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You heard it right!!

The AC Thundertones will be playing live with the legendary

JOHNNY WINTER!!!

You'll hear all The AC Thundertones favorites plus

All of Johnny Winter's classic tunes too!

DON'T MISS IT!! The setup is UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

We'll take the stage at:

The 1st Methodist Church Auditorium in Pittsfield Mass on:

July 14th 2006

Don't MISS it!!

The AC THUNDERTONES AND THE JOHNNY WINTER GROUP

LIVE TOGETHER!!!

E-mail us at the contact page for more info!!!!

Below are all the songs reviews in only three days!
as we moved into Round Two of Reviewing . Here are the awards this song won after all was said and done at garageband

Here's some of what our reviewers had to say about MISSIN YOU

Flawless!!!
Leaving pretention and cheap gimmicks to everyone else this track rises to the top of not just Soul/R&B, but all popular music. With class, sophistication and brilliance this track engulfs the senses. Few songwriters and musicians can pull of the realism required to nail this style, however this track succeeds in every regard. From some of the tastiest guitar and rhythm section work through to the slick horn and string section lines the reach of this tune is not just awe inspiring to the listener, but the standard by which all popular music should be judged.

Reviewed by: Bassjones from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Missin You
Forget about it. 10, 10, 10. Top drawer, all over, first rate, loved the little pause at about 2:30, great mesage, clear and early. Guitar - delivered first class, horns strong throughout. World Class vocals, world class song. Platinum.

I am not worthy. Give me more!

Reviewed by: msmonk22barnie from Cincinnati, Ohio

Blues Bar...
If I were to walk into a Blues Bar today, this is what I would expect to hear. Not groundbreaking, but true blue!
- Ballinlea from Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom on 28Jan2005

Rough...
...tone on the first notes and then an Albert Collin sound for the rest of the lead work. Got a nice swing to it, the piano keeps it trucking on. The lead guitar work is very good, nice feel to it. I prefer music without brass sections, but on ths occasion it fits well, fills the gaps that the guitar leaves. The chord structure is standard for this style of music isn't it? so you ain't done nothing wrong there. Good track.
- Fishnet from Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom on 28Jan2005

Gary Waits and the Blueblockers
Great track.
Everything about it is well done and pro.

This guitarist's tone, and the way they used the synth/horns really remind me of Gary Moore. I would really be surprised if someone involved hadn't listened to him a bunch.

The song itself; lyrics and delivery - could be more decisive in the approach.
The opening of the song was very personal, lazy and sparse and conversational - and a lot like what I've come to love about Tom Wait's over the years.
But somewhere in the middle -round about the time the lyric says "I just wanted to have some fun", the attention ot detail with regard to the character and their story - a personal tale from one person to his woman - seemed to get traded in for big production number values. I mean, "the hearts a lonely hunter" -yikes.

The hard part is that, as the lyric veered away from the "Betty I know I fucked up again - it's just that I love ya so much - I mean shit, you make me so crazy ..."blue valentine song it started out to be, the production went along with it - so I think that song is lost.

It may be better to rethink the beginning of the lyric and start out being in the second or third person - waxing wise as you go and allowing the great production to stay eactly like it is.

Whatever becomes of this track - the talent is obviously there, and - given the right choice for who they want to be seen as - the artist has a great shot at (and probably already has) a fine career.

Emory J
- emoryj from Oakland, California on 28Jan2005

smooth
i like the intro flows nicely almost a tom waits feel from the early yearslyrics are good predictable but nice. this song is alright you sound very talented i think this song is lacking something but im sure you have good stuff
- Skippa from Hanson, Massachusetts on 28Jan2005

Hot Mix requires listener to PAY ATTENTION
The way this song leads in with guitar, followed by rhythm section, then horns...WHOA YEAH! The bass line is EQ'd to perfection in my ear's take on things. Really rocks. Guitar solo rips. Singer is nicely on pitch and doesn't push the envelope past his capabilities. This song is a winner all around.
- heavyhart37 from Ames, Iowa on 28Jan2005

Leon Russell blues with great vocals
Excellent job. The only criticism is the excessive reverb, but maybe that's the result of the encoding process. Nice arrangements, great playing - a pleasure to listen to.
- realex from Brentwood, New York on 28Jan2005

Love the guitar and horns
Ahh, this was sweet. You had me right from the intro notes. Nice chords and excellent guitar work. The solo is excellent. Very soulful. I don't normally care much for extended solos, but this one held my interest.
The horns are very well done as well. Well written parts and good performance.
- winstonapple from Independence, Missouri on 28Jan2005

This song put a SPELL on Me!!!
Wow! They don't have enough Extra Credit categories for me to list. But you guys get every one, and since they don't have it listed HORNS were excellent, fabulous, tremendous. Lead Guitar is played flawlessy and the Chord Structure is unique and yet, (oops song stopped had to start again) very familiar. The vocals are perfect mix of blues/swing. I expect to be seeing and hearing this band on Tv or in the movies. I am out of words to describe this, other than I LOVE IT!!!!!
- Deadhead38 from Lodi, California on 28Jan2005

Very professional blues
The chord structure does give it something a little original in not being a standard 12-bar.

Lead guitar? Good, nice feel and pretty good tone too. Maybe a little a little less echo for the next mix?

