I just received and have had the opportunity to listen to the new Witch Doctors release, Looking For A Bone. The recording includes 14 tracks which are all written or co written by Don Cook who handles Lead vocals and lead guitars. The recording opens with Looking For A Bone, a Texas style blues with plenty of guitar. Bad Luck is a bluesy rock song with catchy hooks and vocal harmonies reminiscent of Eric Clapton mixes. Susan Buel, the female lead singer's voice puts me in mind of Bonnie Bramlett... not a bad thing! You're Outta Control follows in the footsteps of Jimmy Rogers with the Latin rhythm that turns to a full swing. Great tune. The Rib is a straight out Chicago blues numbers with great harp by Blind Mississippi Morris and smokin' guitar riffs throughout. A real stomper. Takin' It One Day At A Time is a straight forward blues rock song in the vein of Bonnie Raitt. Next Little Town is an uptempo delta style blues played primarily on resonator. That's Gotta Change is a great funky blues and a really great break in the middle of the recording. Distraction is based on Bo Diddley's but doesn't limit itself by tradition. There are some real nice instrumentals contained inside and also the basic riff is modified in a more modern way. Over and Done is an Otis Rush style blues which is certain to capture everyone's attention. Cook takes the time to grab you by the short hairs on this one and give you a shake. I Know Your Girl is more of a pop type song again geared toward airplay. It's well constructed. Warning Sign is a great little blues number played over basic key rhythm. Very effective. Love Thang is a prime rock blues with slide throughout. Living The Blues is a soulful song with Buel again taking the vocal lead and Cook focusing on the guitar riffing with effects reminiscent of Mark Knoffler. The final song is Surf's Up. It's a straight out surf song and it's always cool to hear one of these come up on a blues cd.
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Really cool cd and from a band I hope to hear more of. Great job!
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