Elvin Bishop - The Blues Rolls On
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Free Music Review: Bishop takes Knight
Hit: 4 Stars
I first heard Elvin Bishop in 1967 playing second guitar in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Forty-one years later, he's playing second guitar to no one. He has earned his blues and his peers' respect doing the passion of his life. He is the reflection of the gritty and raw music that not only survives but thrives in the souls of those that have lived in tough times, lost at love, or have compassion. While I still prefer his days of trading licks with Mike Bloomfield, this CD and the talent in it are worth the price of admission. Elvin still has a few more notes to share with us all, it's just a matter of listening.Free Music Review: Very Pleased with CD and Seller
Hit: 4 Stars
I purchased this cd as a gift for my father, a lover of unique music. Not only has he loved the cd, but I was also very pleased in general with the timeliness it was sent out. I ordered it about 2 weeks before Christmas and it still came in under a week. My payment was also processed quickly making it easier to do my banking which I appreciated.Free Music Review: Gewoon ouderwets lekkere BLUES!
Hit: 4 Stars
Geen poespas, gewoon blues zoals het hoort te zijn. Je zet de CD op en het goede gevoel komt vanzelf.
Eén van de de betere BLUES-cd's van 2008.
Free Music Review: +1/2 -- Master blues guitarist has fun with his friends
Hit: 3 Stars
Say "Elvin Bishop" to anyone weaned on 1970s pop radio, and they'll answer "Fooled Around and Fell in Love." The 1976 single's vocal was so indelible that many listeners never realized it wasn't Bishop, but instead soon-to-be Jefferson Starship vocalist Mickey Thomas. Bishop wrote the autobiographical lyrics, however, as well as an album (Struttin' My Stuff) full of soul, pop, funk and even reggae. But his one trip to the upper reaches of the pop singles chart did little to reveal the depth of his musical credentials. In contrast, his previous solo outings had featured more direct helpings of the electric blues he'd developed as a founding member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Struttin' My Stuff's pop leanings weren't unprecedented, as Bishop had been mixing rock, country, soul and R&B into his blues for years, but its upbeat vibe borrowed more heavily from bicentennial euphoria and the party atmosphere of Bishop's stage work than the Chicago scene in which he'd been musically bred.
Since Bishop's chart breakthrough, he's released over a dozen albums that have ranged from straight blues and country-tinged soul to humorous party-time sides. His latest, for Delta Groove, pulls together many of those elements for a guest-filled celebration of the blues. The title track opens the album with Bishop's declaration of faith, recounting myriad influences and heroes and affirming the music's future. The Fabulous Thunderbirds' Kim Wilson adds his fine harp playing to the electric slides of Bishop and Allman Brother/Govt Mule's Warren Haynes. A cover of "Night Time is the Right Time" is offered in tribute to Ray Charles, with John Nemeth and Angela Strehli sharing vocals and Bishop's guitar playing call-and-response. Nemeth also provides a terrific vocal on the little-known Berry Gordy/Smokey Robinson blues "Who's the Fool," augmented by a bed-spring guitar solo from Kid Andersen.
Bishop revisits the Butterfield era "Yonder's Wall," slowed here to a muscular mid-tempo for vocalist Ronnie Baker Brooks, and updates the funk of "Struttin' My Stuff" with the addition of a bluesy rap. B.B. King provides sophistication on "Keep a Dollar in Your Pocket," though Bishop's broad vocal keeps it light. A pair of Junior Wells covers include the low and steady "Come on in this House," and the strutting "I Found Out," the latter featuring James Cotton on harp. Bishop picks a howling, distorted solo backing for the autobiographical "Oklahoma," and George Thorogood amps up "Send You Back to Georgia" to a battle between flatpick and slide. The album closes with an emotional, instrumental cover of Jimmy Reed's "Honest I Do," with John Nemeth providing the high, slicing harmonica and Bishop's slide guitar doing the talking. By stacking his guest list with veterans and rookies, and picking tunes both historical and, Bishop's love letter connects the blues' history with the vitality of its future. 3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com]
Free Music Review: Not what it could have been
Hit: 3 Stars
Nice. Listenable. Great line up of guest players. Just nothing special. Maybe it was the songs. Maybe the CD just did not hit me the way I was expecting. Can't really say, but with this all star cast, I was expecting more energy and creativity. What I heard were extraordinary artists going through the motions on some thread worn songs. Not bad, just not what it could have been.