Paul Reddick – Revue (Northernblues Music).
Recently acclaimed as one of the most original singer-songwriters in the blues today, Paul Reddick has had a two pronged attack to his career. He is part of the group The Sidemen and has also launched a successful parallel solo venture. Revue presents us with songs from all stages of his career so far, including some songs that are currently unavailable elsewhere. I’m A Criminal is a throbbing blues, a grinder with grungy harmonica from Reddick. Colin Linden also throws in his not inconsiderable guitar. 2nd Street is played on acoustic slide and harmonica but in a contemporary blues style and boy, do they rip it up at the end. Template Blues is nothing of the sort. It has strong horns and a very clever New Orleans and Delta feel to it -- ultra cool. Villanelle has rootsy mandolin and its simple and fantastic style will make you think that anyone can do it!! Big Not Small has a fuzzed vocal; a rhythmic blues with harp and mandolin to the fore. Colin Linden contributes a heavy bass. Smokehouse is lightning quick and Am I Right Or Wrong has a rootsy homemade feel – a rustic jug band. Rattlebag takes us back to the sophisticated side. We have a fuzzed vocal again but it does come over a little Stevie Ray Vaughan in style with the sliding, smooth guitar. The fuzzed harp from Reddick and jagged guitar solo from Kyle Ferguson are particular highlights.
Train Of Love has a strange introduction and feels as if it belongs to another song. Anyhow, the song gets going into a Country/Americana harp led classic. This will get you going although it has a strange finish too. Queens Hotel has Latin rhythms with horns layer upon layer but still has a bluesy feel to it. ‘Round This Time Of Year is slow and weary Country and Trouble Again is rootsy, gutsy and neat & tidy. Winter Birds is another rootsy offering but difficult to categorise. Waitin’, with its shuffling harmonica, is a blues of high order. Colin Linden’s Hook’s In The Water stays firmly in the Americana field and although quite sparse it is superb. The slide guitar from Linden is haunting at times. Rosemary is jazzy and You Know It Ain’t Right is a breakneck blues where Reddick shows his undoubted class on harmonica as he almost blows himself out. The album closes with The Sidemen Boogie and you can hear the effort put into his harp playing as he delivers a master class. Reddick’s music has been used for films, TV shows and for a Coca Cola Classic commercial. Long may he continue.
http://www.northernblues.com/
http://www.thesidemen.com/
David Blue.
Recently acclaimed as one of the most original singer-songwriters in the blues today, Paul Reddick has had a two pronged attack to his career. He is part of the group The Sidemen and has also launched a successful parallel solo venture. Revue presents us with songs from all stages of his career so far, including some songs that are currently unavailable elsewhere. I’m A Criminal is a throbbing blues, a grinder with grungy harmonica from Reddick. Colin Linden also throws in his not inconsiderable guitar. 2nd Street is played on acoustic slide and harmonica but in a contemporary blues style and boy, do they rip it up at the end. Template Blues is nothing of the sort. It has strong horns and a very clever New Orleans and Delta feel to it -- ultra cool. Villanelle has rootsy mandolin and its simple and fantastic style will make you think that anyone can do it!! Big Not Small has a fuzzed vocal; a rhythmic blues with harp and mandolin to the fore. Colin Linden contributes a heavy bass. Smokehouse is lightning quick and Am I Right Or Wrong has a rootsy homemade feel – a rustic jug band. Rattlebag takes us back to the sophisticated side. We have a fuzzed vocal again but it does come over a little Stevie Ray Vaughan in style with the sliding, smooth guitar. The fuzzed harp from Reddick and jagged guitar solo from Kyle Ferguson are particular highlights.
Train Of Love has a strange introduction and feels as if it belongs to another song. Anyhow, the song gets going into a Country/Americana harp led classic. This will get you going although it has a strange finish too. Queens Hotel has Latin rhythms with horns layer upon layer but still has a bluesy feel to it. ‘Round This Time Of Year is slow and weary Country and Trouble Again is rootsy, gutsy and neat & tidy. Winter Birds is another rootsy offering but difficult to categorise. Waitin’, with its shuffling harmonica, is a blues of high order. Colin Linden’s Hook’s In The Water stays firmly in the Americana field and although quite sparse it is superb. The slide guitar from Linden is haunting at times. Rosemary is jazzy and You Know It Ain’t Right is a breakneck blues where Reddick shows his undoubted class on harmonica as he almost blows himself out. The album closes with The Sidemen Boogie and you can hear the effort put into his harp playing as he delivers a master class. Reddick’s music has been used for films, TV shows and for a Coca Cola Classic commercial. Long may he continue.
http://www.northernblues.com/
http://www.thesidemen.com/
David Blue.
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