Best Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"And a lot of people like the more restrained, polished Joe better than the early "Rocking Joe". However, what I have really been waiting for is a fusion of both styles into one album, why can't we have all the great things about Joe's old albums and combine it with all the great things about Joe's modern albums?"
"With a rough edge and plenty of rocking, “BofD” shares the same earthy quality of blues/rock centered around a theme of the working man found on "John Henry" and "Dust Bowl". With a brief pause at the 2:30 mark Joe unleashes a primal guitar solo for the next two minutes only to drop you off right back where he left you to finish off the song. Then there's "No Good Place For The Lonely" an 8:33 killer where at 5:00 he unleashes for the remainder of the song; leaving you to just shake your head in wonder."
"I listened to this at my office and people are looking at my like I'm nuts because I'm dancing in my chair. Joe Bonamassa's voice is perfect for this kind of rockin' bluesy sound. ❖ Mountain Climbing - The opening riff on this song gets your blood moving. ❖ Drive - This brings the tempo down a notch, but keeps the intensity high...if that makes any sense. ❖ No Good Place For the Lonely - Has a more typical blue sound, though it's distinctive. ❖ Distant Lonesome Train - The beat certainly smacks you in the face to start this song. ❖ How Deep This Rivers Runs - Starts off slow and mild but really picks up. Joe's bluesy voice with the slow jazz music is a GREAT combo. It's the song you want to hear at the end of the show when you still want to feel the music but you're too tired to dance anymore. ❖ What I've Known For a Very Long Time - GREAT blues guitar riff to open this song. The vocals kick in and it's a softer song that's the perfect end to the album."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"However..she's a real hoot just being Beth Hart.Overall..the music is outstanding...the tunes are strong..and this cd is worth the money alright."
"I couldn't play a musical instrument to save my life, but I have listened to a lot of music in my 50 years on this planet. Because her vocals, and his guitar work are a real "match made in heaven," as they say, and us poor working folks haven't got a whole lot to look forward to these days."
"If I was some sort of quirky scientist fooling around with cloning experiments, I would likely be the type who would mix up various peoples' DNA to see what I could come up with. Because I think someone has cloned Janis Joplin, Bonnie Bramlett, Melissa Etheridge and Amy Winehouse into one person and named her "Beth Hart". As I said in my review of Joe's album, Dust Bowl, I learned my lesson about trying to catch a hot CD while it was in-stock in the stores. One tune that should put Hart/Bonamassa into the history books (and is yet another Boomerocity favorite) is their incredible cover of the Etta James song, I'd Rather Go Blind. I usually don't take too kindly to folks messin' with my D&B but, after listening to this cover about a bijillion times, I had to grant special dispensation - `specially since both Joe and Beth flawlessly channel the Bramlett's in their performance."
"Combine them and you have a winning mixture of talents."
"Joe seems to show admirable restraint backing Beth while still lighting up his featured solos."
"I own every CD she has made, Her lastest one just released in Feb of 2013 is Primo. Anyway she is really one of the Best out there now, Buy this CD you will love it if you love Blues and well written music buy the artist performing ."
"Wife wanted this so I bought it, she's happy, I'm happy."
"Smooth transaction , great product and price."
3 Peach
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Find Best Price at Amazon"After the first masterpiece, Reskinned, this is going to the next level."
"Awesome blend of old-school blues and new wave roots rock."
"LOVE it!!"
"This is a great album, I highly recommend it to anybody, it's great to hear new renditions of old blues songs as well."
"I'm a newbie to blues."
Best Acoustic Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This may be The Devil Makes 3 at their best... they demonstrate their full range from playing old school folk, to blues rock, to down home bluegrass."
"Love this band!"
"Once again the lyrics and music from the talented Devil Makes Three band is easy to listen to, and makes you feel."
"Their best album!"
"Personally I love their live recordings, I prefer them as a live band, and as far as "live" recordings go in general, this one is great quality."
"Having listened to Devil Makes Three's studio albums, I decided it was time to listen to some of their live stuff."
"These are live recordings of songs from their studio records and a couple they usually play at their shows that aren't on their records."
"5 Stars!!!"
Best Chicago Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A must see film for all fans of the Blues!!!"
"Cadillac Records features the music of Etta James, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters and Little Walter revamped for the modern ear."
"just brings back memories of my mama and aunts playing these on the old chest type stereos still sounds good on them.. a good buy for that Saturday afternoon chill session."
