tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314693632024-02-18T23:23:37.985-08:00bluesbluesThis is the place to find the best blues, alt. country and just about every other kind of music on the net!David Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198914988135503026noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469363.post-16109734457099122912014-11-15T12:15:00.003-08:002014-12-08T14:10:13.677-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaWtSxAJErEM4RBQ4ShZJ0pKbYlVIJtVIFM6w7b4IFGjcdC2pCjl8mftAOYnlytqpuu4uyM18Eojo8CHrtt-_4yHIpJGi6C9oPNpYZrYbHh9KC_rdFFVaWCEtMzlZuTE0dGHf/s1600/Debi+Doss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaWtSxAJErEM4RBQ4ShZJ0pKbYlVIJtVIFM6w7b4IFGjcdC2pCjl8mftAOYnlytqpuu4uyM18Eojo8CHrtt-_4yHIpJGi6C9oPNpYZrYbHh9KC_rdFFVaWCEtMzlZuTE0dGHf/s1600/Debi+Doss.jpg" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You may not recognise the name but Debi Doss but you have
almost certainly heard her voice. She sang the female parts on the Buggles
classic, Video Killed The Radio Star and was a backing singer for The Kinks
amongst many others. These two bands feature heavily on this EP, with an
acoustic, folksy version of Video Killed The Radio Star opening things,
followed by two Ray Davies Songs, Waterloo Sunset and Nothing Lasts Forever.
Crisp, clear vocals set the scene for both, with the well-known former the
better song. The latter will not set the heather on fire but Debbie has a
calming voice and the song just drifts along in the background. She also
includes two of her own compositions, the French language Je Chante being the
first. This is a strange one, why French? It’s pleasant enough although
Eurovision is not far from the surface. She finishes with the poignant Fly High
(Part 1) which was composed in tribute to her nephew who tragically drowned
earlier this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Debi has spent a number of years in the background but
this EP shows that she deserves to be out in the spotlight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198914988135503026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469363.post-59530313345266904682014-10-30T15:00:00.001-07:002014-10-30T15:11:24.117-07:00Chris While and Julie Matthews are back with a classy album.<br />
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Julie Matthews</u> – <u>Who We Are (Fat Cat)<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who We Are is the ninth studio album from the former Albion
Band stalwarts. It’s a combination of Folk, Country and Americana with many of
the songs blending each of the three. Opening with the energetic Americana
fused Folk of If This Was Your Last Day, While and Matthews remind us what it
feels like to just get up there are play from your heart. Country music is a
thread through the gentle Gone Girl Gone, Mad Men and That’s Not Who We Are.
Songs such as the contemporary Country Get Through This Somehow and the bouncy
Americana I Don’t Know confirm that they are every bit as good as their
American counterparts. They’d certainly be more noticed if they were from the
other side of the pond and both of these would not be out of place in The Grand
Ol’ Opry and the like. Special mention for Howard Lees on electric guitar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s not all Americana based however with Dancing Under The
Gallows, a tribute to Alice Hertz Sommer, the oldest survivor of the Holocaust,
who died earlier this year aged 111. This blend of Folk and Country is
extremely thought provoking, a fitting tribute and a lovely song overall. Heaven
Is Changing is another that shows them as a bridge between Folk and Country.
This has gentle sounds with the piano sounding like the pitter-patter of
raindrops at times. Drop Hammer is about the women who kept the steel coming in
Sheffield during the World Wars. It’s a classy contemporary Folk with a small
choir of Yorkshire factory girls. A Capella in the main with just a little
percussion to represent the factory sounds. Another war themed song is the stirring
White Feather, this being based on the White Feather movement. This will cause
debates between those that hear it and I’m sure that there will be those that
have strong thoughts on both sides of the fence. They close with the whimsical
Under A Button Moon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you like Folk, Country or Americana then there’s
something in here for all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– <u>Try Anything Twice (Moonbeam Music).<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">BB King once said that Blues N Trouble are the best white
Blues band in the world. No pressure there, then! From the Scottish new town of
Livingston and led by well-known UK singer/harmonica player Tim Elliott, Blues
N Trouble are back with eight original songs and five classic covers of high quality.
