Eli Cook - Moonshine Mojo

Year: 2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:59
Size: 112,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Easy Boogie (2:52)
2. Crosscut Saw (4:18)
3. Ride On Josephine (5:23)
4. Sweet Anita (7:27)
5. Pink Cadillac (5:38)
6. Leave My Little Girl Alone (4:05)
7. Kicky (2:54)
8. Mannish Boy (7:18)
9. Little Wing (5:47)
10. Huckle Up Baby (3:12)

Moonshine Mojo is the debut recording of Eli Cook. Recorded live in the studio in the spring of 2004 at age 18, the tracks were chosen to recapture the shows performed at the notorious Dew Drop Inn in Scottsville, Virginia, the region's home of the blues in the heart of bluegrass country. Moonshine Mojo features radical renditions of classic blues hits like Muddy Water's "Mannish Boy", Hooker's "Huckle Up", and Albert King's "Crosscut Saw", as well as virtuoso guitar performances of Hendrix's "Little Wing", and the little-known Jerry Reed two-step instrumental "Kicky", previously recorded only by Chet Atkins.

Crowd favorites for dancing include Bo Diddley's "Ride On Josephine", and Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac" arranged for guitar, as well as an original guitar compositon by Eli Cook, "Easy Boogie". Today, at 20, Eli Cook has opened for B.B. King, legendary guitarist Johnny Winter, Shemekia Copeland, Roomful of Blues, Bobby Parker, and The Nighthawks. He has performed on the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center, the Birchmere, and The Paramount Theatre. Moonshine Mojo has become a collector's item with limited releases each year.

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Eli Cook - High-Dollar Gospel

Size: 107,8 MB
Time: 46:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. Trouble Maker (3:43)
02. The Devil Finds Work (3:59)
03. Mixing My Medicine (4:14)
04. Pray For Rain (4:58)
05. Can't Lose What You Never Had (5:10)
06. King Of The Mountain (3:47)
07. Mother's Prayer (3:20)
08. 44 Blues (4:45)
09. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (5:16)
10. Month Of Sundays (3:40)
11. If Not For You (3:35)

Who the hell is Eli Cook, and why haven’t I come across him before? The 31-year-old from Virginia has released six albums before High Dollar Gospel, fer chrissake, and if this is anything to go by his earlier efforts also deserve examination. If Jimmy Page had said to Paul Rodgers when they got together to form The Firm that they were going to make an acoustic blues album in the manner of “Hats Off To (Roy) Harper,” it might have sounded like this. Maybe.

Cook majors on playing resonator and 12-string acoustic guitar, though photographs suggest he’s also ready to strap on an electric guitar when the fancy takes him. He’s also possessed of a versatile blues voice, manifesting itself as a hoarse rasp on the swinging, upbeat opener “Trouble Maker” and the following “The Devil Finds Work,” which progresses from a slow opening to rattle along in a style that hints at North Mississippi Allstars.

But Cook then shifts gear into a run of slower, atmospheric songs, kicking off with “Mixing My Medicine” on which restrained, picked guitar lines are backed by sparse, shimmering, effects-laden electrified chords and background humming, while Cook contributes a smoky vocal that brings to mind the late Jimmy Dewar. He repeats that vocal tone on the following “Pray For Rain,” where some clear-toned electric licks towards the end also suggest a Robin Trower influence.

The middle of the album shows more variety, including the lullaby-like “Mother’s Prayer,” which features spangly guitar and a deeper, vocal, and a reflective reading of the old blues standard “44 Blues.” Contrastingly the laid back “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” has a lilting feel and emotional warmth that recalls Steve Earle. Then to close, “Month Of Sundays” and “If Not For You” evoke the British bluesman Ian Siegal, especially the latter with its pinging chords and clever melody.

High Dollar Gospel may not be perfect – it could do with another uptempo number to give it better balance, and as good as Cook’s acoustic guitar is on “44 Blues” it pales in comparison with the classic Howlin’ Wolf version. But this is as modern and refreshing a take on acoustic country blues as you could hope for, and compelling with it. The Review: 8/10 ~by Iain Cameron

High-Dollar Gospel

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Eli Cook - Primitive Son

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:51
Size: 146.2 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:48] 1. War Horse
[3:17] 2. Revelator
[4:35] 3. Sweet Thang
[4:48] 4. High In The Morning
[3:47] 5. Won't Be Long
[3:48] 6. Motor Queen
[3:54] 7. Be Your Fool
[4:35] 8. Swing A Little Harder
[3:35] 9. Shake The Devil Down
[3:44] 10. Tall And Twisted
[4:10] 11. The Great Southern Love Kill
[5:00] 12. Amphetamine Saint
[4:52] 13. Primitive Son
[5:07] 14. Burying Ground
[3:44] 15. Kerosene

Everybody knows the story of the crossroads, where blues guitarists go at midnight to trade their souls to the devil for musical prowess. It’s just a myth, of course, but if it were true, 21-year-old firebrand Eli Cook could have bragging rights, as his scarifying solo-country blues chill like a hellhound on your trail. ~Dave Rubin,

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