Tag Archives: blues

EYES OF BLUE – In Fields Of Ardath

March 9, 2016

Mercury 1969 / Esoteric 2015 Second record by Quincy Jones’ Welsh collaborators who, separately, went on to greater things but could sway your socks off way before that. One’s not obliged to know that this band’s alumni landed on such … Continue reading →

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THE MICK CLARKE BAND – Ruff ’n’ Roar – Live At Scratchers

February 29, 2016

Rockfold 2016 Caught red-handed, British bluesman gets down ‘n’ dirty on a killing floor. While many artists who emerged in the ’60s are content to rest on the blissful side of blues, is still demonstrating enviable vigor on its raw … Continue reading →

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JACK SPANN – Time, Time, Time, Time, Time

February 25, 2016

Daystorm Music 2016 Not a temporary thing – he’s here to stay: solid, soulful rocking from the bowels of Big Apple. You can take an artist out of Missouri but you can’t take St. Louis out of him: if the … Continue reading →

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JAMIE THYER – Postcards From Bedlam

February 10, 2016

Jamie Thyer 2015 Secret weapon of British blues-rock fires up and gets reasonably crazy – in style. Had he started out in the ’60s, today Jamie Thyer’s name could’ve been mentioned in the same breath as the names of Peter … Continue reading →

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DOUGLAS FIR – Hard Heartsingin’

February 8, 2016

Quad 1970 / Out-Sider Music 2015 From Portland to Hollywood with a suitcase of blues: a rough diamond dusted off to reveal its shine. It was a story of luck but no success: a band from Oregon went to LA … Continue reading →

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