Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Jeff Beck - Emotion and Commotion

I love Jeff Beck - this album is good!

Guitarnoize

It seems a bit strange to me that I have hardly talked about Jeff’s incredibly guitar playing in this review, but it is because Jeff makes instrumental guitar albums like no-one else. You can almost forget that you are listening to a guitar as you hear melodies and intricacies unachievable by most guitar players. If you are a fan of Jeff Beck you will love this album,
Independent
Jeff Beck has to be the most eclectic of the great guitar heroes, rarely restricting himself to a single mode across an entire album,





Tuesday, September 28, 2010

R.L. Burnside - Rollin' Tumblin' - The King of the Hill Country Blues

This CD contains rare Burnside sessions from the years 1975, 1981 and 1982, which were recorded live on his front porch with both electric and acoustic guitar. It includes 19 of his best-known songs and an interview. Recorded in 1989

1. Fireman Ring The Bell * [3:46]

2. Long Haired Doney T1 * [3:35]
3. Walkin’ Blues * [3:42]
4. Poor Black Mattie (Acoustic) T1 * [3:04]
5. See My Jumper Hangin’ On The Line * [2:49]
6. Goin’ Down South * [4:22]
7. Poor Boy * [3:31]
8. Skinny Woman* [2:18]
9. Bad Luck * [3:35]
10. Poor Black Mattie (Electric) T2 * [3:02]
11. 44 Pistol * [3:18
12. See My Jumper Hangin’ On The Line ** [3:13]
13. Rollin’ & Tumblin’ ** [2:58]
14. Long Haired Doney T2 ** [3:38]
15. When My First Wife Left Me T1 ** [3:25]
16. Poor Black Mattie T3 **[2:56]
17. It’s Be Troubled *** [3:43]
18. When My First Wife Left Me T2 *** [4:02]
19. Boogie Chillen *** [2:31]
20. Interview * [2:15]







Sunday, September 26, 2010

Saturday, September 25, 2010

George Thorogood - Live in Boston 1982

Track Listing
1. House of Blue Lights
2. Kids from Philly
3. I'm Wanted
4. One Way Ticket
5. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
6. As the Years Go Passing By
7. It Wasn't Me
8. New Boogie Chillun
9. Miss Luann
10. Can't Stop Lovin'
11. Move It on Over
12. Wild Weekend
13. Nobody But Me






Friday, September 24, 2010

Fattburger

Wikipedia

Fattburger is a jazz group, best categorized in the jazz-funk, contemporary jazz, or jazz fusion subgenres. The band was formed by saxophonist Hollis Gentry, keyboardist Carl Evans Jr., bassist Mark Hunter, drummer Kevin Koch, and guitarist Steve Laury in San Diego during the early 1980sTommy Aros soon joined as a percussionist.



Thursday, September 23, 2010

John Surman - Brewster's Rooster 2009

John Surman is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet and synthesizer player and composer of free jazz and modal jazz often using themes from folk music as a basis.

BBC

Over the last 40 years John Surman has been one of the foremost innovators when it comes to defining the saxophone's place in modern music. This restless approach that's given us solo works with synthesizers, entirely sax-based ensembles, pipe organ etc. means that when Brewster's Rooster - a work of what can only be defined as straight ahead jazz - hits the turntable, you know it's going to be special.
A couple of videos from a long career






Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Invitation to the Blues



Mercy mercy Mr. Percy, there ain't nothin back in Jersey but a broken down jalopy of a man I left behind...


Monday, September 20, 2010

Tinariwen - Companions 2009

Wikipedia

Tinariwen's biography has variously been described as "the most compelling of any band" (Songlines), "the most rock'n'roll of them all" (The Irish Times), "hard-bitten" (Slate.com), and "dramatic" (The Independent)
the original exponents of the ‘Ishumar rock’ (Touareg rebel music)

BBC Review


It hypnotically blends Malian desert blues with twanging guitar-led Tichumaren agit-prop




Sunday, September 19, 2010

Johnny Cash — The Man Comes Around

A very moving album - I listen to it quite a lot.

The phrase "There's a man going around taking names" which begins the song is not merely a Biblical reference, it also refers to the song of that name popularized by folk singer Lead Belly

BBC
How does Johnny Cash do it? Take a hoary old chestnut like ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'': You've heard it so many times you're not just sick of it but are completely numb to any impact it might have. But yet here comes Mr Cash with that familiar wobbly, rough as torn sandpaper voice and yes, the hairs stand up on the back of your neck, and you're on the verge of tears, such is the emotional power he can still generate.







Saturday, September 18, 2010

Buddy Guy - Blues Biography 2010

Track List
1. First Time I Met the Blues
2. Slop Around
3. Broken Hearted Blues
4. Stone Crazy
5. Buddy's Blues - (featuring Junior Wells)
6. Blue Monday - (featuring Junior Wells)
7. Every Day I Have the Blues - (featuring Junior Wells)
8. Woman Blues - (featuring Junior Wells)
9. Satisfaction - (featuring Junior Wells)
10. Messin' with the Kid - (featuring Junior Wells)
11. No Use Cryin' - (featuring Junior Wells)
12. Just to Be with You - (featuring Junior Wells)
13. Out of Sight - (featuring Junior Wells)
14. Junior's Shuffle Intro [Bo Diddley's Vamp] - (featuring Junior Wells)







Thursday, September 16, 2010

Aynsley Lister - Tower Sessions 2010

Blues Rock Review

The album plays great from start to finish and has the "live" feel. Lister has been one of the most underrated artists in the Blues-Rock genre for a long time, but Tower Sessions shows he belongs at the top

Aynsley Lister is an English blues-rock guitarist/singer and songwriter - check him out






Harry Manx - Mantras for Madmen 2010

Just been listening to this - very enjoyable.








Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Monday, September 13, 2010

John Slaughter & Lonnie Donegan at Swinging Hannover

Part of the Chris Barber Band - died in August unfortunately - see here




Sunday, September 12, 2010

Charlie Musselwhite – "Christo Redemptor"



Christo Redemptor appears on the album Tennessee Woman.


Friday, September 10, 2010

Roy Book Binder - Ragtime/Blues

A character - very enjoyable in my opinion.




Thursday, September 09, 2010

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Feed Me – Lonely Blues



Interesting sound - their web site http://www.feedmemusic.co.uk/AboutUs.aspx


Monday, September 06, 2010

Saturday, September 04, 2010