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With raucous performances, Fried Chicken & Whiskey delivers on the promise of its title. That track is pure funk, with a bridge borrowed from James Brown's "Sex Machine" and an Eddie Hazel guitar break. Jack Edery & UltraSuede rock chaotically on "Throw a Boogie Woogie" and "Blues Outside My Window" settling down for the Chicago-style "Blind Woman With a Gun" and the desolate slow blues, "Mr Earvin." Edery's solo acoustic blues, "Turn Me Loose in Your Kitchen" and the delicate "Memphis" (featuring producer Jimbo Mathus on guitar) create a lull before the soul romp "Knucklebuster" closes the self-released disc with greasy organ and Lonnie Mack-style guitar.
Tom Hyslop - Blues Revue - March 2010 Issue - Blues Review

"From the deeply personal "Mr. Earvin" to the humorous "Blind Woman With A Gun", Jack Edery and his band Ultra Suede deliver an 11 track stylistic romp on their new disc "Fried Chicken and Whiskey". A flavorful showcase of his musical influences and diversity reflective of the great Golden Triangle tradition ... Beaumont blues with a twist."
The Blues Hound 90.1 FM KPFT Houston - 90.1 KPFT - Houston

Jack Edery & UltraSuede offer up some great blues guitar & piano sounds, with both male and female vocals. It's down and dirty fun, with clever lyrics that try to avoid the sometimes predictable nature of typical blues songs.
Indie-Music.Com - Indie-Music.Com

This CD kicks off in fine Texas fashion with “Blues Outside My Window”, a relentless stomper of a statement proclaiming the Power and Joy of Blues. All eleven tunes are originals and while “Throw A Boogie Woogie” is listed as a ‘Traditional’ number, everyone has their own version of it and UltraSuede’s rendition is a totally deranged, chair-breakin’ slice of good time mayhem. We get a Zydeco rocker with “Cajun Queenie” (another Shag Market dance Hit), a dirty, greasy Blues with “Good At Being Bad”, a gem that forces you to stomp your feet and an old-school Texas Blues – a la’ Lightnin’/Lil Son Jackson in “Turn Me Loose In Your Kitchen”. It’s a sound we don’t hear enough of anymore in the post-SRV era so extra kudos to Jack and Susan and the crew.
Memphis” is time-warp Southern Roots with more than a little ‘true story’ in it. We close off with “Knucklebuster”, a guitar smoker that reminds one of vintage Lonnie Mack. Nice organ too! Fried Chicken & Whiskey” is definitely one that’ll keep kickin’ ass for eternity. This one’s all about Truth, Talent and Heart. 5 Big Bottles of Thunderbird for a disc full of Texas grit.
Andy Griggs - Real Blues Magazine - Real Blues Magazine