Nelsen Adelard - Blues Still Got a Hold on Me (1999) [FLAC]

Nelsen Adelard’s new release is actually his first solo CD. Originally released in 1999 on then fledgling label J Bird Records, Blues Got A Hold On Me was recorded in two different studios, it has the feel of a live album. The songs were written for the original West Coast band, (John Duzik, Steve Gabil, and Rick Arbuckle) and continue to be a staple for his Live Shows. Two original cuts from this album “Don’t Stop Now” and “Gotta Boogie” have appeared on his 2006 release “Nelsen Adelard Unplugged” (#10 on the Living Blues Charts) and recently found new life on Bill Wax’s Bluesville on XM Radio. Also featured is the classic “Black & Blue” which Nelsen lends his own style of lead guitar to, as well as the Blues Ballad “Give It One More Try”, both standards of his live shows. Another familiar song to Nelsen’s fans is the original cut of “Blues Got A Hold On Me” which was later covered on acoustic guitar and harp at the end of Nelsen’s “Take Me Back” album. Re-Mastered by the engineering wizard Richard Robinson, this CD sounds better than ever and as fresh as the day it was first pressed.