★★★★★
Acoustic duo Jackopierce split in 1997 after ten years together -- now they're back a decade later with a brand new album, and fans of their band's previous six records will find a lot to like on Promise of Summer...
- www.ink19.com
2009-07-20
★★★★★
Live From the Americas captures Jackopierce at their peak popularity. The album, recorded at Trees in Dallas, TX, offers 11 passionate songs, including five from their first two independent albums, two from their upcoming major-label debut, and four new songs, including the fan favorite "Mexican Tune." Live From the Americas is very well-recorded and places emphasis on the group's vocals and stark arrangements...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Before their 1994 major-label debut with A&M;, Bringing on the Weather, Jackopierce released the indie album Woman as Salvation just a few months earlier. The acoustic duo began to develop a full-band sound by collaborating with other local musicians, such as David Garza, who contributed some production work, as well as playing tambourine and singing backup. Cary Pierce and Jack O'Neill would also utilize drums, bass, and electric guitar on their second LP...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Jackopierce's 1994 major-label debut Bringing on the Weather is the group's first foray into a full-band, acoustic rock sound, and it is their best collection of songs. Produced by T Bone Burnett (Sam Phillips, Elvis Costello, and O Brother, Where Art Thou), Bringing on the Weather adds percussion and bass, as well as chamberlain, mandolin, and violin, to the previously acoustic guitar duo with surprising results. The songs are the most unified and complex in the group's career...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28