Day 189: Ain’t No Bread In The Breadbox, 1990s

A few things jump out for me with this song. First there’s a few booming kick drum hits throughout that will rattle your sternum. Woah! Of course, there’s a majestic B3 at work for much of this song from Melvin, which is probably another reason I’m drawn to it. The female singers complement Jerry very well here too.

More than anything else I love the melody of this song and the chorus. Jerry takes his time during his solo. There’s no rush here. The staccato accents from the B3 create a lot of breathing room here and Jerry strings together some lazy, yet fluid lines. He ducks in and out of the melody, dipping in just enough to establish where things are before trying something new for a few measures. During the fifth minute he flips on some light distortion that blends really nicely with the B3 and provides another tonal palate to play with. Very nice.

Switching back to his clean tone signals a change and Jerry croons the second verse here. Man the chorus of this song is just so fun! This last chorus leads out of the song and it ends with a final ringing chord.