Archive for Bman’s Blues Report
Break The Chain is a “Simply Cool Release”
Order Now “I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Break The Chain, from Doug MacLeod and it’s a cool, textural documentary of contemporary observations. Opening with boogie rocker, Goin’ Down To The Roadhouse, Doug gets into a real nice groove with slide on resonator joined by Denny Croy on bass and Jimi Bott on drums. On Lonesome Feeling, Doug really gives his National steel body a rough workout. His wailing and…
Box & Dice is a “guitar fest”
“I just received the newest release, Box & Dice, from Fiona Boyes and it’s a gritty, bluesy guitar fest. Opening with Juke Joint on Moses Lane, Boyes gets a thick, rudimentary sound from a resonator guitar with superior sliding technique. Her voice is raspy and well suited to this polished form of primitive blues. I’m A Stranger Here has a pure delta sound played only on a 6 string cigar box and she handles it…
Bman’s Blues Reports Exactly Like This is “Quite Good”
The Bman’s Blues Report has a break down of the Doug MacLeod Exactly Like This recording: “I just received the newest release (March 10, 2015), Exactly Like This, from Doug MacLeod and it’s quite good. … [Rock It Til The Cows Come Home] has an acoustic basis but it really does rock. With a solid piano groove and acoustic guitar instrumentation MacLeod’s vocals push the track. … The spirit of John Lee lingers in [Vanetta]…
Bman’s Blues Report reviews Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
Blues blog, Bman’s Blues Report, has a review of Doug MacLeod’s new release There’s A Time: “Black Nights, a smooth acoustic blues and not only does MacLeod shine on vocal but also really digs in on some nice blues riffs on his Gibby C100FE…St. Elmo’s Rooms and Pool is one of my favorite tracks on the release. Again delivered in a somewhat spoken manner, MacLeod’s vocals suck you into this track. With light breezy guitar…