Of course, it wasn’t planned as a posthumous offering to John Mayall‘s many fans, yet after July 22nd, when the legendary artist passed away, aged 90, sadness will accompany watching of and listening to his BLUESBREAKERS’ performances that are collected on a DVD and CD set “Up Close And Personal: Live In Texas” which is to see the light of day on September 6th.
& THE BLUESBREAKERS –
Up Close And Personal:
Live In Texas
Documenting the veterans’ concerts in Houston’s “Billy Blues” and “Rockefeller’s” from 1998 and 1999, the package features, alongside the band’s leader, guitarist Buddy Whittington, bassist John Paulus and drummer Joe Yuele, who deliver incendiary takes on such classics as “A Hard Road” and cuts from the then-recent “Padlock On The Blues” album. With only eight pieces on display, the setlist may seem a bit too short, yet it’s the spirit that counts here.
1. White Line Fever
2. Nature’s Disappearing
3. My Country Girl
4. Congo Square
5. A Hard Road
6. The Voodoo Music
7. Always A Brand New Road
8. Room To Move
