Blues Album reviews - Page 7

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Crackdown

GA-20

GA-20 - Crackdown 8.1

Album review

Blues
Garage Rock
Crackdown needs little to make its point. GA-20 use two guitars and drums, allowing the gaps to do their work. The sound is rough…

The Fatalist

Buffalo Nichols

Buffalo Nichols - The Fatalist 8.5

Album review

Blues
Folk
The Fatalist shows how much room Buffalo Nichols can make for himself within the blues. His acoustic guitar and low voice remain…

Pinky's Blues

Sue Foley

Sue Foley - Pinky's Blues 8.4

Album review

Blues
Pinky's Blues centres on a guitar, but mainly on what Sue Foley communicates through it. Her pink Telecaster gives the record its…

Time Clocks

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa - Time Clocks 8.1

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Time Clocks opens a wider space around Joe Bonamassa's blues-rock playing. The guitar still has plenty of weight, but the…

Before the Frost...Until the Freeze

The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes - Before the Frost...Until the Freeze 8.3

Album review

Americana
Blues
Country Rock
Rock
Before the Frost...Until the Freeze gives the Black Crowes an interesting way to connect their rock and country sides. Recorded in…

Desperate Man

Eric Church

Eric Church - Desperate Man 8.1

Album review

Americana
Blues
Country Rock
Desperate Man gives Eric Church room to explore a rougher mixture of country, blues and soul. The songs are compact, with guitars…

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani - The Extremist 8.5

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
The Extremist gives Joe Satriani's instrumental rock a strong sense of variety. The heavier pieces have clear riffs and…

Traveller

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton - Traveller 8.6

Album review

Americana
Blues
Country
Country Rock
Soul
Chris Stapleton’s voice gives Traveller its immediate appeal, but the songs provide good reasons to stay. His solo debut moves…

Revelator

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator 8.6

Album review

Blues
Rock
Soul
Revelator brings Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks together in a band large enough to give their songs plenty of colour. The…

Blak and Blu

Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu 7.9

Album review

Blues
R&B
Rock
Soul
Blak and Blu gives Gary Clark Jr. room to show how many ways he can approach a song. His major-label debut has the force of blues…

De Stijl

The White Stripes

The White Stripes - De Stijl 8.2

Album review

Blues
Garage Rock
De Stijl has more colours than the White Stripes' simple setup might suggest. Jack and Meg White move between garage rock, blues…

Signs

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Signs 8.3

Album review

Blues
Rock
Soul
Signs places Susan Tedeschi's singing at the centre of a band with plenty of other strengths. Tedeschi Trucks Band still have the…

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