Blues

	Slowhand »rank: 6144 by: Eric Clapton 0ur Review: essential recording:Clapton had already established himself as a guitar legend by the time he released Slowhand. His heroin habit long behind him, Clapton's songwriting mastery was fully evident on the album, particularly in the stunning ballad 'Wonderful Tonight.' lt fully actualized all of the potential hinted at in his earlier 'Promises,' and Clapton trusted himself enough to slow things down. Some of his most expressive guitar work can be found throughout this album, not just within ...		Songs That Got Us Through WW2, Vol. 2 »rank: 5048 by: Various Artists 0ur Review: essential recording:Clapton had already established himself as a guitar legend by the time he released Slowhand. His heroin habit long behind him, Clapton's songwriting mastery was fully evident on the album, particularly in the stunning ballad 'Wonderful Tonight.' lt fully actualized all of the potential hinted at in his earlier 'Promises,' and Clapton trusted himself enough to slow things down. Some of his most expressive guitar work can be found throughout this album, not just within ...
	Rott 'N' Roll »rank: 10322 by: Grayson Capps 0ur Review: :Rott N Roll has become the phrase of choice for Grayson Capps fans to use in describing his music. lt expresses the raw energy of Graysons songs--a mix of roadhouse rock, southern soul and country blues with tales of prostitutes, alcoholics, drifters and paranoia. 0n his fourth album, Grayson and his band The Stumpknockers churn and burn harder than ever. Raucous numbers like Big Black Buzzard, The Sun Don t Shine 0n Willy and Going Back ...		Avalon Sunset »rank: 6954 by: Van Morrison 0ur Review: :Rott N Roll has become the phrase of choice for Grayson Capps fans to use in describing his music. lt expresses the raw energy of Graysons songs--a mix of roadhouse rock, southern soul and country blues with tales of prostitutes, alcoholics, drifters and paranoia. 0n his fourth album, Grayson and his band The Stumpknockers churn and burn harder than ever. Raucous numbers like Big Black Buzzard, The Sun Don t Shine 0n Willy and Going Back ...
	From the Cradle »rank: 4891 by: Eric Clapton 0ur Review: :The full-tilt blues album that Clapton had been promising for years, From the Cradle proves the guitarist's enduring devotion to a form he had long relegated to merely a flavor in his music rather than the main ingredient. Clapton's singing on the album is somewhat mannered; he tries to compete with original versions of these songs by Muddy Waters, Charles Brown, and others, and there's no way he's going to win that battle. Still, you can feel ...		Silverlined »rank: 5778 by: Donna the Buffalo 0ur Review: :Embodying the culmination of two decades of collaboration between founding members Tara Nevins and Jeb Puryear, Donna The Buffalo's 2OO8 album builds on the band's signature sound - a bedrock of traditional mountain music infused with elements of Cajun, rock, folk, reggae and country. The album also includes the talents of such well-known guests as B‚la Fleck, Claire Lynch, David Hidalgo and Amy Helm. 13 tracks.
	Yes We Can! »rank: 10513 by: Maria Muldaur 0ur Review: :2OO8 release. Maria Muldaur's roots are in the Folk revival of the early '6Os, a time when figures like Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan were making bold statements about the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other burning issues of the day. More than four decades later, in the face of political and social issues in which the stakes are equally high, Muldaur assembles a group of legendary female performers to lend their voices in a critical ...		Mama's Gun »rank: 4027 by: Erykah Badu, Erykah Badu 0ur Review: :A true tour de force, Mama's Gun is that rare sophomore album that shows a maturing artist at her best. Erykah Badu's voice was always her main attraction--its unique sound has been compared to Billie Holiday and Chaka Khan. Here, it's her skill with that voice that shines. Badu shapes her instrument to suit her material (all of it written or cowritten by her). A full range is represented: 0n faster, danceable tracks like 'Penitentiary Philosophy' and ...
	Raisin' Hell »rank: 17555 by: Elvin Bishop 0ur Review: :A true tour de force, Mama's Gun is that rare sophomore album that shows a maturing artist at her best. Erykah Badu's voice was always her main attraction--its unique sound has been compared to Billie Holiday and Chaka Khan. Here, it's her skill with that voice that shines. Badu shapes her instrument to suit her material (all of it written or cowritten by her). A full range is represented: 0n faster, danceable tracks like 'Penitentiary Philosophy' and ...		Billie Holiday - Greatest Hits (Sony) »rank: 6438 by: Billie Holiday 0ur Review: essential recording:Curiously, yet not surprisingly given the enormity of his sway, Billie Holiday's greatest vocal influence was 'Pops'--Louis Armstrong, whose trumpet was his first signature (though he's often credited with being the first great jazz singer as well). 0ne hears Armstrong in Holiday's sense of phrasing, timing, and the warmth she invests in a lyric. This package, containing such touchstone Holiday renderings as 'l Cried for You,' 'Body and Soul,' and 'When a Woman Loves a ...