Long Way from Home [Import]

Product Description
First single from the band's 2004 studio album Silent Nation. The title track (non-album radio edit) is backed with 3 more non-album versions 'What About Love' (radio edit), 'Silent Nation' (acoustic version) & 'Long Way From Home (acoustic version). Inside Out. 2005.

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Long Way from Home [Import]

Average customer rating: Great Texas songwriter finds his performing voice Bruce Robison knows how to deliver! too bad everybody is stealing his songs Great disc for ANY music lover. Great CD!

Long Way Home from Anywhere Bruce Robison Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wrapped Country Sunshine Bruce Robison Eleven Stories Bandera ASIN: B00000JKPK Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

1. Drivin' All Night Long
2. Just Married
3. Red Letter Day
4. Travelin' Soldier
5. The Good Life
6. Trouble
7. Anymore Good Lovin'
8. What Did You Think
9. Emotionally Gone
10. Long Way Home From Anywhere

Amazon.com

James Taylor has cast a large shadow over today's country hit-makers, but for the most part, Nashville's earnest young troubadours more closely resemble such watered-down Taylor imitators as Dan Fogelberg or J.D. Souther than the man himself. Bruce Robison, the long tall Texan who married Kelly Willis, does one of the best country impersonations of Taylor because he understands the value of understatement. On his sophomore album, Robison fills his lyrics with so many visual details and gives his folkie melodies such a relaxed flow that he can afford a low-key, seductive vocal delivery, trusting the songs to take care of themselves. His subject matter--a waitress in love with a Vietnam soldier, a guy who wants to be more than a best friend to a woman, a giddy newlywed groom, a lonely man on the road--is well worn, and, except for one Western swing tune, the music has few traces of honky-tonk, but it is elegant singer/songwriter pop in the best Taylor tradition. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Great Texas songwriter finds his performing voice.......2006-05-27

The brilliance of Bruce Robison's talent as a songwriter isn't always matched by his low-key delivery. He delivers his visions as keenly drawn four-minute musical novellas, but often undersells the intricate pictures with folk-styled recordings that leave larger stars to bring the songs to wider acclaim. No such problem this time out, as Robison steps up to a more electric sound without losing his singer-songwriter soul.

In "Travelin' Soldier" he renders youth-shattering loss with heartbreaking imagery and a haunting chorus that culminates on a seamless blend of classical strings, pedal steel, and harmony vocals from wife Kelly Willis. As fine as The Dixie Chicks cover may be, it can't match this version for storytelling. Robison's songs of marriage capture the exultation of love's bond ("Just Married" - performed at brother Charlie's marriage to Dixie Chick Emily Erwin) as well as the thornier realities of weddings ("Emotionally Gone"). He ranges from introspective ballads ("What Did You Think") to Texas-flavored honky-tonk ("The Good Life," "Red Letter Day") to electrified country road songs, and shifts effortlessly from the folky style of James Taylor to the rockier sounds of Steve Earle all while retaining a distinct lyrical voice.

Though Robison's catalog is chock-full of great songs, this release is easily my favorite of his performances. [©2006 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]

Bruce Robison knows how to deliver!.......2002-08-07

In all honesty, Bruce Robison is probably the BEST country singer/songwriter living today. His music winds its way through your ears and into your heart...every song on this album is unforgettable and unbelievable, but I must restrict myself to just a few right now. The rest shall be an enticing mystery...

"Drivin' All Night Long" kicks the album off, a mournful tune of trying desperately to reunite with a loved one. "Just Married" tells of a marriage going down the drain, and "Red Letter Day" is a country-rockin' song of the blues ("It's a red letter day for the blues"). "Travelin' Soldier" is much better here than the Dixie Chicks' and Ty England's versions. It is probably the standout track, of a soldier going to war and those back home who love him. "What Did You Think" is typical Bruce Robison, a ballad of love and frustration. And the final song, the title track, is a good "road song"; a man who just doesn't belong in Nashville...or anywhere else.

His brother sings, his sister-in-law sings, but Bruce Robison stands alone. His talent is matched by few in the alternative country style, and his voice and lyrics are classic. Bruce Robison knows how to deliver a good CD...and "Long Way Home From Anywhere" is one of the best of them.

too bad everybody is stealing his songs.......2001-10-03

this is a very good album from an honest ,sincere singer/songwriter........i love every song,especially "trouble"......bruce reminds me kinda of james taylor.....it is hard to beleive that he and charlie are brothers

Great disc for ANY music lover........2001-05-07

This is Bruce Robison's third cd, if you don't count the first release of wrapped, which contained 2 tracks not available on the one available at amazon.com. This is great stuff, a true "must have" no matter what kind of music you prefer. If this is too mellow for you try his brother Charlie.

Great CD!.......2001-02-27

One of my favorite albums I have bought in a long time.

