Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents - I Gave My Life To The Blues (1996)
Artist: Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents
Title: I Gave My Life To The Blues
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Black Magic Records
Genre: Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:03:38
Total Size: 158/385 Mb (covers)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: I Gave My Life To The Blues
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Black Magic Records
Genre: Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:03:38
Total Size: 158/385 Mb (covers)
WebSite: Album Preview
01. I'll Get Over You - 6:38
02. Mean Feeling - 5:41
03. Drink Muddy Water - 3:17
04. Blowing The Horn - 3:16
05. I Love A Good Woman (But I Like The Bad One s Too) - 3:30
06. If The Shoe Is On The Other Foot - 4:59
07. Too Hot To Trot - 3:04
08. They Call Me Lucky - 4:40
09. Weed Head Woman - 5:23
10. Same Ol Blues - 5:11
11. Tired Of Waiting - 3:53
12. Mercedes Woman - 5:04
13. Double Dealing - 4:10
14. I Gave My Life To The Blues - 4:57
An excellent disc all around, available domestically and at domestic prices. The band is in a solid groove with the usual stomps, shuffles, good-time funk and delicious slow blues. During the last few years, Bassett has begun to sound less like '60s-era B.B. King and on this disc he seems to come into full bloom. The band, too, is full of first-class musicians. They draw from disperate sources and concentrate on laying down a tight foundation which lovingly supports Bassett's inventive single-string leads and chordal rhythm guitar work. In this day of gadgets and floor boxes, his sound is refreshingly clean and uncluttered and a pleasure to listen to. If you like straight-ahead electric blues, you can't go wrong with this disc.