There’s a live feel to the recording and many of the tracks must have been
completed in one session. Highlights are the talking harmonica Blues of Bye Bye
Bird, the Bo Diddley inspired Cadillac and the grinding Blues Rock of You Can’t
Hit A Woman. This is a top class album and won’t look out of place in any
serious Blues fan’s collection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Candye Kane is known as ‘The Toughest Girl Alive’ and her
two decade spanning career has seen its ups and downs. Comin’ Out Swingin’ is
one of the highs with 13 diverse songs covering Blues (Comin’ Out Swingin’,
Invisible Woman), Rock N Roll (Darling Baby, You Ain’t All That and I’m The
Reason Why), Cajun (Au Revoir Y’All), Boogie (Marijuana Boogie) and Rockabilly
(I Wanted You To Walk). Highlights are the sultry Invisible Woman, the gritty
vocal of Darling Baby and the uptempo I’m The Reason Why. There are elements of
Fairground Attraction on When Tomorrow Comes and Caro Emerald on Rock Me To
Sleep. Certainly worth a listen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198914988135503026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469363.post-83233017053122643812013-09-28T11:50:00.000-07:002013-09-28T12:00:37.088-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Manchester’s Federal Charm has released a debut album that
befits a true Rock band. This is a joy from start to finish and classic Rock
themes abound from Too Blind To See, the stinging and throbbing Reaction and Any
Other Day. Their Blues influences appear on The Stray and the rocking I’m Not
Gonna Beg. They are explosive (Gotta Give It Up, Tell Your Friends),
smouldering (Reconsider) and electric (No Money Down). Highlights are the slow
burning Somebody Help Me and the ultra-quick There’s A Light. Vocalist Nick
Bowden and guitarist Paul Bowe are top notch and live performances will be
electric. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Live Dates:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 6 -- Wolverhampton Robin 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 10 -- Blues Splash, The Ritz Manchester with Walter Trout</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 16 -- Caerphilly Patriot Club</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 21 -- Chislehurst Beaverwood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 22 Sutton Boom Boom Club</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 29 -- Aylesbury Limelight Club</span></div>
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Avenue (Ruf Records).<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is Fuchs’ third album and follows 2011’s Love To Beg.
Opening with the eponymous title track, a rough and ready Blues Rock with Janis
Joplin vocal, she rips through 12 original songs. She’s not a one trick pony
and changes style with ease; there’s Country (Rodents In The Attic, Daddy’s
Little Girl, Nothin’ On My Mind), Rock (Vagabond Wind, How Did Things Get This
Way) and Blues (Handful Too Many). Despite her songs rarely sticking strictly
to one genre, one constant is her gravelly voice and this is used to best
effect on Livin’ On A Sunday, How Did Things Get This Way and Baby Love The Life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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From The Road (Ruf Records).<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Culled from three superb studio albums, this has Oli in
front of his hometown crowd. It brings out his best and believe me he is one of
the best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speechless and Next Girl personify
raw power but it is Love Is Taking It’s Toll where the trio flower. Pulsing
bass, crashing cymbals and Oli’s lightning fingers provide a highlight. Lengthy
solos are provided on Mr Wilson and Manic Bloom but it’s not all power as the
strolling Devil In Me and Stone Cold show but his whipping, ripping guitar is never
too far away. Credentials confirmed as a live act with Thinking About Her and
You Can Only Blame Yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– <u>Quit Bitchin’ (Own Label).<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Recording your debut album at the legendary Rockfield
Studios is not something that every band gets to do and I feel that The New
Groove has missed a trick here. The album starts well with hints of John Lee
Hooker and ZZ Top on the boogie laden eponymous title track. Ben Curtis’ gravel
voice is well suited to this but it becomes too affected on later tracks. If he
can sort out his vocal delivery then they have the chance of reaping some rewards
with their second album and if he can turn in a vocal like that of the chorus
of Injustice more often we would be in business, especially when it is linked
to strong guitar playing from Steve French. Other notable tracks are Give It
Time with its Dr Feelgood influenced chopping guitar and the sleazy (in a good
way) Money. Rip It Up is harmless Rock n Roll with French’s guitar ringing like
a bell, just like Chuck says and Shovellin’ Dirt is almost there but lack of
vocal range just lets it down despite harmonica keeping the songs head above
water. There’s some good fluid harp on the smokey Blues, If I Had To Leave but
an over the top vocal spoils it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198914988135503026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469363.post-63970201089567780402013-08-07T09:17:00.000-07:002013-08-07T09:17:03.415-07:00
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Already a 7 album veteran, Give It Back provides an 8<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
dose of ‘funkified Texas music’ and if Funk is what you are after then this is
the place to find it. From the funky rocker Stuck In A Rut with its fluid
guitar solo<span style="color: red;"> </span>through the strong bass of One More
Take and the grinding, George Benson sounding Give It Back to the Average White
Band influenced Peer Pressure it’s just a joy. Throw in Soul in the form of A
Woman Like You, the dirty slow rocker, High and the slashing guitar and fuzzed
vocal of Partner In Crime and you have the makings of an excellent album.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tess is Tess Jones and an impressive circle of musicians brought
in to perform his songs. Thorns is produced by BRIT award winner, Chris Potter.
