Elvin Bishop – The Blues Rolls On (Delta Groove Music).
Elvin Bishop has used The Blues Rolls On to pay tribute to those who inspired him and gave him his start in the music business. Some of the blues royalty such as BB King, George Thorogood, James Cotton and Kim Wilson has stepped forward to help him too. The self-penned eponymous opening track is a pulsating start with Kim Wilson’s harp to the fore. Bishop is one of rock’s elder statesmen and he gets his slide out to good effect on this also. There is a good sentiment to this song and all of my heroes are mentioned. Night Time Is The Right Time is a classic song and has a classic vocal from rising star John Nemeth and Angela Strelhi. Bishop stays in the background but you know he is there. Yonder’s Wall has a minimal opening until Chris Sandoval on drums and Scott Sutherland’s bass arrive. It is a good, swinging blues with Ronnie Baker Brooks as guest vocalist. Bishop’s slide is also complimented by Brooks’ guitar. Builds well into a cornucopia of guitars. Struttin’ My Stuff is Southern funk and Bishop is in his element. He just has that certain style and class. BB King guests on Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket and he has a slight discussion that leads into and out of the song and adds that personal touch. BB’s trademark licks are there as you would expect. The Berry Gordy/Smokey Robinson composition, Who’s The Fool has John Nemeth back on vocals and fluid guitar from Bishop and Mike Schermer – a highlight.
Clifton Chenier’s Black God is slow, but authentic, Cajun while Oklahoma is a harder edged blues and is basically just Bishop and his guitar. Come On In My House (credited to Junior Wells) just feels as if it belongs here – a top electric version of this classic. I Found Out is a shuffling blues and sounds a bit like a Howlin Wolf song. Good harp from James Cotton. Send You Back to Georgia is energetic and Bishop’s guitar is unleashed along with those of George Thorogood and Jim Suler. The final track is Honest I Do, another well known one. This has piercing harp from John Nemeth and stinging slide from Bishop. The cymbals get a real bashing on this instrumental as the number of personnel highlights – Ed Earley & Larry Vann on percussion and Bobby Cochran on drums. It all makes for an excellent finish to a good album by a true slide guitar master.
http://www.elvinbishopmusic.com/
http://www.deltagroovemusic.com/
David Blue.
Elvin Bishop has used The Blues Rolls On to pay tribute to those who inspired him and gave him his start in the music business. Some of the blues royalty such as BB King, George Thorogood, James Cotton and Kim Wilson has stepped forward to help him too. The self-penned eponymous opening track is a pulsating start with Kim Wilson’s harp to the fore. Bishop is one of rock’s elder statesmen and he gets his slide out to good effect on this also. There is a good sentiment to this song and all of my heroes are mentioned. Night Time Is The Right Time is a classic song and has a classic vocal from rising star John Nemeth and Angela Strelhi. Bishop stays in the background but you know he is there. Yonder’s Wall has a minimal opening until Chris Sandoval on drums and Scott Sutherland’s bass arrive. It is a good, swinging blues with Ronnie Baker Brooks as guest vocalist. Bishop’s slide is also complimented by Brooks’ guitar. Builds well into a cornucopia of guitars. Struttin’ My Stuff is Southern funk and Bishop is in his element. He just has that certain style and class. BB King guests on Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket and he has a slight discussion that leads into and out of the song and adds that personal touch. BB’s trademark licks are there as you would expect. The Berry Gordy/Smokey Robinson composition, Who’s The Fool has John Nemeth back on vocals and fluid guitar from Bishop and Mike Schermer – a highlight.
Clifton Chenier’s Black God is slow, but authentic, Cajun while Oklahoma is a harder edged blues and is basically just Bishop and his guitar. Come On In My House (credited to Junior Wells) just feels as if it belongs here – a top electric version of this classic. I Found Out is a shuffling blues and sounds a bit like a Howlin Wolf song. Good harp from James Cotton. Send You Back to Georgia is energetic and Bishop’s guitar is unleashed along with those of George Thorogood and Jim Suler. The final track is Honest I Do, another well known one. This has piercing harp from John Nemeth and stinging slide from Bishop. The cymbals get a real bashing on this instrumental as the number of personnel highlights – Ed Earley & Larry Vann on percussion and Bobby Cochran on drums. It all makes for an excellent finish to a good album by a true slide guitar master.
http://www.elvinbishopmusic.com/
http://www.deltagroovemusic.com/
David Blue.
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