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Broadway Musicals of 1925 Manufacturer: Bayview ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Broadway Musicals of 1926 Broadway Musicals of 1939 Broadway Musicals of 1933 Broadway Musicals of 1943 As Thousands Cheer: The Hit Musical Comedy Revue! (1998 New York Revival Cast) ASIN: B0000AQS24 Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

1. Overture/Ev'ry Little Note [From Merry, Merry]
2. Old Fashioned Girl [From the Garrick Gaieties][#] - Nancy Anderson
3. Paddlin' Madelin' Home [From Sunny]
4. Tea for Two [From No, No, Nanette] - Howard McGillin
5. Little Bungalow [From "The Cocoanuts"] - Stephanie J. Block, Howard McGillin
6. When We Get Our Divorce [From Sunny] - Nancy Anderson, Justin Bohon
7. I'm All Alone [From China Rose][#] - Nancy Anderson
8. Here in My Arms [From DeArest Enemy] - Howard McGillin
9. Liza Lee [From Big Boy]
10. It All Depends on You [From Big Boy] - Justin Bohon
11. I Was Alone [From Sunny] - Stephanie J. Block
12. As Long as I've Got My Mammy [From Big Boy][#]
13. Sweet and Low Down [From Tip Toes]
14. Song of the Vagabonds [From the Vagabond King] - Howard McGillin
15. Some Day (The Vagabond King) - Nancy Anderson
16. Murderous Monty [From Tell Me More][#] - Stephanie J. Block,
17. Lackawanna [From Big Boy][#] - Howard McGillin
18. That Means Nothing to Me [From Naughty Cinderella] - Nancy Anderson
19. Always [Cut] - Howard McGillin
20. That Certain Feeling [From Tip Toes] - Stephanie J. Block
21. Manhattan [From the Garrick Gaieties] - Justin Bohon
22. I Want to Be Happy [From No, No, Nanette]

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Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak Dvorak Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout" Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony An Introduction to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Classics Explained: Rite of Spring ASIN: B000069HGK Release Date: 2002-09-17

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An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout" Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Classics Explained: Rite of Spring Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5 ASIN: B000076FX6 Release Date: 2003-01-21

Average customer rating: It's not stereo classic arrangements by the classic gentlemen ~ Percy Faith

Lil Abner/Broadway Bouquet Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Subways Are for Sleeping / Do I Hear a Waltz Porgy & Bess / Most Happy Fella More Themes for Young Lovers/Latin Themes for Young Lovers Kismet/Music From Hollywood Great Folk Themes: American Serenade ASIN: B0000996GC Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

1. It's A Typical Day
2. The Way To A Man's Heart
3. Love In A Home
4. Medley: Jubilation T. Cornpone / (What's Good For) General Bullmoose (Is Good For The U.S.A.)
5. Unnecessary Town
6. The Country's In The Very Best Of Hands
7. There's Room Enough For Us
8. Progress Is The Root Of All Evil
9. If I Had My Druthers
10. Oh Happy Day
11. Matrimonial Stomp
12. Namely You
13. Hello, Dolly!
14. Once Upon A Time
15. Somewhere
16. Sunrise, Sunset
17. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
18. A Quiet Thing
19. Make Someone Happy
20. What Kind Of Fool Am I?
21. Long Ago
22. The Sweetest Sounds
23. As Long As He Needs Me
24. Theme From "Golden Boy"

Album Description

The jaunty Gene DePaul score for the musical play "Lil' Abner" based on the comic strip by Al Capp is heard instrumentally - and it's quite a show! "Broadway Bouquet" from 1965 is an important part of the famed Faith "string" album series - perhaps the pinnacle of his rich string sound that spanned gorgeous melodies and counterlines across sections of the large orchestra. (Bill Halvorsen)

Album Description

Pianist Percy Faith, a pioneer of the Easy Listening genre, had a successful and lengthy career as the in-house conductor and arranger for Columbia Records. Faith was renowned for his musical interpretations of Broadway and motion picture music. These two reissues from Collectables on 1 CD were originally released in 1965. 24 tracks. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

It's not stereo.......2005-01-10

I bought this solely for "Once Upon a Time", and was dismayed that the CD is mono, not stereo. The quality of the recordings leaves much to be desired, as many of them lack the pristine quality I'm used to on a CD.

classic arrangements by the classic gentlemen ~ Percy Faith.......2004-02-16

Two albums from the Columbia Records people blending different decades "Li'l Abner" (originally released CL 955 in 1956) and "Broadway Bouquet" (originally released LS 9156 in 1965), sharing the unmistakable style of the "Percy Faith Touch" ~ you know in an instant you're in for the best of the best ~ Duke Ellington was so taken with Faith's arrangements, that he would give anything to be able to arrange in that fashion.

Let's begin with "IT'S A TYPICAL DAY" along with "LOVE IN A HOME", both from "Li'l Abner", wonderful opening counterparts and the stirring arrangements by Maestro Percy Faith ~ "JUBILATON T. CORNPONE", uplifting cue that will keep bouncing in your head for hours, maybe even days ~ "IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS", one of the forgettable tunes from the show ~ "NAMELY YOU", has to be the best and favorite song of the Johnny Mercer and Gene De Paul score ~ by the way, these two composers penned the lively screen musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", both scores were sure winners from two talented songwriters, Percy Faith steps up to the podium and takes it to another level.