However, the album has missed its time or is a resurrection vanguard. To
explain; songs like History and Eyes Of A Clown could be seen as old fashioned
and certainly not Nu-Folk. Al Stewart, early Chris De Burgh and Gordon Giltrap
are brought to mind with Say What You Want (Run) and Girl In The Window the
best of the bunch. Vagabonds And Rogues and No Place Like Home could easily fit
into a musical. It’s a mixed bag and Tess will divide opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Home is Lister’s 10<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> album and the first on his
own label. His brand of Blues Rock is showcased on the big, bold eponymous
title track, a classy Blues with driving drums from Wayne Proctor. He’s not
afraid to funk things up on Possession, Inside Out and Hyde 2612, all of which
have standout drums and bass (Steve Amadeo). However, Blues Rock is his forte and
Free, Sugar, Broke and Insatiable are fine examples. The classic Feeling Good more
than matches Muse’s version whereas the rest flits between ballads (You Make It
Real) and Blues (Straight Talkin’ Woman and Impossible). Aynsley goes from strength
to strength on this showing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198914988135503026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469363.post-16632886943408710152013-07-11T11:36:00.002-07:002013-07-11T11:36:05.558-07:00
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cologne born Freischlader started out as a drummer but
hearing Gary Moore on Cold Day In Hell he picked up a guitar and never looked
back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s been championed by Joe
Bonamassa and it’s easy to hear why; Freischlader is a superb young axeman.
House In The Woods boasts 10 original songs covering Blues Rock in its many
guises. The eponymous title track is a funky Blues Rock whereas the closing
track Won’t You Help Me is a power ballad. In between there is 1999, not the
Prince song but with the same attitude as the little purple one with slashing
guitar, the power and snappy drums of Sisters and the tough grinding Take The
Blame. Ballads get an airing in the form of the whispering Two Young Lovers with
Elvis Costello coming to mind and the soulful Breaking My Heart Again with
echoes of Paul Carrack. Henrik’s classy guitar shines through on the relentless
With The Flow and squeals on Hear You Talking but it flows like a mountain
stream on the plaintive Nowhere To Go. Throughout the album the lingering sound
is that of Freischlader’s voice which comes from the depth of his soul.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198914988135503026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31469363.post-17962413772295137642013-07-07T08:38:00.002-07:002013-07-07T08:38:35.856-07:00Doug MacLeod's 20th studio album and his 1st for Reference Recordings.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There’s A Time is Doug MacLeod’s debut album for Reference
Recordings but his 30 year career span has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>seen a further 19 studio albums. He opens with Rosa Lee, an acoustic
Delta Blues with a shuffling drumbeat. MacLeod is a fine exponent of slide
guitar and vocally strong. Other Delta Blues included are the gentle East
Carolina Woman with wailing vocal and a certain fluidity about his playing, the
mournful Ghost where his voice goes from a whisper to a shout in one line, the
slick and sure Black Nights and the soothing tones of A Ticket Out. Country
Blues are represented in the shape of the wonderfully titled My Inlaws Are
Outlaws with wonderful guitar work and the 12 string driven The Up Song, which
is rather mournful despite the title. Doug also ventures into Chicago Blues
with I’ll Be Walking On which has a feel of Worried Life Blues to it and the
contemporary The Entitled Few. However, Doug MacLeod is a storyteller and he
excels on the talking Blues of The Night Of The Devil’s Road which is full of
suspense and accentuated by the rhythmic beating on his guitar, the well worked
religious debate of Dubb’s Talking Religious Blues and the aforementioned The
Entitled Few. The only weak track on the album is the gentle Blues of St Elmo’s
Room And Pool but that’s only because the rest of the album is of such a high
standard. What comes through on this album, as it always does, is that Doug
MacLeod is a consummate storyteller, a powerful vocalist and a superb slide
guitarist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Northern Ireland based Mighty Mojos have done everything for
their debut album, from recording to distribution. The result is well worth the
effort. The opener, White Lightning, is a powerful R&B, jug band Blues and
a good, solid start. The uncomplicated Cindylou follows; a Country boogie and good
time music. Can’t Be Satisfied is one of two live tracks on the album, it’s a
Blues stomper and a classic Muddy Waters tune, treated well. There’s some good
slide guitar work and a world weary vocal with wailing harp. From evidence like
this, they sound like a good live band. Am I Wrong has acoustic finger picking
and slide with snappy slapped drums. Looks like we’ve found a new slide hero in
David McClean. You Wouldn’t Treat A Dog Like That is a rough and tumble Blues.
