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Best of Johnny Winter
(more) »rank: 22802by: Johnny Winter
: :This 16-track anthology spans the first decade of albino Texas blues guitarist Johnny Winter's career, especially the early (1969-'73) Columbia albums that built his legend. While some purists have groused at his often manic precision, this collection makes a point of underscoring his impressive range as a musician. The fervent gospel-blues of 'I'll Drown in My Tears' showcases Winter's vocal stylings (and is one of several tracks featuring brother and frequent sideman Edgar), then segues neatly into the spare, acoustic heat of the dobro-'n'-flute rarity 'Come On in My Kitchen.' But the emphasis is on Winter's showy rock star turns and the collaborations ...
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Austin Rhythm & Blues Christmas
(more) »rank: 12922by: Various Artists
: :This 16-track anthology spans the first decade of albino Texas blues guitarist Johnny Winter's career, especially the early (1969-'73) Columbia albums that built his legend. While some purists have groused at his often manic precision, this collection makes a point of underscoring his impressive range as a musician. The fervent gospel-blues of 'I'll Drown in My Tears' showcases Winter's vocal stylings (and is one of several tracks featuring brother and frequent sideman Edgar), then segues neatly into the spare, acoustic heat of the dobro-'n'-flute rarity 'Come On in My Kitchen.' But the emphasis is on Winter's showy rock star turns and the collaborations ...
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The Progressive Blues Experiment
(more) »rank: 17278by: Johnny Winter
: :This 16-track anthology spans the first decade of albino Texas blues guitarist Johnny Winter's career, especially the early (1969-'73) Columbia albums that built his legend. While some purists have groused at his often manic precision, this collection makes a point of underscoring his impressive range as a musician. The fervent gospel-blues of 'I'll Drown in My Tears' showcases Winter's vocal stylings (and is one of several tracks featuring brother and frequent sideman Edgar), then segues neatly into the spare, acoustic heat of the dobro-'n'-flute rarity 'Come On in My Kitchen.' But the emphasis is on Winter's showy rock star turns and the collaborations ...
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Handful of Blues
(more) »rank: 16385by: Robben Ford & the Blue Line
: :A well-rounded exploration of every shade of blues Ford does so well: Chicago-style ('When I Leave Here'), jump blues ('The Miller's Son'), jazz-blues balladry ('Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood'), and Texas shuffle ('Tired of Talkin''). Ford's buttery lines and burnished tone (and his boyish voice) are captured in all their glory by producer Danny Kortchmar. Solidly anchored by bassist Roscoe Beck and drummer Tom Brechtlein, Ford solos liberally, taking the fast funk of 'Think Twice' over the top with a burning series of rapid-fire runs and well-tooled turnarounds. Slowing down for a languid version of Willie Dixon's 'I Just Want to Make Love ...
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Deluxe Edition
(more) »rank: 35263by: Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women
:Album Description:Over the course of six studio albums and one foot-stomping live release, Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women have earned legions of fans off all ages, genders and races all across the country. Deluxe Edition captures the best moments from these releases, featuring over an hour of material hand-selected by the band themselves. Included are sassy fan favorites like 'Middle Aged Blues Boogie,' 'There’s Lightning In These Thunder Thighs' and 'Silver Beaver.' This Deluxe Edition release includes music that has been DIGITALLY REMASTERED IN 24-BIT AUDIO, includes NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED PHOTOS and a special MINI-POSTER INSERT in addition to a fully annotated booklet.
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New York Rock & Soul Revue: Live At The Beacon
(more) »rank: 35819by: The New York Rock and Soul Revue
:Album Description:Over the course of six studio albums and one foot-stomping live release, Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women have earned legions of fans off all ages, genders and races all across the country. Deluxe Edition captures the best moments from these releases, featuring over an hour of material hand-selected by the band themselves. Included are sassy fan favorites like 'Middle Aged Blues Boogie,' 'There’s Lightning In These Thunder Thighs' and 'Silver Beaver.' This Deluxe Edition release includes music that has been DIGITALLY REMASTERED IN 24-BIT AUDIO, includes NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED PHOTOS and a special MINI-POSTER INSERT in addition to a fully annotated booklet.
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Cost of Living
(more) »rank: 8910by: Delbert McClinton
: :Like a rootsier Jimmy Buffett, Delbert McClinton is an established, hard-touring veteran whose audience doesn't expect from him too much out of the norm. Regardless, the Texan's quintessential mix of country, R&B, Tex-Mex, blues, honky-tonk, New Orleans bump, lounge jazz, and good-time rock and roll is durable enough to sustain a career, especially since nobody does it nearly as well as he does. In the spirit of 'don't fix what isn't broken,' this album of 13 McClinton originals preserves the established formula. But to his credit, the leathery-voiced singer, now in his mid-60s, never seems to be going through the motions. He delivers ...
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Christmas Album
(more) »rank: 13401by: Canned Heat
: :Like a rootsier Jimmy Buffett, Delbert McClinton is an established, hard-touring veteran whose audience doesn't expect from him too much out of the norm. Regardless, the Texan's quintessential mix of country, R&B, Tex-Mex, blues, honky-tonk, New Orleans bump, lounge jazz, and good-time rock and roll is durable enough to sustain a career, especially since nobody does it nearly as well as he does. In the spirit of 'don't fix what isn't broken,' this album of 13 McClinton originals preserves the established formula. But to his credit, the leathery-voiced singer, now in his mid-60s, never seems to be going through the motions. He delivers ...
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Ice Pickin'
(more) »rank: 52743by: Albert Collins
:Album Description:Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007. :Until this album was released in 1978, Albert Collins had been a journeyman Texas bluesman, little known and unrecorded for six years. His guitar playing here won him a new generation of fans, and set the stage for the popularity he enjoyed until his death. His clustered, sustained, choked, and bent notes, played with his thumb and fingers, set a generation of pickers agog. The tone was piercing; the timing impeccable. Collins' vocals were never quite as strong, but it scarcely mattered as he was the man ...
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Live Alive
(more) »rank: 12860by: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
: :Most live blues recordings have a feeling of intimacy, as if the concerts took place in some out-of-the-way venue for an audience who not only know all the lyrics, but know the performers personally as well. Live Alive, in contrast, feels like a large-scale rock concert, an epic production full of grand gestures. But really, nothing suited Stevie Ray Vaughan's style better; everything, from the overall sound to the solos, feels big. The roar of the audience, especially for favorites like 'Pride and Joy,' 'Cold Shot,' and 'Texas Flood,' is huge but distant, an arena sound. Overall, Live Alive leaves the impression of ...
