Harmonica Fats & Bernie Pearl - Blow, Fat Daddy, Blow!

Size: 115,8 MB
Time: 49:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Art: Full

01. Blow, Fat Daddy, Blow! (2:46)
02. She's Way Out Of My Class (5:03)
03. Looking For My Tools (3:25)
04. Blues For Mrs. B. (5:22)
05. House Going 'Round And 'Round (4:18)
06. Westside Boogie (3:42)
07. Why Should I Holler? (5:40)
08. I Get So Tired (2:50)
09. Helicopter Blues (4:08)
10. You Got Your Mind In The Gutter (3:15)
11. The Funky Pony (4:26)
12. Blues Kaddish (4:35)

On their third album, the duo of Harmonica Fats and Bernie Pearl turn in a typically engaging set of acoustic blues. All of the songs on Blow, Fat Daddy, Blow! are originals, and it is to the duo's credit that they manage to sound respectful to tradition without being enslaved to it. Certainly, the quality of the material fluctuates somewhat -- not every song cuts as deep as the rootsy "Why Should I Holler?" or the powerful "Blues Kaddish" -- but the interaction between the two musicians is stellar. Pearl's guitar playing is subtly impressive and Harmonica Fats simply wails, making the set worthwhile for fans of good-humored, stripped-down blues. ~Thom Owens

Blow, Fat Daddy, Blow!

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Harmonica Fats & Bernie Pearl - Two Heads Are Better...

Year: 1994
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:37
Size: 98,7 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. Just Like Richard Nixon (2:57)
2. You've Got Your Mouth Stuck Out (4:02)
3. Blabbermouth Man (2:25)
4. You Must Be Crazy (3:10)
5. Soul Food (2:43)
6. Downtime Blues (4:08)
7. Everyday A Working Day For Me (3:20)
8. LA Shake (3:18)
9. I Know She Crazy 'Bout Me Too (6:23)
10. Blues March (2:44)
11. The Top Show (3:28)
12. Vampire Blues (3:53)

Fats and Pearl change settings by turning acoustic, but if the album were mixed with more balance between the harmonica and guitar, it would more fittingly show their partnership. Perhaps Fats' greatest asset is the wit and humor in his songwriting, well illustrated in "Just Like Richard Nixon," a rollicking ode to the pre-Presidential days of Nixon interplayed with Fats' dilemma of being constantly hounded by girls. Funnier is "Blabbermouth Man," a supposed confessional about a tongue-wagging, testesterone-laced gossiper. Fats can sing about mundane aspects of life and turn them into curiosities, whether it be the virtues of soul food (what else but "Soul Food"?) or how making small wages isn't enough to post bail to spring the boss out of jail in "Everyday's a Working Day for Me." The downside is that the album lacks consistently high-quality material, such as "Vampire Blues," which is dosed with overt corniness. /Char Ham, AllMusic

Two Heads Are Better... mc
Two Heads Are Better... zippy

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Harmonica Fats & The Bernie Pearl Blues Band - I Had To Get Nasty

Size: 109,6 MB
Time: 47:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1991
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Full

01. In Love With Three Girls (4:07)
02. Put My Clothes & Shoes Back In The Closet (4:45)
03. I Had To Get Nasty (3:12)
04. Jelly Rollin' Papa (4:13)
05. Harmonica Fats Blows (4:06)
06. Baby, You (3:51)
07. Boogie All The Way (4:33)
08. Louisiana Blues (3:45)
09. She Got Soul (2:48)
10. Slidin' Defender (2:48)
11. Low Desert (4:06)
12. Automobile Blues (2:18)
13. It's Christmas Time, Baby (2:46)

Fats is backed up by the Bernie Pearl Blues Band on this mostly electric effort, though hints of Fats' country origins stick out. On the fast-tempo numbers, Fats' driving, in-your-face energy comes out full bore, and on these songs the wit and humor of his lyrics stand out best. Pearl's attempt at lead vocals on Lightnin' Hopkins' "Automobile Blues" would have been better left off to allow Fats to expand his showman capabilties. ~Review by Char Ham

I Had To Get Nasty

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