Rukus Juice: 2006

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Slim Jr. - Hounds Begin To Howl - 2006.

Review

The time was the mid fifties. The place was Chicago's South Side and the music being played in the clubs and taverns was the blues. A new kind of blues... it had been electrified. Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson and Elmore James are just a few of the names that were the leading pioneers of the time. It was the 'golden age of the blues'.

Slim Jr. pays homage to some of these fine blues artists with some hits from those Chicago days as well as from their Delta roots. Rick Smith, Larry Spalding and Brian Reed are pleased to share with you their love for this unique American music with an album that stays true to the roots of the blues. Yet, blending two harmonicas, ukulele, slide guitar and vocals, Slim Jr. puts a unique sound on these blues classics.

Tracks
01. Act Like you Love Me 3:52
02. Can't Hold Out Much Longer 4:22
03. Worry No More 3:08
04. Walk On 3:34
05. Sunnyland 5:32
06. Louisiana Blues 5:41
07. Long Distance Call & One More Mile 5:29
08. John Harmon Intro 1:34
09. Blues With A Feeling 6:02
10. Hoodoo Man Blues 8:17
11. High Temperature 4:40
12. Gotta Mind To Give Up Livin' 6:16

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Can't Quit The Blues - 2006.

Review
Robert Cray says that Buddy Guy's guitar solos sound like laughter from space, but they can also peal like the cries of lost souls attempting to cross the River Styx. If these 47 songs on three CDs plus a DVD boasting a new 75-minute documentary and six performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival prove anything, it's that Guy is one of the most dynamic, diverse, expressionistic, and emotional guitarists--in any genre. The set neatly examines the 70-year-old Chicago blues legend's half-century career, starting with a ragged but soulful "The Way You Been Treating Me" cut in 1957 at a radio station in Guy's native Louisiana that finds him developing his searing, exploratory style. A year later, he's in Chicago working with tunesmith Willie Dixon, and the rest is history (chronicled in Anthony DeCurtis's excellent lines notes) that leads from the glory days of Chess Records to Guy's early breakout recordings for Vanguard to his modern-day mastery. The most recent recordings often find him working with acolytes: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Keb' Mo', Jonny Lang, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, and John Mayer (who duets with Guy on the unreleased "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled & Crazy"). B.B. King, who along with Guitar Slim was Guy's most important early influence, also joins Clapton and Guy on a stirring acoustic version of John Lee Hooker's "Crawlin' Kingsnake."This set makes the argument for Guy's ever-continuing growth as a musician--not only as a player whose frenzy, improvisational instincts, and tonal control keep stretching with age, but as a stylist who was unafraid to put aside his trademark electric approach in 2003 to make the acoustic Blues Singer (represented here by "Bad Life Blues" and the Hooker tune) and to embrace primal North Mississippi juke joint music with Sweet Tea, which lends this set a pair of Junior Kimbrough covers. Guy's sole artistic weakness is his songwriting. He's never been prolific, and even in the '60s his lyrics drew on well-established clichés. But, as these performances attest, his playing's never been less than daring--and his voice knows every nuance of heartache and joy.

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Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King: My Heart's in Texas - 2006.

Soundstage: Robert Plant & the Strange Sensation

Review

In the concert film Robert Plant: Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, former Led Zeppelin member Plant performs 11 songs in a club, accompanied by a backup band. Selections include: "Girl From the North Country," "Hey Joe," "Tin Pan Valley," "Four Sticks," "Freedom Fries," "Black Dog," "Shine it All Around," and "No Quarter."

Tracks:

1. No Quarter [4:58]
2. Shine It All Around [5:00]
3. Black Dog [5:44]
4. Freedom Fries [5:08]
5. Four Sticks [4:55]
6. Tin Pan Valley [6:21]
7. Gallows Pole [6:35]
8. The Enchanter [8:38]
9. Whole Lotta Love [6:47]
10. Bonus Songs: Hey Joe [6:16]
11. Bonus Songs: Girl From the North Country [5:47]

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