"Reseived pretty quickly and in parfect shape and a Great Movie everyone in the movie was cast perfectly and great music."
"Beyonce sounds better here than her solo albums !"
"we enjoy remembering great times when these were popular."
"It is great."
Best Classic Female Vocal Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Love Love Love Koko Taylor and I love this collection of songs."
"Who wouldn't love Koko, that woman can belt the blues."
"She can belt it out a less sophisticated Etta James."
"If you love blues and women who can belt out their vocals, this is a must have CD."
"Love anything Koko does but her 'Born Under a Bad Sign" with Buddy Guy gets me every time."
"one of the best blues records there is."
"Every song on here is outstanding."
Best Compilations
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Find Best Price at Amazon"All convicts are at the infamous Parchman Farm prison, located in the deep Delta, in Mississippi."
"If you are a collector of early Afro-American music, slave songs, or related hymns this is a great addition to your collection."
"Important for anyone who cares about Black history or music. Or history."
"A great historical recording that teaches both the way prison workers sang as well as the mythology that was a part of their singing."
"Incredibly clean sound for the 40's, all well recorded, musically superb pieces, each a perfect gem of its kind, preserving some of the oldest and best of American music, done by some of the finest singers you've never heard of."
"This is simply stirring given the history of this music, and its obvious connections to spirituals and blues from all of the decades prior."
"Recording quality good."
"classic collection of rare & historic songs."
Best Contemporary Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Another great record from Joe."
"I particularity like the way Joe embraces past, present and future, blending familiar influences and making it all somehow his own."
"Good stuff by Joe on this disc."
"Good record."
"On this record, you hear a more controlled voice and better sounding lower register."
"If you know Joe, there's little more you need to know."
"If you don't get Joe Bonamassa, you don't get the blues!"
"joe's stuff is Joe's stuff and really goos sh-t to boot."
Best Delta Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Enjoyable for someone who has been away from New Orleans and needed this memorabilia during the holidays."
"I have fun with this every Christmas."
"lifelong resident --that's for over 4 decades-- I find this production fun, funny and great for hearing something of our local accents. Then again, these songs could be helpful "foe transplanted N'Awliners to share a taste of our good-hawted natures and local humor.""
"These guys really capture the authentic New Orleans spirit with great lyrics and dialect."
Best Electric Blues Guitar
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A must see film for all fans of the Blues!!!"
"Cadillac Records features the music of Etta James, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters and Little Walter revamped for the modern ear."
"just brings back memories of my mama and aunts playing these on the old chest type stereos still sounds good on them.. a good buy for that Saturday afternoon chill session."
"Reseived pretty quickly and in parfect shape and a Great Movie everyone in the movie was cast perfectly and great music."
"Beyonce sounds better here than her solo albums !"
"we enjoy remembering great times when these were popular."
"It is great."
Best Live Recordings
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Only Boz is Boz, like only Daryl is Daryl ."
"Boz has always been a great singer song writer."
"Usually I'm skeptical of live greatest hits albums, but Boz Scaggs Greatest Hits Live offers an intriguing look at the career of a successful artist who gained a larger audience by altering his approach without losing his integrity."
"outstanding cd came on time and also played great."
"Although I am a real fan and may be biased, I truly believe this is his best CD, not only because he's in such good voice, but because the band that backs him is unbelievable."
"If you love Boz Scaggs like I do, this is a must for your collection."
"My only hesitation is that I realize I enjoy the polished rich sounds coming from studio musicans, and not the improvised singing (from the back up singers) or sounds of the audience in the background."
Best Modern Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I remember this album when I was in the 10th grade. I love this record."
"Great voice ........love this musical flow."
"Always brings the heat on an R&B level."
Best Regional Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Bought it used - would buy used again."
"If you enjoy SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepard and such, buy all their albums."
"A great album by this band."
"This band is a great blues band........good stuff!"
"Interesting earlier album."
"Once again , thanks for this great music!!"
"An old and fantastic album- everything Indigenous does sounds great to me!"
Best Traditional Blues
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm a late arrival to the Church of RWH, but this is the album - and the song - that brought me into the fold."
"Love RWH music!"
"Typical music ever from Ray Wylie Hubbard."
"Great 3 am music."
"Besides the great musicianship, and fun lyrics, there is a deeper moral dilemma playing out in some of the tunes, that stays with you long after the listening is over."
"Great CD."