Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys - Take Me To Your Maker (2007) Lossless

On 'Take Me To Your Maker' the past winners of LA Music Awards 'Best Blues Band' do what they do best: gritty, hard-edged, uncompromising songs that borrow from the past but add a sizeable dose of 21st century steroids. For this new cut, Johnny Mastro has penned 12 of the fourteen tracks. A more polished production than the last album it nonetheless retains the band's trademark live, shooting-from-the hip sound, characterised by Mastro's voice and exemplary harmonica, with guitarist Dave Melton squeezing every last drop of distortion from his old Fender amp. The driving and relentlessly foot-tapping grooves that emanate from most of this album are countered by the bare (vocals/harp/upright bass) of Mastro's 'Demon's Blues' and a charming version of the Jimmie Davis/Hank Williams song 'Lonesome Whistle' offered here as bonus track.