Coast To Coast Motel

Performer: G. Love & Special Sauce
Artist: Rebirth Brass Band
Engineer: Bob Krusen
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: G. Love & Special Sauce: G. Love (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Jimmy "Jazz" Prescott (acoustic bass); Jeffrey "Thunderhouse" Clemens (drums, background vocals). Additional personnel: Rebirth Brass Band (horns); Jim Dickinson (electric piano); Brodeeva (background vocals). Producers: Jim Dickinson, Special Sauce, Keith Keller. Recorded at Kingsway Studios, Sea-Saint Studios and Chez Flames Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana. Personnel: G. Love (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Rebirth Brass Band (horns); Jim Dickinson (electric piano); Jimmy Prescott, Jimmy "Jazz" Presscott (double bass); BroDeeva (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Don Smith ; Keith Keller. Recording information: Chez Flames Studios, New Orleans, LA; Kingsway Studios; Sea-Saint Studios. Illustrator: Ski Williams. Photographer: Ron Kruit. G. Love dives into his second album with typical easy exuberance, setting his laid-back, lo-fi vocals over bluesy guitar, harmonica riffs and the funky, soulful groove of Special Sauce's standup double bass and trap drum. You don't have to listen too hard to pick up the wide range of American music paid tribute here (funk, soul, Delta blues, country, New Orleans R&B, hip-hop), approached in such a loose, gutsy way that it sounds just right. The band charges enthusiastically forward through songs about personal, time-worn subjects appealing in their simplicity (love, beer and basketball). Even on tracks with an obvious, strong influence, like "Leaving The City," which reeks of John Hammond, there is an originality to G. Love's particular blend of musical styles that doesn't allow it to be pinned down.

Entertainment Weekly (9/22/95, p.80) - "...this unassuming postmodern blues trio returns with a delightful album full of skewed Delta rhythms, slippery harmonica solos, and whacked-out lyrics..." - Rating: B+

The Philadelphia-based singer and guitarist has been standing at the intersection of hip-hop, the blues, and white-boy frat-house grooves since the release of his 1994 debut, G. LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE. While Love is not above being a bit corny at times ("Cold Beverages," anyone?), he's a true student of the music he uses to create his funky sonic bouillabaisse. And with a backing band (the Special Sauce) as enthusiastic about getting down as himself, Love has been able to sustain a surprisingly long and varied career while maintaining a vision uniquely his own.

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