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Eric Gales (not to be mistaken for jazz trumpeter Eric Gale) wears his electric guitar influences on his sleeve as he reaches for a hard rock contemporary blues style that is not difficult to discern or identify. While similar to Freddie King, Albert Collins, Jimmy Dawkins, and especially Stevie Ray Vaughan, he's also heard his share of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Jimi Hendrix. Gales is a competent to good singer whose soul quotient is quite pleasing, but his amped-up guitar overwhelms his singing and the whole band, as subtleties or any semblance of nuance are generally thrown out the window. This is a compilation of two of his latter-period albums, tracks equally split between The Story of My Life and Crystal Vision, with two previously unreleased songs included here. The music is cohesive if not all that original, a visceral stance for sure and in your face from start to near finish. On the slightly toned-down side, "I Ain't No Shrink" (a slicker, cooler shuffle), the evil femme fatale tale "I Got Me a Woman," and the very slow and liberating organ-complemented "Freedom from My Demons" are the most authentic tracks. But Gales prefers to crank it up on the title selection, "Retribution," "Save Yourself," and "Wake Up Call," where his steel-toned electric guitar completely dominates the proceedings. Variations include a funkier, Hendrix-derived "The Psychedelic Underground," with aural visions of the original voodoo chile; the more soulful, internal, insular, and personalized "Dark Corners of My Mind"; and a well-done cop of Cream's "Sleepy Time Time." The previously unreleased cuts are much mellower, even sweet, as the sensitive and laid-back "The Open Road" and acoustic-electric combo on "The Kind of Love You Feel" show a completely different side of Gales not represented by the rest of the material. While Gales can be considered a throwback guitarist showing wannabe tendencies instead of developing his own voice on his instrument, Layin' Down the Blues represents both the continuation of a tradition from acclaimed urban blues legends and the identity of a guitar hero who still has roads ahead to travel and explore. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

TRACKLISTING:
01. Layin' Down the Blues
02. I Ain't No Shrink
03. I Got Me a Woman
04. Retribution
05. Freedom from My Demons
06. Save Yourself
07. The Psychedelic Underground
08. Crystal Vision
09. Dark Corners of My Mind
10. The Sound of Electric Guitar
11. Wake Up Call
12. Sleepy Time Time
13. The Open Road
14. The Kind of Love You Feel

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Robben Ford - Truth
BLUES | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 382MB | 56:11
Concord 2007

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Robben Ford is at that stage in his career when he needs to make a decision. It's been well established for decades that he is one of the truly great guitar players out there. He has mastered the many styles placed in front of him and bitten off and chewed more. But that doesn't necessarily mean he is a great songwriter; he's not, and that's painfully obvious on Truth. Perhaps the best that can be said about this recording is that it is the work of a very competent bandleader and producer who happens to play one hell of a mean guitar. It also features fine performances from organist Larry Goldings and bassist Will Lee, and guest appearances from Susan Tedeschi (whose soulful voice literally saves a cover of Paul Simon's "One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor") and Bernie Worrell (on "Riley B. King"). That said, Ford's songs are rather tired, generic, and unidentifiable except for his guitar playing and Goldings' amazing organ playing when he appears on one (though a notable exception to this is the midnight blue protest tune "Peace on My Mind"). His singing voice hasn't gotten any better with the years. He can hold a tune, but it's as if there isn't anything there. His choosing to cover Otis Redding's classic "Nobody's Fault But Mine" was a terrible mistake, as anyone who has ever heard the original would attest. If you are a Ford fan, you no doubt look forward to more of his playing and it's here; if you're not, and know nothing about the man, there is little here to recommend this set. Ford should pull a Tiger Woods and break everything he knows down and begin again; he has too much talent to simply coast like this. This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary Blues Album. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

TRACKLISTING:
01. Lateral Climb
02. How Deep In The Blues (Do You Want To Go)
03. Nobody's Fault But Mine
04. Riley B.King
05. You're Gonna Need A Friend
06. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
07. Too Much
08. Peace On My Mind
09. There'll Never Be Another You
10. River Of Soul
11. Moonchild Blues

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