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Thank you, Rafa Gómez, for your review of HEAR THE THUNDER CRACK in POPULAR1 Magazine. Some excerpts: “The result could not be more satisfying. Woods' poetry is emotionally powerful, eloquent, somber, dynamic, and ironic at the same time…Musically, the album is superb.” Here is the full English translation of Rafa Gómez’ review of HEAR THE THUNDER CRACK in POPULAR1 Magazine, the leading European music and culture publication. Shooter Jennings and I are grateful for the kind words and incisive insight into our work on this album: JAMES WOODS & SHOOTER JENNINGS “HEAR THE THUNDER CRACK” Breakheart Music This is a truly unique album, if ever there was one. A concept album, narrated and coined by the protagonist himself. All of us who grew up cinematographically under the influence of the 80s hold the star of films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, and True Believer on a pedestal. James Woods, a direct witness to the last gasps of an era that is beginning to fade away, has decided, at the age of 77, to recount some of his experiences through songs before they are lost in the common mortar of oblivion. For this project, he has teamed up with a true master craftsman of music: Shooter Jennings. The result could not be more satisfying. Woods' poetry is emotionally powerful, eloquent, somber, dynamic, and ironic at the same time. The introduction, in which Woods himself shares his impressions, oscillates between a contemplative tone and an almost youthful and passionate optimism.The lyrics express the liberating and powerful satisfaction of those who finally settle scores with their past and renounce timidity. Musically, the album is superb. Violins, guitars, pianos, banjos, and saxophones unfold throughout the album with the characteristic elegance of a musician of Jennings' stature. Thus, the listener is immersed in Woods' universe with songs such as “Hello Friends,” “Café Central,” “Misty Morning,” and “Here We Are.” Of course, Woods does not forget to settle scores and makes clear his disdain for the film industry with songs such as “Hollywood Kills Everything,” perhaps the most revealing track on the album. This work does justice to a man who always behaved with detective-like arrogance on screen. It is a settling of scores with those who blacklisted him for his political beliefs. In short, it is an album that is both a personal statement and an artistic testimony from someone who never stopped being true to himself. *8 RAFA GÓMEZ