The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio (from the album Rocket Fuel Logic

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio (from the album Rocket Fuel Logic

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio (from the album Rocket Fuel Logic available as a self-release) (by Brian Rock)
The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio takes off on their sophomore album, Rocket Fuel Logic. Riding the wave of positive reviews from last year’s debut, The Long Haul, the band wastes no time building on their success. This album continues the CowPunk/PubRock fusion of the previous album with similar themes of heartbreak and hedonism accompanied by grinding guitars and pounding drums. Part Old 97’s and part Social Distortion, the trio puts out as much energy as a band twice as large.
The lead track, “There Oughta Be a Law”, sets the tone with a searing rebuke to politically correct cancel culture. Honky-Tonk guitar and Rock and Roll drumbeats drive the rhythm as Jacoby sings ‘helpless gets you nowhere. Whining makes you weak. And who will be the next in line to steal your turn to speak’. A rousing anthem for free speech; the song is a defiant middle finger to the big tech, media, and political overlords who try to suppress it.
Freedom is a recurrent theme throughout the album. “Stomp The Gas” is a high energy rocker that urges us to ‘get off your ass while you’re still alive’. “Resume Speed, Texas” is a tongue in cheek reference to the ubiquitous road signs in Texas that mark the end of small-town speed traps. Another hard driving song, it’s sure to get you driving way past the speed limit. “Here and Now” continues the crunchy guitar chords and the carpe diem messaging. Of course, with freedom comes consequences and MJT explores those with equal gusto. “Explaining to Do” is a harmonica laced Outlaw Country song that tries to make sense of a ‘stupid drunken night’. Honky-Tonk rhythms help convey the bitterness of divorce in “Your Love Song”.  “Lie in Bed” slows the tempo and plays with the double meaning of the word lie in the title. Whatever the consequences may be, MJT proves they’re ready to dive right in on the Alt Country “Ready When You Are”. Understanding that our freedoms and our fates are directly linked, the band ends the album with the optimistic Alt Country ballad “Try”. After urging us to explore all that life has to offer, Jacoby suggests ‘hey, try ‘I love you’. Sound advice from a band with a dynamic sound.  (by Brian Rock)
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