Size: 104,0 MB
Time: 45:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Modern electric blues
Art: Front
1. High Rider Blues (2:48)
2. Blues Without Borders (5:28)
3. Let Me Be (4:55)
4. Blue Rain (3:20)
5. Radiator (4:05)
6. Heart Of The Matter (6:14)
7. Winds Of Change (4:58)
8. Let Freedom Ring (4:40)
9. Shades Of Blue (4:57)
10. Road Song (3:39)
Alabama blueslady Debbie Bond returns with a new album, recorded – like many these days – during the pandemic by whatever means possible and very much against the odds. Bond managed to beat the odds to some extent by having UK sax-player, Ray Carless luckily visit her at home in Tuscaloosa before lockdowns became the new norm. So, Carless – a regular band member when Bond tours the UK – was able to add his considerable talent and weight to the project alongside her usual blues partner, ‘Radiator Rick’ Asherson on keys, harp and supporting vocals.
Bond is one of those blues musicians who, mysteriously and incomprehensibly, moves below the modern blues radar at times, despite her lifelong immersion in the music and having played with so many old-time greats from Johnny Shines to Eddie Kirkland and Willie King. With this new release, she delivers an exceptional album, easily her finest offering to date, that features her vocals, grainy, moody and muscular to great effect; while her fretwork-picking also reliably drives the whole thing along with ease and a sophisticated ripple throughout. Bond is never a slouch when it comes to singing and playing; and her writing skills also shine brightly here with a clear grasp of the music and the recording game.
Don’t expect guitar pyrotechnics here, Bond is too self-assured and experienced to fall into that kind of musical trap. Instead, what you have is a genuinely gripping blues offering that slips along purposefully and strongly from start to finish, covering all those essential blues bases with a confidence and command that make this an essential release for blues lovers everywhere. /Iain Patience, Bluestown Music
Bond is one of those blues musicians who, mysteriously and incomprehensibly, moves below the modern blues radar at times, despite her lifelong immersion in the music and having played with so many old-time greats from Johnny Shines to Eddie Kirkland and Willie King. With this new release, she delivers an exceptional album, easily her finest offering to date, that features her vocals, grainy, moody and muscular to great effect; while her fretwork-picking also reliably drives the whole thing along with ease and a sophisticated ripple throughout. Bond is never a slouch when it comes to singing and playing; and her writing skills also shine brightly here with a clear grasp of the music and the recording game.
Don’t expect guitar pyrotechnics here, Bond is too self-assured and experienced to fall into that kind of musical trap. Instead, what you have is a genuinely gripping blues offering that slips along purposefully and strongly from start to finish, covering all those essential blues bases with a confidence and command that make this an essential release for blues lovers everywhere. /Iain Patience, Bluestown Music
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