A modern love story, eh and there’s that dirty slide again. Come On In My
Kitchen is an often covered song and it’s difficult to be original with a
Robert Johnson track. The Mojos try to give it a rhythm and they add slide and
harp to give a good version of this classic. McClean’s slide is so powerful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I Want It All is an upbeat R&B and the
eponymous title track is fast paced Delta style Blues with McClean on fire. Alan
Ward’s lived in voice sets the song off perfectly. Ward’s gruff vocal also
comes to the fore on the Country Blues of Devil In Disguise and everything just
fits on this one. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back To You follows a
different tack as they go all Country. Gentle acoustic and a lovely song. The
highlight is Tampa Red’s Don’t You Lie To Me. This is a classic and could well
confirm Mighty Mojos as a down and dirty Dr Feelgood for the 21<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup>
century. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My only criticism is that bass
player Ali McKenzie is lost in most, if not all, of the songs but that can be
sorted on the second album. All in all, a very good band but McClean is the man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chuck Leavell needs very little introduction. He was the
pianist for The Allman Brothers and played keyboards with The Rolling Stones;
enough said. For Back To The Woods he has selected a number of Blues classics,
both piano and guitar based. He’s also assembled a top class band and invited a
number of all-star guests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He opens with Little Brother Montgomery’s No Special Rider,
a New Orleans piano Blues. Good sounds and good times. Leroy Carr’s Evening
Train is played as an acoustic, strolling Blues with Keith Richards on guitar whereas
Memphis Slim’s Wish Me Well is a pulsating Blues with Leavells fingers a blur
at times and John Mayer guesting on guitar. Leroy Carr is obviously a favourite
and four more of his songs are featured; the shuffling Low Down Dirty Dog, Mean
Mistreater with Candi Staton sharing the vocal, the old time piano Boogie
Woogie of Memphis Town and the highlight of the lot, the Professor
Longhair-esque Naptown Blues. All four show that Leavell can sure play the
Blues. Ray Charles made Losing Hand a hit and Leavell gives it a smouldering
treatment. The eponymous title track, written by Charlie Spand, is a
straightforward piano Blues but augmented by Danny Barnes’ tuba and clear, sharp
guitar. Barrelhouse Buck McFarland’s I Got To Go Blues is played at lightning
speed with added fiddle and guitar. Fast fingers all round on this Country
Blues. Leavell gives fellow pianist Otis Spann’s Boots And Shoes an updated
Delta feel (Keith Richards and John Mayer both making another appearance)and
Jesse James’ Southern Casey Jones is an upbeat New Orleans epic with wailing
sax from Randall Bramblett. Another in the New Orleans style is Skip James’ If
You Haven’t Any Hay with piano mirroring the vocal. Candi Staton takes the
vocal on her own for Leona Manning’s The Blues Is All Wrong although the song
sounds a bit thin without bass or drums. Leavell finishes it all off where he
began, with a Little Brother Montgomery song. This time it’s Vicksburg Blues
which is triumphal. It’s just Chuck on piano and singing, simple and effective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What is there left to say about Robin Trower? One of the
all-time British guitar greats, listing Procol Harum and an extensive solo
career covering 40 years in Blues and Prog Rock, he could be forgiven for
putting his feet up. Not likely! Roots & Branches is his 31<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup>
release since leaving Procol Harum and as the title suggests, he’s returned to
his roots to rediscover some of the songs that shaped his blossoming years,
mixed with some new songs influenced by these classics. He starts off with by
slowing down the intro to Hound Dog and returns the song to its Blues roots
with suitably laconic guitar and harp. Shape Of Things To Come has some classic
Trower playing as he turns this into a grinding Funk Blues and I Believe This
To My Soul is a sophisticated Blues. Two Blues classics in the form of Born
Under A Bad Sign and The Thrill Is Gone are offered in differing versions, the
former delivered like a string bending master and the latter is played in a way
that even BB King hasn’t thought of. He keeps the vocal laid back and throws in
a few more notes than BB and it works. When I Heard Your Name is a contemporary
Blues on the soulful side and Sheltered Moon is a sultry, sophisticated Blues.
