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I started a quest to find terrific blues music and incredible musicianship when I was just a little kid. I also have a tremendous appreciation of fine musical instruments and equipment. One of my greatest joys all of my life was sharing my finds with my friends. I'm now publishing my journey. I hope that you come along!
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Daydreams In
Blue, from Anthony Geraci and it's a solid release with a who's who of
players. Opening with shuffle, Love Changes Everything, the line up is Dennis
Brennan on lead vocal with Anthony Geraci on piano, Monster Mike Welch on lead
guitar, Michael Mudcat Ward on bass, Jeff Armstrong on drums, and with Scott
Arruda on trumpet and Mark Early on sax. I really like Welch's approach on
guitar with excellent phrasing and tone. Very cool. Walter Trout sits in on No
One Hears My Prayers and lays in some of the smoking best guitar riffs I've
heard in a while over full horns and tight piano riffs. Brennan and Geraci
play a smart piano duet on Mister, a smooth shuffle with Brenan on lead vocal
and harmonica and Geraci on piano. With cool piano rolls and extended lead
lines, this track has a nice groove. Swing track, Tutti Frutti Booty has a
great beat and rowdy vocals by Geraci. Geraci really kicks out the stops on
this one and Troy Gonyea's guitar work really is tops working it hard with a
horn compliment. Classic track, Jelly, Jelly has some of Brennan's best vocals
on the track and with a more poised approach, gives Geraci a nice option to
play clean articulate riffs. Welch is back on this one and his signature
vibrato and overall styling is terrific. Wrapping the release is Ode To Todd,
Ella and Mike Ledbetter, a piano focused jazz instrumental. A smart closer for
a real nice release.
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I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release (November 17, 2017), The Luckiest Man, from Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters and it's really strong. Opening with Don Robey's Ain't That Loving You, and a great groove featuring Diane Blue on vocals, the band is smoking. Earl's perfect syncopation on his solos backed by Dave Limina on keys, Forrest Padgett on drums and Paul Kochanski on bass...excellent opener. Jim's Song is a quiet, introspective track using primarily guitar chords as the skeleton and guitar lead soloing as a lush environmental flesh. Very nice. With a cool swing, Blue is back up front on Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me). Limina really takes the floor with his B3 solo and Earl tears it up nicely with great balance and style. Soul track, Never Gonna Break My Faith really shows off Blue's vocal style at it's best. Earl and Limina carry the weight, but this track is all about Blue and she kills it. Sugar Ray Norcia's slow blues, Long Lost Conversation features Sugar Ray on lead vocal and harp, backed by Anthony Geraci on piano, Mike Welsh on guitar, Neil Gouvin on drums, Mudcat Ward on bass and of course Earl on lead guitar. This track is extended (over 10 minutes) and excellent! Blues For Magic Sam is another excellent track. Purely instrumental, Earl plays the melody of this excellent track with expressive confidence, technique and style. Really nice! Wrapping the release is Fenton Robinson's You Don't Know What Love Is with it's funky beat. Blue is back up front on lead vocal works really nicely with Earl adding as much strength vocally as Earl does on guitar. This is a really strong closer for a really solid release.
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