Cathi's CD Reviews 4-18-2010
Karp, Peter & Sue Foley – “He Said, She Said” (Alligator) BSinger-songwriter Karp struck up a correspondence with Canadian blues songstress Sue Foley which developed into a friendship that drew them to produce a disc together. Karp’s songwriting lends a different flavor to Foley’s blues-tinged style, and vice versa..they trade off supporting each other’s tunes on this all-original disc. I think they are well matched,covering songs in acoustic-to-electric fashion. Karp is more of a word-smith and less worried about sticking to strictly blues—throwing in some Spanish guitar (#7). Interesting match-up.
Kennedy, Harrison – “One Dog Barkin’” (Electro-Fi) B+
A long-time member of the Holland Dozier Detroit Super Soul Group, Kennedy is deep into rural country blues. Throws into some harp, banjo, mandolin and percussion, he delivers an array of old-timey, socially conscious, all-original blues with his high, sometimes wavery voice on top (often sings at the top of his vocal range, but with feeling). Sparce instrumentation is interesting as not all the treatments are strictly country blues..soulful touches…keyboards and bass fill out the sound. A good example of an old-timer moving country blues along into something new. Most good for all mixes.
Louise, Miranda – “A Sure Cure for the Blues” (Ripete Records)
Blues shouter like Katie Webster…shouter vocals with an occasional hard edge. Third release from what sounds like the emergence of a news blues mama. Snooky Pryor dares you to question she’s good! Ha. She sings some wicked backups to herself here and has no trouble managing the sweet and the powerful when it comes to those vocals. Best of all, she’s got a great sense of the dancin’ blues and relies on some great keyboard backup and nice slide from Ric Latina. Nice surprise!
Magness, Janiva – “Devil is an Angel” (Alligator) A-
Up and coming blues vocalist pulls together nice group of players to support her vocal attack on rock blues CD. Jeff Turmes, her husband is a killer bass player, songwriter and arranger, and together they put a nice assembly of tunes in that line. Good vocal backups and slammin’ snare beat on most tunes. Supple vocals on top. Magness’s last effort won some top honors in the blues category – she’s building nicely on that here. This one has some Motown-ish touches.
Popa Chubby – “The Fight is On” (Blind Pig) B-
Rockin’ guitar blazer Popa keeps up the heat with his unabashed slammin’ rock, which only occasionally wanders into blues. Seems he’s moving even more into head-banger rock-tunes are largely stadium rock fare. Lots of swearing-let’s-get-stoned stuff. I’m sure he get’s ‘em up and dancin’ at the show-guitar pyrotechniques…’scuze me—I gotta go get a tattoo.
posted by Cathi N @ 11:30:00 AM
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