The Mannish Boys -- Lowdown Feelin’ (Delta Groove Records).
Los Angeles based The Mannish Boys play the blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles and have a number of luminaries in their occasional line up. Lowdown Feelin’ is their fourth album and leads on from their critically acclaimed Big Plans from 2007. The opener, These Kind Of Blues, has a Spanish/Mexican intro that leads into a BB King sort of feel. It’s a good, pulsating start, an upbeat walking blues with strong harp from Randy Chortkoff. Searchin’ Blues is well performed with classy slide guitar provided by Frank Goldwasser. Lowdown Feeling is a powerful Chicago blues with a big brass input – a big performance and Chocolate Drop is a smooth track with a gritty vocal from Bobby Jones. The quaintly named If The Washing Don’t Get You, The Rinsing Will is a swinging blues with Kirk Fletcher’s snappy guitar. Need My Baby is a slow, strolling blues with a deep vocal from Jones this time and a slight Kansas City influence. The Something is smouldering and The Woodchuck picks up the pace for a good time boogie. Fine Lookin’ Woman is a straightforward slide guitar and harp offering and You Don’t Love Me is a vital 60s R&B instrumental. Figure Head is a languid, fluid blues. Rude Groove is an invigorating yet slowish R&B but it is a little too long. When I Leave is soulful yet a little out of place – a bit of a filler methinks. Good Times is a slow blues with harmonica, guitar and organ prominent. Something’s Wrong is a strong, shuffling blues and Reet, Petite And Gone has a slinky guitar solo from Goldwasser and moves along at a decent pace. They close with Dead Letter Blues, a song from the Son House archives, I think, but although this is vocally strong and musically sound, it is not as powerful as the master. Their name is from the Muddy Waters song but believe me, these guys are all men.
http://www.deltagroovemusic.com/
http://www.themannishboys.com/
David Blue.
Los Angeles based The Mannish Boys play the blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles and have a number of luminaries in their occasional line up. Lowdown Feelin’ is their fourth album and leads on from their critically acclaimed Big Plans from 2007. The opener, These Kind Of Blues, has a Spanish/Mexican intro that leads into a BB King sort of feel. It’s a good, pulsating start, an upbeat walking blues with strong harp from Randy Chortkoff. Searchin’ Blues is well performed with classy slide guitar provided by Frank Goldwasser. Lowdown Feeling is a powerful Chicago blues with a big brass input – a big performance and Chocolate Drop is a smooth track with a gritty vocal from Bobby Jones. The quaintly named If The Washing Don’t Get You, The Rinsing Will is a swinging blues with Kirk Fletcher’s snappy guitar. Need My Baby is a slow, strolling blues with a deep vocal from Jones this time and a slight Kansas City influence. The Something is smouldering and The Woodchuck picks up the pace for a good time boogie. Fine Lookin’ Woman is a straightforward slide guitar and harp offering and You Don’t Love Me is a vital 60s R&B instrumental. Figure Head is a languid, fluid blues. Rude Groove is an invigorating yet slowish R&B but it is a little too long. When I Leave is soulful yet a little out of place – a bit of a filler methinks. Good Times is a slow blues with harmonica, guitar and organ prominent. Something’s Wrong is a strong, shuffling blues and Reet, Petite And Gone has a slinky guitar solo from Goldwasser and moves along at a decent pace. They close with Dead Letter Blues, a song from the Son House archives, I think, but although this is vocally strong and musically sound, it is not as powerful as the master. Their name is from the Muddy Waters song but believe me, these guys are all men.
http://www.deltagroovemusic.com/
http://www.themannishboys.com/
David Blue.
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