ANDRE ETHIER - WITH CHRISTOPHER SANDES FEATURING PICKLES AND PRICE
Andre Ethier "With Christopher Sandes featuring Pickles and Price" Album Review
a little tonk with your honky
Not the acidic honkytonk you might be expecting from our Deadly Snakes vet; Ethier seems to have spent more than a few lonely nights with a bottle, a pack of smokes, and Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home" roaring, coming out on the other side with an excellent blues/folk/rock record only a drunk white boy could conceive. Forget about the obvious borrowings from Dylan (and even Tom Petty!)--if you are going to rip someone off, it might as well be from the best, right? We aren't talking about mind-blowing originality, here; we're talking about great rock and roll. Buy it, burn it, and give it to the masses!
TONY JOE WHITE - THE HEROINES
Tony Joe White "The Heroines" Album Review
Not to be listened to in your vehicle
I love the swamp fox's music and the ladies he chose to be on this cd...esp Shelby Lynne. I gave it four stars instead of five because the first time I listened to it was while driving. I do have a great audio system in my vehicle, but still it's hard to actually hear and understand Tony's voice with the mix on this cd. This is best listened to in a quieter place. I felt that they should have brought his voice up a bit for the vocals...at times his voice seems to be a bit muddy and too much in the background.
Video Clovis Green cover
blues mix ,tony joe white style (clovis green)
BIG MAMA THORNTON - WITH THE MUDDY WATERS BAND
Big Mama Thornton "With the Muddy Waters Band" Album Review
1966 San Francisco Studio Session
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton was much more than the originator of "Hound Dog" - she was one of the greatest Blues singers. She could be fun and sassy, and could also be plaintive and emotional. After Bessie Smith and before Koko Taylor, there was Big Mama Thornton.
BIG MAMA THORNTON WITH THE MUDDY WATERS BLUES BAND - 1966 consists of 17 songs recorded April 25, 1966 at Coast Recorders in San Francisco, CA. Disc packaged in black jewel case; total running time 63:50. Booklet includes essays by Chris Strachwitz, Philip Elwood, and Ralph J. Gleason; three black & white photographs; and track information (songwriter credits, musician personnel). Sound quality is good.
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 previously appeared on Arhoolie's 1989 release "Ball `N' Chain". There are alternate versions of "I'm Feeling Alright", "Black Rat", and "Gimme a Penny". "Big Mama's Shuffle" (track 14) is an instrumental track. Tracks 11-17 are previously unreleased.
This is a really nice collection. It is a must-have for Blues fans, especially anyone who likes Big Mama Thornton
BIG BILL BROONZY - SINGS FOLK SONGS
Big Bill Broonzy "Sings Folk Songs" Album Review
An All-Time Favorite
I picked up this album back in college, and ten years later, it still stands as one of my all time favorites. The song choices and arrangements are inspired (not your standard blues by a long shot), the guitar playing is totally original and exciting, and the singing is full of soul without being overdone. The older stuff of Broonzy's I've heard doesn't do much for me, although his track on the recently released "Down in the Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s" is as good as anything on the Sings Folk Songs album.