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Lay It Down
Al Green
Blue Note Records, 2008
As good as any of the Post-70's Al Green releases
The only guest appearance that matters is Anthony Hamilton 'layin down' a nice flow on a couple of tracks. I like this set as much the last two releases if not a little more. Al Green has that same smooth post-seventies sound he brought back with his release 'I Can't ...
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From the Reach
Sonny Landreth
Landfall, 2008
From the Reach by Sonny Landreth
Excellent new album from one of the best, if not the best slide guitar on the planet!
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Skin Deep
Buddy Guy
Zomba, 2008
Plangent chords possessed by the ghosts of John Lee Hooker
You want some strong blues by the best players around, this is your CD. Guy plays some funky hard guitar here and he's got Robert Randolph (who some say is the next Jimi Hendrix) and Eric Clapton right up there playing with him. And if you want some serious gritty ...
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Shine
Estelle
Atlantic, 2008
NEW FAV!
This is one of the best cd's I've bought in a long time. I can honestly say that I love every song on the cd. Don't hesitate to pick up a copy...you won't be disappointed.
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Two Men With The Blues
Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis
Blue Note Records, 2008
Unlikely Pair Create A Blues Masterpiece
From the category of "collaborations I would have never thought of" comes a gem of a CD from Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis. However, Two Men With The Blues is going to appeal much more to the Willie Nelson fans out there. It follows in the tradition of Nelson's ...
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Raising Sand
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Rounder, 2007
A wonderful Hegelian synthesis
Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss is a wonderful musical event that may be explained as a Hegelian synthesis of ostensibly opposing ideas....see http://www.aquilaarts.com/plantkrauss.html. Five stars...highly recommend it.
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On and On
Jack Johnson
Umvd Labels, 2003
my favorite album...ever
I absolutely love this album, in my opinion, it's jack's best album. and i own all of them. It's one that you can listen to over and over and it doesn't get old. Every single song is great, but my favorites are: Traffic in the Sky, Gone, Rodeo Clowns, Cocoon, Cookie ...
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Keep It Simple
Van Morrison
Lost Highway, 2008
new jazzier music from an Irishman
Other than "Moondance" which came out when I was in high school and includes the song "Moondance" as well as a copy of Van Morrison's greatest hits, that was all I owned by him. Thanks to Amazon.com's feature of being able to listen to "snippets" of songs from each ...
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Self Portrait
Lalah Hathaway
Stax Records, 2008
MASTERFULLY DONE!!!
I've perused some of the reviews here and, not that it matters to me, its just amazing how some folks negatively perceive something so completely different from the obvious consensus. Don't get it twisted, yes: everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But ...
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Mess of Blues
Jeff Healey
Ruf (Idn), 2008
FANTASTIC
This has to be one of Jeff's excellant genious piece of work.... Very sad that he is no longer with us. I have never had the chance to see him.. wish I had.... His band will keep on going. I hope they find some hidden cords and put it to music and make another cd.... ...
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Pay Me No Mind
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Northern Blues, 2008
A Sweet Spread Of Mississippi Hill Country Blues
PAY ME NO MIND
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Northern Blues Music
Combine youth, talent and enthusiasm with top-notch songs and you have the recipe for success. In the blues music genre that result is embodied in the new CD Pay Me No Mind by The Homemade Jamz' ...
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Trouble
Ray LaMontagne
RCA, 2004
Trouble
This is a great album. From 'Trouble' to 'Shelter' to 'How Come,' I am just blown away by all the tracks.
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Sketches of a Man
Dwele
Koch Records, 2008
Jazz, Hip Hop, and RB all in one
Dwele always delivers. I have all of his CDs and have never been disappointed. One song segways into the next. Always outstanding music beats and lyrics that are easy to relate to. This young cat is in a category of his own.
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After My Time
Noel Gourdin
Epic, 2008
c.may
I too have been waiting for this cd to drop ever since I saw his live performance on Apollo. This guy is definately an "Old Soul" with a twist of refreshing youthfullness that the music business seems to want to avoid due to the success of rap. But, if your flavor for ...
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Complete Clapton
Eric Clapton
Reprise / Wea, 2007
COMPLETE CLAPTON ISN'T GOD, BUT IT AIN'T BAD ! (Slowhand's life in music has been quite a journey)
Eric Clapton is well known as one of the greatest guitarists in the history of rock music, and I won't argue with that. His career as a blues-rock guitarist has been both innovative and astonishing ("Clapton is God" graffitti was a popular underground tribute to the ...
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