade available on Strong Place Music) (by Bryant Liggett)
If anyone is capable of being a musical one man show, it is Cody Dickinson. An important figure from an important family for not only music of the South, but music of the world, Homemade finds this co-founding member of The North Mississippi All-Stars handling everything in front of the microphones and behind the console. It’s a solid nod to the music of Cody’s upbringing, from the grit- boogie of his North Mississippi back yard to the sounds that were made by the people that rolled through his father’s, Jim Dickinson, studio; Cody was, in fact, raised in a big, musical world.
Album opener, “Homemade Blues”, mentions ‘electric washboard, slide guitar, play all night, play all day’ referencing his full-time musical endeavors, while loaded with the North Mississippi All Star world boogie. There are funky breaks in “Big City” while “Walk Right In” is the closest thing to traditional Blues on Homemade, and “Goodbye Albuquerque, Tuesday Night” with its kids-like keys, is low key and catchy.  Cody Dickinson tosses out some garage-inspired bangers with “Easy” and “Homewrecker”, the latter sounding like it could have come from the New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (NRBQ).
“As Fast as it Comes” is indie Funk, and a big, wonderful curve-ball comes in the hard-rocker “Worldwide”, which sounds like it was pulled from 1970’s era KISS. That’s a compliment in every sense. What a record! It’s got the Dickinson world- boogie with some Indie and Hard Rock thrown in, sounds influenced from musicians hiring the elder Dickinson for production work. This is top level audio from a dude who has absorbed American music and then some from every corner. (by Bryant Liggett)
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