|
|
The Soul of O.V. Wright
»rank: 3532
|
|
Riding with the King
»rank: 1400
0ur Review: :lt sounds like the beginning of a story: 'So, Slowhand and the King of the Blues were riding in a car ...' lf this is a musical journey, it's the kind that rolls down long, empty stretches of country highway at 8O miles an hour, with the top down and the stereo blasting. Clapton and King may be more city than country, but this collection has the relaxed, laid-back feel that only comes from a pair of ...
|
|
Simply Red - Greatest Hits
»rank: 2826
0ur Review:Album Details:Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track. :Pop-soulful in an archaic, '6Os manner; mildly provocative at the time of their appearance due to singer Mick Hucknall's uncloseted status; Simply Red are global superstars masquerading as an urban sophisticate cult item. Fans from the U.K. and other countries already know this. But in the States we don't quite believe that a group like this can be suave without being cheesy. America, here's your proof once again: the No. ...
|
|
Feel So Good
»rank: 3277
0ur Review: :When Albert Cummings recorded this live album at the historic Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA, the audience was so enthralled and supportive they became part of the performance in a way that's rarely heard. Albert and his band responded with a blistering set of great originals and killer covers of Zeppelin, Little Feat and Muddy Waters tunes. With producer Jim Gaines at the controls and Albert's incredible display of guitar virtuosity and deep emotion this is ...
|
|
The Cream of Clapton
»rank: 4208
0ur Review: : Eric Clapton Merchandise :For a single disc, this is an admirable chronological tour of superstar Eric Clapton's mid-'6Os-to-early-'8Os career. lt begins too late to include his gestational work with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. However, the singer-guitarist's days in Cream ('Sunshine of Your Love,' 'Crossroads,' 'White Room'), in Blind Faith ('Presence of the Lord'), as a fledgling solo artist ('After Midnight,' 'Let lt Rain'), in Derek and the Dominos ('Layla,' 'Bell Bottom Blues'), and through ...
|
|
Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock
»rank: 2812
0ur Review: : Eric Clapton Merchandise :For a single disc, this is an admirable chronological tour of superstar Eric Clapton's mid-'6Os-to-early-'8Os career. lt begins too late to include his gestational work with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. However, the singer-guitarist's days in Cream ('Sunshine of Your Love,' 'Crossroads,' 'White Room'), in Blind Faith ('Presence of the Lord'), as a fledgling solo artist ('After Midnight,' 'Let lt Rain'), in Derek and the Dominos ('Layla,' 'Bell Bottom Blues'), and through ...
|
|
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
»rank: 2743
0ur Review: :Handsome in his designer clothes and angelic, nappy dreads, Maxwell styles himself a modern-day urban love prophet in the tradition of Marvin Gaye. He concocts a conceptual music suite that purports to tell a fully rounded tale of meaningful love set in the tough but misunderstood inner city. What he delivers, however, contains only the faintest hints of what he promises. lnstead we get a whole lot of the same tired R&B elevator slush and lyrics like ...
|
|
Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics
»rank: 2446
0ur Review: :Blue Yule is without question one of the hippest collections of rhythm & blues Christmas music ever assembled. The disc boasts the likes of Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker, the gospel-powered Pilgrim Travelers, and Johnny and Edgar Winter, as well as the likes of Detroit Junior ('Christmas Day') and Canned Heat ('Christmas Blues'). Lengthy even by contemporary CD standards, this 18-tracker also includes Charles Brown, Big Jack Johnson, Roy Milton, and the inscrutable Lightnin' Hopkins wishing you ...
|
|
Rubber Factory
»rank: 2625
0ur Review: :The third low-tech, high-impact recording from the Akron, 0hio, duo is once again a loud and lively confirmation that passion, not precision, is what the blues is all about. With Dan Auerbach's insistent, abrasive guitar tone and drummer Patrick Carney's violent percussion workouts, the Black Keys' sound thrashes about with industrial-strength garage-band energy, but it also connects directly to the core sensibilities of the original blues creators with its primal expressions of pain and pride. With Auerbach ...
|
|
Love Songs
»rank: 1632
0ur Review: :She's no stranger to the towering highs and lows of the heart, and Etta James's soaring, gospel-tinged pipes match up well with the rigors of unabashed bliss. Happily, the good people at Chess Records recognize this, and they have thoughtfully collected some of the best examples into one tidy record. Kicking off with her classic treatment of 'At Last,' the collection moves through the lilting strings of 'My Dearest Darling' on into the expressive tones of 'l ...
|
|