Jacobites Albums (3)
'God Save Us Poor Sinners'
Release Date 1/1/1998
Tracks 13
Label Glitterhouse
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What The Critics Say
On their first domestic release, God Save Us Poor Sinners, the on-again/off-again British duo of Nikki Sudden and Dave Kusworth (a.k.a. The Jacobites) offer another solid collection of stories about the ups and downs of life. The album is dedicated to the late Epic Soundtracks (Sudden's brother and the original drummer for The Jacobites), and sounds musically similar to their previous work -- gritty rock & roll comparable to Johnny Thunders, early Rolling Stones, and The Replacements. But The Jacobites also compose melodic pop tunes as well; "Never Apart" uses organ prominently and sounds quite similar to Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone." Also included is the rip-roaring holiday anthem "Teenage Christmas," the Iggy Pop/Kill City-sounding "God Save Us," as well as the tranquil "The Wishing Well." First released in Europe, the U.S. version of God Save Us Poor Sinners contains a different mix and artwork and has a few bonus tracks not on the original. Longtime fans of Nikki Sudden will not be disappointed. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
'Heart of Hearts'
Release Date 3/22/1996
Tracks 11
Label Por Caridad Procucci
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'Robespierre's Velvet Basement'
Release Date 1/1/1985
Tracks 24
Label Glass
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What The Critics Say
Robespierre's Velvet Basement, the shambolic second album by Nikki Sudden and Dave Kusworth's Jacobites, is a masterpiece of free-wheeling songwriting, loose arrangements, tossed-off vocals, and straight-to-the-gut emotional expression. The Jacobites were never influenced by what was going on around them; they preferred an earlier, more decadent era in rock, and in their sound one gets the jagged shards of Jagger and Richards, Stewart and Lane, and Ronson and Hunter. Not that the Jacobites sound anything like the Rolling Stones, the Faces, or Ian and Mick. Acoustic guitars are more prevalent than electronics, and the spirit of Marc Bolan's folky years hovers just above the cloud of cigarette smoke that made the studio blue. This is rock & roll of a type that had not been made since the '70s, and is only starting to be made again in the 21st century, but in the guitars and voices of the Jacobites -- with Nikki's brother, the late, great Epic Soundtracks, on drums -- one has to ask why it sounds so timeless, as relevant today as it was when it was made, as wondrously loose and garagey as only the best in rock & roll can be. Tenderness, pathos, vulnerability, humor, bitterness, who-gives-a-damn clarity, and genuine fire are what make Robespierre's Velvet Basement one of the great, unsung classics of the '80s. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
