Richard Earl – One More Song (Great Blues Recordings).
Richard Earl has shared a stage with great artists such as Little Milton, ZZ Hill and Johnnie Taylor and has forged a successful career with his band, The R&B House Rocka’s. One More Song opens with Henpecked, which has a world weary vocal as you would expect. Come on boys, we’ve all been there. Prominent guitar from Jack Edery and organ from Chris Thibodeaux make for a solid start. Comin’ Back Baby is pure soul and Earl has the classic type of voice for this slow love song. I’ll Be Right Here remains in the soul genre but is more upbeat than its predecessor. My only complaint is that it isn’t imposing enough. Back to slow soul for Baby It’s You and as heartfelt love songs go, it’s ok. Bad News means the blues and Thibodeaux gives it some in the middle. The band plays everything with soul but Earl’s vocal does desert him a bit on this. Blues Over You is a more straightforward blues yet is one of the best tracks and shows that great results can be had when you play it simple. He stays with the blues for His Old Lady And My Old Lady and this tale of bigamy is a slow burner. There is not a lot of pace about this band and Too Many Lovers confirms this. Having said that, the song will have a hypnotic effect on you. One More Song is pretty standard stuff but the excellent closing track, Riding All Night, is the sort of down & dirty blues that I wish he had provided more of.
http://www.great-recordings.com/
David Blue.
Richard Earl has shared a stage with great artists such as Little Milton, ZZ Hill and Johnnie Taylor and has forged a successful career with his band, The R&B House Rocka’s. One More Song opens with Henpecked, which has a world weary vocal as you would expect. Come on boys, we’ve all been there. Prominent guitar from Jack Edery and organ from Chris Thibodeaux make for a solid start. Comin’ Back Baby is pure soul and Earl has the classic type of voice for this slow love song. I’ll Be Right Here remains in the soul genre but is more upbeat than its predecessor. My only complaint is that it isn’t imposing enough. Back to slow soul for Baby It’s You and as heartfelt love songs go, it’s ok. Bad News means the blues and Thibodeaux gives it some in the middle. The band plays everything with soul but Earl’s vocal does desert him a bit on this. Blues Over You is a more straightforward blues yet is one of the best tracks and shows that great results can be had when you play it simple. He stays with the blues for His Old Lady And My Old Lady and this tale of bigamy is a slow burner. There is not a lot of pace about this band and Too Many Lovers confirms this. Having said that, the song will have a hypnotic effect on you. One More Song is pretty standard stuff but the excellent closing track, Riding All Night, is the sort of down & dirty blues that I wish he had provided more of.
http://www.great-recordings.com/
David Blue.
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