's sophomore effort for Fat Possum -- at 63, he is one of the youngest artists on the roster and is by far the most 'polished,' if the Delta blues can ever really be called that -- proves his debut was indeed only a beginning. In stark contrast to his labelmates, strictly plays acoustic blues, but he plays them with the same dark, trancelike feel of, haunting spookiness of, rhythmic intensity of, and sprawling drawl of. ![]() Youtube video. Roula - Lick It 05. Ace Of Base - Lucky Love 06. Anticappella - Express Your Freedom. Bass Bumpers - Keep On Pushing 09. Robert Belfour - I'm Gonna Leave 024. ![]() Aids on a drum kit. While the first album was all of a piece, and everything but the vocal seemed to be recorded at the same level (and even then, couldn't always be understood among the ringing guitars and shuffling drums), is nervier, a bit more edgy. 's truly nearly unbelievable singing is a bit more in the foreground, enough to add to the hypnotic repetition in his music, while the drums -- played no more elaborately than 's in -- are mixed just a tad higher, bringing it extremely close to the punch this stuff has when played in front of a live audience. Fans of 's guitar playing -- or 's, for that matter -- will be instantly drawn to the polyrhythmic, droning chords and ambling, elegantly raw, slippery fills that plays, whether it's on 'Hill Stomp,' the title track, 'I Got My Eyes on You,' 'Sweet Brown Sugar,' or 'I'm Gonna Leave,' which closes the set. The vibe is the same everywhere; this is deep, hot Mississippi blues full of a slow, steamy, writhing sexual vibe; twisted soul; and a sense of foreboding mystery that cannot be mentioned, let alone explained. Sample operating system program. This is the first great blues record of 2003 and if it isn't nominated for the W.C. Handy Award, the damned foundation should be disbanded on the basis of deafness. I hope this guy lives to be a 100 and makes a record every year he's on this planet. Forget everything you just read: This record is amazing; just buy it.
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