Blues Album reviews - Page 3

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Shades

Doyle Bramhall II

Doyle Bramhall II - Shades 8.0

Album review

Blues
Rock
Shades finds Doyle Bramhall II giving his attention to more than guitar alone. The Texas musician combines blues, soul and a touch…

Find a Light

Blackberry Smoke

Blackberry Smoke - Find a Light 7.9

Album review

Blues
Country
Country Rock
Rock
Find a Light moves easily between the harder and gentler sides of Blackberry Smoke. The guitars have weight when the songs need…

Be Right Here

Blackberry Smoke

Blackberry Smoke - Be Right Here 8.3

Album review

Blues
Country Rock
Rock
Soul
Be Right Here gives Blackberry Smoke's familiar sound enough small changes to keep it lively. The songs draw on rock, country and…

Dirty Honey

Dirty Honey

Dirty Honey - Dirty Honey 8.0

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Dirty Honey keep their first full-length album focused on the essentials. There are eight songs, plenty of guitar, and a voice…

Play Loud

The Record Company

The Record Company - Play Loud 7.7

Album review

Blues
Rock
Play Loud puts a brighter finish on The Record Company's music. The blues rock foundation remains, but larger hooks, funk rhythms…

Son of a Broken Man

Fantastic Negrito

Fantastic Negrito - Son of a Broken Man 8.6

Album review

Blues
Rock
Soul
Son of a Broken Man puts family, betrayal and survival at the centre of Fantastic Negrito's music. It is a deeply personal record…

662

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - 662 8.4

Album review

Blues
Rock
Soul
662 gives Christone "Kingfish" Ingram more ways to make his mark than a powerful guitar solo. The blues remain the foundation, but…

Blues Deluxe Vol. 2

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 8.2

Album review

Blues
Rock
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 finds Joe Bonamassa sounding comfortable with the music that first shaped his playing. The record follows the…

The 4th Album

The Record Company

The Record Company - The 4th Album 8.3

Album review

Blues
Rock
The 4th Album brings The Record Company back to a direct blues rock sound. The playing has room to move, the hooks are clear, and…

Revolution Come...Revolution Go

Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule - Revolution Come...Revolution Go 8.3

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Soul
Revolution Come...Revolution Go has plenty of anger, but Gov't Mule give that energy more than one musical outlet. Heavy guitar…

Happiness Bastards

The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards 8.1

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Soul
Happiness Bastards puts the Black Crowes' rock songs ahead of their more extended instrumental habits. The ten tracks move…

Higher

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton - Higher 8.0

Album review

Blues
Country
Country Rock
Soul
Higher gives Chris Stapleton's voice a warm, flexible setting. Country remains part of the sound, but soul rhythms and blues-based…

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