Post-Industrial Blues

Bob Brozman - Post-Industrial Blues

Post-Industrial Blues
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Artist: Bob Brozman
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Music Label: Ruf (Idn)
Soundtracks:
  1. Follow the Money
  2. Look at New Orleans
  3. Old Man's Blues
  4. Airport Blues
  5. Shafafa
  6. Lonely Children
  7. Let's Get It, Boy!
  8. Three Families Blues
  9. Strange Ukulele Blues
  10. Green River Blues
  11. Crooked Blues
  12. Rolling Through This World
  13. Slow Motion Blues
  14. People Are Strange
  15. How I Love That Woman

Free Music Notes for Post-Industrial Blues

Free Music Review: Mostly first rate
Hit: 4 Stars

Okay, first for a disclaimer: I'm a National guitar junky. (Whenever you read a review about a Bob Brozman project, you have to separate the resophonic guitar geeks from those who just like good music. The former just can't retrain their praise for this man's musicianship, but it might not suit the needs of the later.)

First, as always, you have to ignore Bob's singing style. It's sort of cross between Dean Martin and someone playing the saw. (Maybe not exactly Dean Martin, but definitely a saw.) He reminds me of Leon Redbone, the guy who did the beer commercials in the 1980s. I mean, if a band needed just a lead singer, Bob wouldn't get the call. Sorry, Bob....

But, I must say that on several tracks, Bob restrains the strange vocal lilt he brings to his songs. I'll bet this was unintentional, but it was a relief because sometimes his singing gets in the way of the lyrics, and of course his great ability at playing several instruments.

Now, why did I give this new CD four stars?

First, with all the turmoil in the world, much of it caused by our country, Bob has produced a genuine protest album! The opening songs, Follow the Money and Look at New Orleans, two Brozman originals, express the anger of millions of Americans. (Too bad only a few thousand will probably hear these songs.) And the playing in Look at New Orleans is quite haunting. Kudos, Bob!

Next, (well, a couple of tracks later), Bob switches gears and plays a swing number called Shafafa. Follow that with Lonely Children (the title says it all) and Three Family Blues (a song about the effects of war), and you see that Bob has some things to say, and his lyrics do it very well.

The entire CD contains displays of Bob's amazing musicianship. Countless time he makes me ask, "how did he do that?" In Strange Ukulele Blues, he actually plays a resophonic uke in almost a Flamingo style. Amazing! And he opens Rolling Through the World, in which he plays a National baritone tricone (that's the geek in me talking) with a set of chords and flourish that's pure, well, Brozman. When I heard this tune for the first time, I kept hitting the "replay" button; I listened to the incredible opening several times before I played the entire song. Yes, he had me asking, "How'd he do that?"

The second to last track on the CD is the Doors song, People Are Strange. It sounds like it might be interesting and fun, but it's not. It's sort of a cross between the Doors and the Munsters. It would be great for a psychedelic Halloween party, but not much else. (As the reso geeks know, Bob's main guitar contains the inscription, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." That applies to this track.)

On balance, if you know Bob Brozman and appreciate what he does, you'll love this CD (Four stars.) If you don't know him and have know interest in more avant garde music or blues, you might be happier listening to something else.

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