J Boss Band – Tokyo Fever

In 1964, Jürgen Boss co-founded his first band, The Stares, and performed at various live clubs in southern Germany. He also made a name for himself opening for such beat greats as The Lords, The Rattles and The Liverbirds. A call-up to the German army led to the disbandment of The Stares. At the beginning of 1969, Jürgen Boss played with the band Fellows from Esslingen am Neckar and, from 1971, with Fate from Kirchheim/Teck. From 1972 to 1974, he was a member of the Stuttgart-based band Parchman Farm, and in 1973 he also performed with Stoned War and Mammut, both also from Stuttgart.

 

The J. Boss Blues Band was formed in 1974. This was followed by concerts all over Germany, mainly in jazz clubs, with a variety of formations. It was during this period that he performed as a backing band for Errol Dixon, Eddie Taylor & Louis Meyers, Jim Kahr (ex John Lee Hooker Band) and Judy Cheeks. J Boss also appeared on stage as a duo with Henry Cray, pianist to blues legend Sonny Boy Williamson II. In 1983, the band was renamed the J. Boss Band, as its musical orientation shifted away from blues and towards rock/hard rock. In 1984, the band opened for Eric Burdon and the Puhdys, and toured Germany with Dr Feelgood. In 1986, J. Boss composed and played the soundtrack to Olaf Zierl‘s film "Unter weitem Himmel". In 1993, further shows followed, opening for Rory Gallagher, Saxon and Nine Below Zero, followed by a tour of France. In the ’90s, after another album and a single, his trail was lost.

 

The hitherto underrated "Tokyo Fever" album is now released for the first time on CD and also on vinyl. The bonus tracks on the CD are taken from the smoother 1985 LP "I Will Survive", which existed in English and German ("Ich Möchte Leben"). An unjustly forgotten masterpiece of German rock history now gets a well-deserved second chance!

 

A1 – Whiskey Rock ‘N’ Roll Man – 4:46

A2 – Sweet Top Secret – 3:56

A3 – Thinking On You – 5:50

A4 – Down And Out – 4:36

B1 – Tokyo Fever – 4:52

B2 – Adultress – 5:16

B3 – Goodbye Old Friend – 5:29

B4 – It’s Better You Get Out Of My Life – 4:40