Both are relaxing in their own way. Another song made famous by Elvis Presley,
That’s Alright Mama is given a grungy makeover and Trower returns to his
original slashing, screeching guitar. Little Red Rooster has Trower in his
element. Forget the Rolling Stones’ very good cover but this is how it should
be played, on the menacing side. It’s dark and brooding and he’s not lost any
of his guitar prowess on sustain and power. Save Your Love is a lengthy, slow
Blues with plenty of fills and thrills. He’s well known for his grinding Blues
Rock and there’s not a finer example than the closing track, See My Life. This
reminds me why he is one of the best guitarists ever to come out of the UK and
the old time guitar solo is not too indulgent. A true master!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With his 2010 album, What Good Am I To You, listed in Classic
Rock’s top 50 albums of the year, the follow up could have been difficult. The
opener, Alley Cat, dispels the fears immediately with its great riff and deep,
velvet vocals. That voice is the constant despite some genre switches – Country
Blues (Jezebel), classic Rock (Cheap Whisky), R&B (My Baby Don’t Dance), Americana
(We All Do Bad Sometimes) and Blues (Honest Boy). Highlights are Honest Boy with
images of the old Blues shouters and the high octane rocker Bang Of A Gun. Where
that big voice comes from in such a little dude I don’t know. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Secretly Famous is the good Reverend’s seventh album and
this time it’s produced by the multi-Grammy winner Jim Gaines. You can tell
immediately as the opener, Jupiter & Mars, comes at you with plenty of
attitude and grinding Blues. It’s got a big, full sound in the solo and is a
sweetly produced starter. Craig Kew’s funky bass line is the basis of the sexy
sounding 57. Laid back and smooth, pity he’s singing about a microphone! Feels
Like Friday is a fast paced contemporary Blues with guitar flowing like molten
metal and he slows things down on the acoustic ballad, Just Feels Right. It
goes the whole nine yards and could easily be a Bon Jovi song. Check Your Blues
At The Door is a clever title for a straightforward, no nonsense soft Blues
rocker with a swinging feel. It’s gritty vocal and sharp guitar carry it
through. Tobacco Road is an often covered song but I’ve never heard it played
this way. There’s a of John Lee Hooker’s delivery in here and it is as good a
version of this song as I’ve ever heard, especially in the grungy parts. The
driving Blues of Nowhere To Go But Down gives a contemporary feel whereas When
I Fall Apart is a classy Blues Rock. Bratcher plays it a bit safe on the
Addrissi Brothers’ ballad Never My Love but he’s back on form with the solid,
grinding funky Blues of I Can’t Shake That Thing. He plays it for laughs on Bologna
Sandwich Man before finishing up with Starting All Over Again, a good Country
Blues rocker. The Reverend can turn his hand to a number of styles but he’s
most at home when he’s rocking the Blues.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Glaswegian Blues rockers King King’s latest offering,
Standing In The Shadows completely dispels the myth of the ‘difficult second
album’. Opening with More Than I Can Take, a Southern States Blues rocker with
a strident guitar solo they draw their line in the sand. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They follow up with the soulful Rock sounds of
Taken What’s Mine, a cross between Free and Joe Cocker. A Long History Of Love
is a lengthy ballad, emotion filled and with a powerful vocal. Alan Nimmo’s guitar
playing is excellent as ever, with some of his best playing on offer here. Frankie
Miller’s Jealousy has funky guitar with Bennett Holland ably backing up on
organ. This is on the Soul side too. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Joe Cocker comparisons resurface on What Am I Supposed To Do, a Soulful soft
Rock where Nimmo climbs the peaks. One More Time Around has thumping drums,
driving guitars and organ. A groovy Blues rocker, Free influenced with slashing
guitar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can’t Keep From trying has happy
sounds. Faster paced, it’s a bit out of place and may be too in the Pop mould
for some. Coming Home (Rest Your Eyes) is soft blue-eyed Rock in the Paul
Carrack mould with incisive guitar fills from Nimmo. Just to confirm the Free
influences they throw in their piano based grinding rocker, Heavy Load and they
round things off with the funky rocker, Let Love In. King King is a band that
has it all, a good singer, a great guitarist and excellent self-penned songs in
abundance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mark Knopfler playing in Glasgow is like a homecoming for
him and he certainly enjoyed himself. In fact, he had enjoyed himself on the
previous night too at band member John McCusker’s birthday bash. If any of the
band was under the weather then it didn’t show. A set of Celtic influenced solo
songs and a dusting of classic Dire Straits tracks had the audience in the palm
