4 comments about Rhythm Room Blues.

1. This CD features live recordings celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Phoenix's self proclaimed "premier Roots and Blues venue". The CD itself contains songs from the performances of 7 bluesmen including personal favorites, R.L. Burnside--the Mississippi Hills Bluesman and Mojo Buford--the forgotten and underrated harpist from the Muddy Waters band. This is roots music at its best, with not a bad track on the disc.



2. Never been to the Rhythm Room where this stuff was recorded, but man, do they have good taste. There is not a track here that isn't soulful & well recorded. I was absolutely surprised by this disc. The Burnside tracks will be welcome if you've become a fan... how can he keep such a solid boogie going with only his guitar, vocals & one chord???
   Considering the low price you'd be hard pressed to pick up a better value in the blues this month. Hope you like it too.
   Smokin'



3. Bob Corritore - producer, musician & club owner - delivers this single live CD by performers ranging from Delta blues to West Coast to Chicago! First out is Mr. Kim Wilson, harmonica ace and singer in the tradition of Smiley Lewis and Jr Parker. His cover of Sonny Boy's shuffle "Eyesight of the blind" sets the mood and tells everyone what this will be about: straight blues from the heart! R L Burnside plays Delta guitar with deep soul, Nappy Brown brings more of the swinging West Coast style and Henry Gray (from Howlin' Wolf's old band) gives us some the trademark Chicago big town blues. Despite the various styles on this CD it is an engaging listen, with top-notch musicians including Bob Corritore on harp and excellent sound. The final track, the often covered Eddie Boyd slow blues "Five Long Years" oozes out of the speakers with Rusty Zinn and Billy Flynn trading stinging guitar lines and on top of that Kim Wilson's killer harp tone and emotional singing! This is over 10 minutes of emotion - and you can even hear a couple of reeds in Kim's Chromatic harp buzzing of exhaustion in the onslaught. As a sampler of contemporary blues artists in a live setting this is a good CD, but it may be more of a memory to anyone who's ever been at the Rhythm Room or fans of a specific artist on the album. Either case, this is good music that definitely deserves to be heard.



4. Powerful live music is what this is. This compilation is deep with talent. Hightone Records continues to produce quality contemporary blues albums. 4 previously unreleased R.L. Burnside tracks!! Recording quality is excellent. Lots of talking from the bluesmen. Grab a drink, turn on the chili pepper lights, and move the furniture up against the wall. Turn it up!

   "If the Budweiser lasts, I believe we'll make it." - R.L. Burnside (track 2, intro to "Rollin' and Tumblin')

1 comments about Live.

1. Luther Kent and Trick Bag is a legendary band from New Orleans that played around New Orleans in the late 70's and 80's. They remind you of the large R+B groups (Bobby Bland, Ray Charles, James Brown) with a large horn section that are jazz oriented. This album is a reunion of the group just before 1996 Jazz and Hertiage in New Orleans. From the booming vocals of Luther to the arrangments of Charlie Brent to the drumming of the late Big John Thomassie you will find out why New Orleans has the best musicians in the world. Most of the songs are redo's of blues classics "29 Ways", "Trick Bag", "Born Under A Bad Sign" and "Let the Good Times Roll" given new life by these performers. If you ever get a chance to see Luther, even with a small group, it's a must to see him perform. You will see what music and fun is all about.

   Nelson Lemmond

1 comments about Raise the Roof - A Retrospective: Live from The Barns at Wolf Trap.

1. love it...what a great live album! all kinds of rare tracks by some of my favorite artists.

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2 comments about Hollywood Be Thy Name.

1. This Cd would be considered a guilty pleasure. Although the sound quality is horrible the overall fun feeling of the cd makes it a fun ride. There are much better titles that showcase the talent of Dr. John, but the live feeling on several of the tracks give you a sense of good ole nawlins jazz. Track 6 is soooo bad it would qualify for the "worst" hall of fame. What were they thinking? Too many late nights and booze. If you just accept that it is bad and roll with it you can actually enjoy it. Track 1 sets the tone and others keep it going. I really like this title despite the obvious flaws.



2. There are three notable tracks on this release. "Swanee River Boogie" is classic Dr. John boogie - very enjoyable. The "Medley" is interesting for its rendition of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken". And the title song "Hollywood Be Thy Name" wears surprisingly well - most such religious "spoofs" wear thin by the third time through; while this is not a great track the fact that it doesn't become a bad track is a significant feat.

1 comments about Live At Blues On Grand.

1. I own all of the Rev's CD's but this one is SUPERB because of the live mix. Once you hear it, you can't get it out of your mind.

   If you get to see this band live - - - don't miss them!

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