The horns sound okay. I kept wondering if they were synthentic, most people probably wouldn't though.....

When the horns are blaring and the lead guitar is soloing about 3 minutes in, really gets a dense sound.

Perhaps that was the goal.

This may not be my bag for a blues tune but no doubt the band got the sound they were going for. Well done.
- JDONLINE from Naugatuck, Connecticut on 28Jan2005

BIG CITY BLUES
Thats what I call BIG CITY BLUES !
A whipping piano and a compact horn section gave the listener the feeling of an evening in a smokey late night bar. The guitar is played in the vein of Moore and Clapton, means that you got fat produced blues with a smart attitude ! Gimme the whiskey...
- fuzznsurf from Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany on 28Jan2005

Classic Intro
Feels like Robert Cray and Bruce Willis formed a super Horney blues orchestra.
This is a huge production with some nice guitar movements and a swanky , dirty polished feel.
- CRASHLANDING from Fairfax, California on 28Jan2005

'Gary Moore' fire...
Yeah, good tight song and production, with 'Gary Moore' kind of guitar playing and fire, with nice brass backing. The vocals are top too.
- Dairybeat from Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Netherlands on 28Jan2005

bluesy and groovin'
It's a toe tapper kind of tune and I like it in a groovy kind of way. The vocals don't really match the flow of the song though. The singer needs to get a bit raunchier with his voice I think. Overall very cool tune though. Lead guitar kicks ass! Horns are a nice touch. They blend well.
- slc_girl from Salt Lake City, Utah on 27Jan2005

bourbon street
This song is sending out killer vibes. Great lead guitars with a superb multi-layered tone and the vocals are just pure class. This song is a professionally sounding and obviously well planned and thought out piece of music. Love the emotional and meaningful lyrics and the way you made the guitar just scream. The song has a beautiful chord structure ansetup d is perfectly. Obviously a great songwriter behind this and an awesome arrangement. Awesome use of horns and yet again it brings good vibes. The kinda New Orleans Bourbon Street vibes with everybody on the back of a 60's utility playing beautiful meaningful music to the public. This song also had nice background solo's and a respectable outro. This is probably one of the best blues/jazz rock song i have ever heard on garageband.com and just, EVER! This song is extremely engaging and it hooked me in immediately from the start to the outro at 4:03 sec. This song is a credit to you accomplished musicians.
- Muff_The_Band from Gosnells, Perth, Australia on 27Jan2005

Evil mind guitar tude!
Vocals are up front and sound good. Guitar tone is good. Lyrics are cool. Lead playing is nice, I can relate. Has a nice original sound. Sounds a lot like my strat though my mesa (sorry). Horns are cool. I like it!
- Azrat from Salt Lake City, Utah on 27Jan2005

hell ya
now heres a band i wuoldnt mind seeing live,excellent lead guitar w/ a "real" blusy feel,the hornes werekinda perdictable,but all in all the chord structure brought it all together.good feel
- MARTYSSON from Sandusky, Michigan on 27Jan2005

Get this! We've crossed over into the R&B category and are up to number 27 in that one as well.

Our sincere thanks to all who've reviewed out tunes and got us this far.

Below are the recent awards and some of the newer reviews

MISSIN ' YOU have received.

First of all We're Number TW on the Midnight Special's Blues Station Playlist:

http://www.ms-blues.com/

Dont' Miss it! Our newest Blues Rocker is Call On Me which features slammin guitar work

from John Temple Zarvis. Watch for it at GB.com in about two days!

See ya!
The AC Thundertones were featured as Track of the DAY in Blues Rock a few weekd ago.

Then we made it to Track Of The Week in the R&B category from Feb. 12 through the 27th.

But recently....

We've gotten three very nice awards for MISSIN' YOU. It was awarded #21 as Best Mood in Blues Rock for All Time! It's at #4 for All time in production in Blues Rock, and it just got awarded # 4 for Best Programming for All Time in Blues Rock category!

If you want to check out the tune right now? Just click on the Red Track Of The Week icon above.

Thanks to all who reviewed our music. Without your reviews we could not make it this far! Watch for our new Blues Rock release: CALL ON ME It will be uploaded at GB.com in by 3/16/05 ! This one's a smoker! Wait till ya hear John Temple Zarvis wail on guitar in this one! We leave it to you! Paul. The AC Thundertones!

Below are some of the recent feedback on MISSIN' YOU:

WHOOOOOPS!

On January 30, 2005 The AC Thundertones!were interviewed on WHRL Rock 103.1 Radio in Albany New York

Paul talked about the band, it's origins, and mission

And  the band's music went on the air. Johnny Z Couldn't be there

because of prior commitments.

It was Jason Keller's Big Break Show.

Due to editing of the show not under our control

John Zarvis never got mentioned as one of The Thundertones! Unbelievable!

Without my brother Johnny, and his great talents The AC Thundertones! wouldn't

even be here at all. We're sure that Jason Keller did not do this intentionally

but it was just one of those things.

So our apologies to our fans.

In the future, we're doing all of our band interviews together because

we know some of you guitar players want to know how

John Temple Zarvis gets those great sounds and want to hear from him.

And don't forget about Jason Keller's Rock 103.1 Big Break Show

It's a great place to get unsigned local bands recognition they deserve.

To find out more click below for WHRL Rock 103.1's Big Break

With Jason Keller

http://whrl.com