of his hands. Knopfler has surrounded himself with some of the UK’s top
musicians and it was a pleasure to listen to the art of instrumentalists. The
band were all multi-instrumentalists and could turn their hand to any genre as
Blues, Jazz, Country and Rock were all served up with the same passion and
dexterity. Songs from the latest album, Privateering, were well received with
the eponymous title track and Gator Blood highlights. However, the best
applause was saved for Romeo & Juliet, Telegraph Road and the final encore
of Local Hero. It’s 35 years since I first saw Mark Knopfler play with Dire
Straits and his prowess on the guitar has not waned one little bit. We were
promised an ‘Evening With Mark Knopfler’ and that is exactly what we got.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you’ve heard of Dave Arcari before then you’ll think you
know what you’re in for. However, not everything is as it would appear. Known
for his raucous, abrasive style and loved for it on the festival scene, Arcari
has mellowed slightly in parts of this album. The Arcari of old is to be found
on Heat Is Rising, where it’s just him and his guitar, Robert Johnson’s
Travelling Riverside Blues, on which he slips effectively into his natural
Scottish accent, and Preachin’ Blues with his manic growls and laughter and See
Me laughing, a Delta influence Arcari style Blues. These are the Blues, Glasgow
style. Highlights from the more mellow side are Rough Justice, which has some
of his rough edges polished off, the Country Blues of Cherry Wine, Third Time Lucky,
played with banjo and Jitterbug Swing. Other notables are the short and sharp
Day Job, Tell Me Baby, which will be great live and the fractured, almost sentimental,
sounds of Still Friends. This is an album to please fans, old and new.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">BBC Folk Award winners, While and Matthews, are widely
respected musicians and songwriters and this, their 8<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> studio
album, gives indications as to why. Harmonies abound is tracks such as This
Beautiful Life and Hope Springs, both on the cusp of Folk and Country. They
move firmly into the realm of Country with Shaky Town, Broken Crash Barrier and
Come On Over, the latter being the stand out track on the album. I Apologise
and Half A World Away are both gentle and hypnotic and are prime examples of
their excellent songwriting skills. There are some less successful songs with
the slightly morose Nie Weider (Never Again) which has well-meant sentiments
but just not for me and South America (Come Home Soon) which is a bit twee but
the tight harmonies come to the rescue as they do on the patchy Inconvenient
Hero. Gravity is too one paced and sounds a little bit like These Dreams by
Heart but without the impact of the chorus. All in all this is a fine album by
excellent musicians and top class songwriters. A good introduction into the
world of While and Matthews. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Not Over Yet is the follow up to their 2011 debut South Of
The City. The Blues are represented on the strong opener, Back Again, the
contemporary Travelling Blues and the epic You Ain’t Coming Home. Straight out
rockers such as Take The Town, You’d Better Run and The Working Man pepper the
album. Throw in Middle Eastern themes on the beefy She’s The Light and the
Country Rock of Man Like Me and the diversity shines through. Paul Muir is a
true Rock singer and Paul Turley’s guitar is formidable; expansive in places,
lightning fast elsewhere. I hear Steve Earle, Joe Bonamassa and Dr Feelgood but
no doubt, they are their own men.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rodriguez’s sound is rooted in Americana (Country/Pop of
Devil In Mind and Whiskey Runs Thicker Than Blood) and Jackson Browne and The
Eagles influences abound (the Country ballads Sad Joy and Cut Me Now, the
latter a triumph). She uses her fiddle to great effect on the instrumental
version of Devil In Mind and the gritty Country Rock of I Cry For Love. She’s
not just a fiddler though; her voice is powerful in places (Tragic), soothing
in others (Get Back In Love). Her easy to fall for style is exemplified by the nu-Country
songs Lake Harriet and I Don’t Mind Waiting as well as the strangely effective Brooklyn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lisa’s eighth album on Big Song showcases her diverse
musical tastes. There’s Gospel with the triumphant eponymous title track. Country
Blues are represented by Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me, which just falls short
of David Johanssen’s version. You Got To Know How is a bar-room Blues of high
order whereas I Only Have Eyes For You is given an excellent slow Jazz
treatment. There is good rise and fall in her voice and she has a wonderful
tone throughout. The only self-penned song is the childlike Magic Garden, whilst
Write Me In Care Of the Blues has a 50s Blues sound and may just be a little too
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