The Freddy Jones Band - North Avenue Wake Up Call (1995)

The Freddy Jones Band is a roots rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Despite the name, no member of the band is actually named Freddy Jones, and the band has never definitively revealed the name's source.
They were formed in 1988 by Wayne Healy and Marty Lloyd while attending college in South Bend In. The following year Healy & Lloyd moved to Chicago and began playing as an acoustic trio with childhood friend Jim Bonaccorsi.
With their third album on Capricorn Records, the Freddy Jones Band find more focus, and the result is impressive. “North Avenue Wake Up Call” still retains the group's roots rock attack but manages to pay more attention to songs and lyrics. "Waitress" kicks the album off with its lyrical plight of working folks, including the song's title protagonist, over some muscular, grinding guitars. All of the quintet's members contribute music and the lyrical chores are mainly split between Wayne Healy and Marty Lloyd. Healy contributes two of the best in the dreamy wistful "Ferris Wheel" and "Rain," with guest Howard Levy adding some nice harmonica work. The bluesy vibe of "Hold on to Midnight" and the lengthy jam "Alone" will also please longtime fans.
They continued to build a fanbase both in the Midwest US and nationwide through tours of colleges. In 1998, bassist Jim Bonaccorsi and guitar/vocalist Rob Bonaccorsi left the band and were replaced with bassist Mark Murphy. The band went on hiatus in 2001 but returned in 2005, doing shows in Chicago, Milwaukee and other Midwestern cities.

Track listing

01.  "Waitress"  (Jim Bonaccorsi, Wayne Healy, Simon Horrocks)  - 3:09   
02.  "Old Angels"  (Marty Lloyd)  - 5:16   
03.  "Hold on to Midnight"  (Marty Lloyd)  - 5:08   
04.  "Ferris Wheel"  (Wayne Healy)  - 6:17   
05.  "Rain"  (Rob Bonaccorsi)  - 5:41   
06.  "Turn"  (Simon Horrocks)  - 3:57   
07.  "Goodbye"  (Rob Bonaccorsi, Wayne Healy, Simon Horrocks)  - 4:10   
08.  "Alone"  (Wayne Healy)  - 7:12   
09.  "This Could Be Soon"  (Jim Bonaccorsi, Wayne Healy, Marty Lloyd, Reese Wynans)  - 4:12   
10.  "Deep in the Flow"  (Wayne Healy, Simon Horrocks, Marty Lloyd)  - 4:38   
11.  "Rietiem"  (Paul Boiger, Wayne Healy)  - 4:38   
12.  "Wherever You Roam"  (Rob Bonaccorsi)  - 5:11   
13.  "Warm Like Home"  (Wayne Healy)  - 3:59   
14.  "Under the Tree"  (Marty Lloyd)  - 3:48 

Credits
Wayne Healy - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, background vocals
Marty Lloyd - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
Rob Bonaccorsi - vocals, guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin, background vocals
Steve Nathan - piano, Wurlizer, Hammond B-3
Simon Horrocks - guitar, Clavinet, drums, percussion, sound effects, background vocals
Howard Levy - ocarina, harmonica
Tim Lauer - accordion, pump organ
Steve Nathan - piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ
Jim Bonaccorsi - acoustic bass, electric bass, background vocals
Kathy Burdick - background vocals
Chris "Hambome" Cameron - Hammond B-3
Audio Mixers - Chris Davie; Justin Niebank
Arrangers - The Freddy Jones Band; Reese Wynans
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By [Assistant] – Chris Davie
Recorded By – Jim Demain
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Jeff Lane, Ron Lowe
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards, Recorded By – Justin Niebank

Notes
Recorded at: Champagne Studio; Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL; Hounds Ear; SoundStage.
Genre: Pop, Rock
Length: 1:07:09

© 1995 Capricorn Records