Dave Hole - Short Fuse Blues (1990)

Tracklist

01. Keep Your Motor Runnin'
02. The Bottle
03. Short Fuse Blues
04. Every Girl I See
05. Something Fine
06. Travelling Riverside Blues
07. Night Cat
08. Purple Haze
09. Tore Down
10. Albatross
11. Business Man
12. I'm Your Man
13. The Sun Is Shining
14. Truckload of Lovin'
15. Take a Swing
16. Dark Was the Night


Dave Hole's American debut album is a stunning display of slide guitar pyrotechnics. Hole runs through a dizzying array of licks and solos, pulling out a variety of different tones and textures from his guitar. He can play it straight and greasy, or spooky, tough and gritty, or subtle and melodic -- his technique is quite impressive. Although the songs themselves are occasionally weak, Short Fuse Blues is essentially a guitar record, so the songs don't matter as much as the playing. And the playing is superb throughout.

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