Bubba And The Big Bad Blues - Bubba and the Big Bad Blues (2002)

If you don't live on the west coast you may not be familiar with Bubba and the Big Bad Blues, I think this CD may change that. Bubba's inaugural CD is a real eye opener, or should I say, ear opener. Bubba and the band have all been around the music world for some time, each member has a long and impressive resume, in their current form Bubba's band has been playing together for 10+ years. This band consists of Christopher "Bubba" Clerc on lead and vocals, Shawn Nourse drumming, Mike Berry thumping the bass and Rick Solem on keyboards, (both piano and B3). All of them do a real fine job, they sound great.

Bubba and the band's style is a blend of many styles from many artists. You can hear the influence of others with out hearing a cover tune, you can get a feel for where this music comes from, and who it honors, but it sounds new and fresh. Listening to this CD I hear several tunes that remind me of the styles of Robert Cray, SRV, Freddy King and some rockers too. Half the songs on this CD were written by Bubba, one was written by Rick, they both did good a good job. The title track "Big Bad Blues" has a Texas blues /rock feel with a guitar rhythm that gets you going and ready for what follows.

This CD has a great blend of new and old sounds, all done in a classy blues style, If you like your blues with big bad flavor , Bubba and the Big Bad Blues should satisfy your hunger. I think this one has something for everyone.