Rob Stone – Back Around Here (Earwig Music).
A frequent visitor to Chicago’s House of Blues, Rob Stone is a harmonica player very much in the mould of his heroes. Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson and Junior Wells. It’s been seven years since his last Earwig release but he has spent the time wisely, honing his craft with relentless touring. He opens with You’re No Good For Me, which is a rolling blues to start proceedings off with. Stone has an easy vocal style and this makes for an excellent opener. He is a killer harp player, ably backed by the band and, in particular, snappy guitars from Chris James and Jeff Stone. The eponymous title track is a big brassy swing blues and laid back Stone has the perfect tone for it. Slashing guitar from James for the lengthy guitar break. Love You For Myself is a slow Chicago blues with stylish interaction between Aaron Moore on piano and Stone’s harp. Give Me Time is a mid paced R&B with a great guitar riff going on in the background and a fluid solo. It’s a little different from most of the others on offer. I Need To Plant A Money Tree (don’t we all) is laid back and class just oozes out of this one. Chicago All Night is mid-pace funky R&B that reminds me a bit of Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag.
Lot To Love About You is another in the up-tempo area -- a swing blues that slides over you all too easily whereas Sloppy Drunk Blues is a bit of fun on barrelhouse piano from David Maxwell and Stone on harp. It’s Hard But It’s Fair is a strolling blues and Dragon Killers is a hi tempo lung buster. Both of these confirm how stylish a player he is. Can’t Turn Back The Clock is a high speed piano boogie with Maxwell on top form. He finishes with No Strings Attached, an up-tempo blues with more piano from Maxwell to the fore.
http://www.robstone.com/
http://www.earwigmusic.com/
David Blue.
A frequent visitor to Chicago’s House of Blues, Rob Stone is a harmonica player very much in the mould of his heroes. Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson and Junior Wells. It’s been seven years since his last Earwig release but he has spent the time wisely, honing his craft with relentless touring. He opens with You’re No Good For Me, which is a rolling blues to start proceedings off with. Stone has an easy vocal style and this makes for an excellent opener. He is a killer harp player, ably backed by the band and, in particular, snappy guitars from Chris James and Jeff Stone. The eponymous title track is a big brassy swing blues and laid back Stone has the perfect tone for it. Slashing guitar from James for the lengthy guitar break. Love You For Myself is a slow Chicago blues with stylish interaction between Aaron Moore on piano and Stone’s harp. Give Me Time is a mid paced R&B with a great guitar riff going on in the background and a fluid solo. It’s a little different from most of the others on offer. I Need To Plant A Money Tree (don’t we all) is laid back and class just oozes out of this one. Chicago All Night is mid-pace funky R&B that reminds me a bit of Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag.
Lot To Love About You is another in the up-tempo area -- a swing blues that slides over you all too easily whereas Sloppy Drunk Blues is a bit of fun on barrelhouse piano from David Maxwell and Stone on harp. It’s Hard But It’s Fair is a strolling blues and Dragon Killers is a hi tempo lung buster. Both of these confirm how stylish a player he is. Can’t Turn Back The Clock is a high speed piano boogie with Maxwell on top form. He finishes with No Strings Attached, an up-tempo blues with more piano from Maxwell to the fore.
http://www.robstone.com/
http://www.earwigmusic.com/
David Blue.
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