Time: 63:58
Size: 146.5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front
[4:02] 1. Black Bag Blues
[3:33] 2. Walk The Floor
[3:10] 3. Don't Quit The Man
[3:22] 4. Junkman's Son
[4:29] 5. Back In The Middle
[6:06] 6. Leaving In The Morning
[5:18] 7. Fiind My Baby
[4:27] 8. Thumbs Boogie
[4:35] 9. I'm A Ram
[5:18] 10. Don't Leave Me
[4:08] 11. Roll Away The Stone
[5:34] 12. Fairwell My Love
[3:49] 13. Chromatic Boogie
[6:02] 14. See The Light
At 63+ minutes and 14 tracks, GROOVE runs a little longer than your average release and it seems to make a substantial effort not to pigeonhole itself as one kind of album. It explores many different facets of electric blues, which can sometimes be a dangerous venture for an artist. Often such albums can feel unfocused and scattered, but in the case of GROOVE, the concept works. Rather than having an air of uncertainty, the album feels like it has a very definite goal to explore the different sides of Johnny Childs and it manages to steer clear of being yet another thrown together hodgepodge of tired blues riffs. From Chicago blues and Texas swing to blues-rock, R&B and even traditional Jewish rhythms, GROOVE paints a picture of an interesting, complex and talented artist.
Unfortunately, like many smaller non-mainstream blues albums, GROOVE’s production values are slightly unpolished. Childs’ talent does manage to shine through, but while listening, one can only wonder how great this album could’ve been had a little more time andmoney at his disposal. It is not a poor sounding album by any stretch of the imagination, but with his talent, Childs deserves a little more attention and a little more nurturing from the industry… and quite frankly, it is a shame he doesn’t get it.
All in all, GROOVE is a very enjoyable album that is full of both, an abundance of tastefully executed guitar-work and fun compositions. It is definitely worth checking out.
Unfortunately, like many smaller non-mainstream blues albums, GROOVE’s production values are slightly unpolished. Childs’ talent does manage to shine through, but while listening, one can only wonder how great this album could’ve been had a little more time andmoney at his disposal. It is not a poor sounding album by any stretch of the imagination, but with his talent, Childs deserves a little more attention and a little more nurturing from the industry… and quite frankly, it is a shame he doesn’t get it.
All in all, GROOVE is a very enjoyable album that is full of both, an abundance of tastefully executed guitar-work and fun compositions. It is definitely worth checking out.
Groove