Now with "Broadway Bouquet", we have perfection within the realm of lush arranging, so flawless "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Jerry Herman), "ONCE UPON A TIME" (Adams/Strouse), "SOMEWHERE" (Sondheim/Bernstein), "SUNRISE, SUNSET/FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" (Harnick/Bock) (one of my all-time favorites, can't get enough of this score), "WHO CAN I TURN TO (WHEN NOBODY NEEDS ME)" (Bricusse/Newley), "A QUIET THING" (Ebb/Kander), "MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY" (Comden/Green/Styne), "WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I?" (Bricusse/Newley) (two of the best songwriters in the business), "LONG AGO" (David Heneker), "THE SWEETEST SOUNDS" (Richard Rodgers) (his credit of compositions goes through the ceiling, will never be another like 'em), "AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME" (Lionel Bart) (a wonderful classic that is still popular by today's standards), "THEME FROM "GOLDEN BOY" (Adams Strouse) (another team of composers that have made an impact on the Broadway scene) ~ an example of the "Percy Faith Touch", so effortless, you feel like you're floating on a cloud ~ falls into Percy's many albums of fabulous string arrangements, they grabbed the attention of the listener and wouldn't let go. Can't think of any other arranger/composer who left such a great legacy as this man!

Highly recommend to ALL fans of Percy Faith ~ thanks to Collectables for releasing this collection from the vaults of Columbia Records ~ so listeners sit back, relax and enjoy a small part of Maestro Percy Faith's fabulous career!

Total Time: 70:49 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7564 ~ (9/16/2003)

Average customer rating: Top is awesome! Incredible Topper Price = Great Listen TOPPER PRICE AND THE UPSETTERS ARE TRULY AWESOME Outrageous vocals and harp!

Long Way from Home Topper Price Manufacturer: Vent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000049ZE Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. I'm Ready
2. Terra Plain Blues - Topper Price & The Upsetters T
3. You Don't Have To Go
4. Long Way From Home
5. Mellow Down Easy
6. Who's Been Talking
7. Where's Topper?
8. Help Me Baby
9. Wade In The Water
10. Worried Bout You Baby
11. Kind Hearted Woman
12. Carol
13. Someday I'm Gonna Take You Home

Customer Reviews:

Top is awesome!.......2004-01-10

Top is an awesome performer, harp player and singer - a real bluesman. This CD is a must have - there should be more. The range of emotions he brings to his own blues and life around him is startling and tremendous and can only be likened to Carla Bozulich at her best with the Geraldine Fibbers on "Get Thee Gone" or "Dusted". His original music has a real spark and his covers are fitting tributes.

Don't miss a chance to experience him live - it will be an event you will never forget or regret.

Incredible.......2003-08-05

Topper is the best hapr player I have ever heard. He has an intensity that cannot be rivalled. If you ever get a chance to see him live do not pass it up!!

Topper Price = Great Listen.......2003-06-26

Buy this CD you will not be sorry. Some great re-makes of some Willie Dixon tunes, as well as some original tunes. Great Harp!!! Got that Soul it requires. If I had to choose a favorite track, it would be the title track, Long Way From Home, but I love it all.

TOPPER PRICE AND THE UPSETTERS ARE TRULY AWESOME.......2001-10-30

I AM A TRUE FAN OF TOPPER PRICE AND THE UPSETTERS. THIS MAN IS NOT ONLY A VERY TALENTED SINGER, BUT AN AWESOME PERFORMER. I HAVE SEEN HIM PERFORM SEVERAL TIMES AND HE NEVER FAILS TO AMAZE ME WITH HIS GOD GIVEN TALENTS. WHAT HE CAN DO WITH A HARMONICA IS INCREDIBLE. HIS CD "A LONG WAY FROM HOME" IS AMAZING. GREAT SONGS, I DON'T THINK ANYONE ELSE WOULD DO THEM JUSTICE.

TOPPER PRICE IS ONE OF BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA'S GREAT ASSETS! ANYONE WHO HASN'T SEEN HIM, JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THERE MISSING. HE REALLY LEAVES YOU WANTING MUCH MORE....MY FAVORITE SONG ON THIS CD IS 'WHO'S BEEN TALKING'-I'M SORRY WORDS JUST CAN'T DESCRIBE THE HEART AND SOLE HE PUTS INTO HIS MUSIC. ' YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO' IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT SELECTION.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY "TOPPER PRICE AND THE UPSETTERS IS THE BEST" AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR ENTERTAINING US WITH YOUR WONDERFUL TALENTS.

Outrageous vocals and harp!.......2001-07-14

Topper howls on vocals and wails on the harp like a young Stevie Ray Vaughn. Get this album,you'll love it!

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For You, For Me Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000B66PNO Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. THE BOATMAN'S DANCE (MINSTREL SONG)
2. THE DODGER (CAMPAIGN SONG)
3. LONG TIME AGO (BALLAD)
4. SIMPLE GIFTS (SHAKER SONG)
5. I BOUGHT ME A CAT (CHILDREN'S SONG)
6. THE LITTLE HORSES (LULLABY)
7. ZION'S WALLS (REVITALIST SONG)
8. THE GOLDEN WILLOW TREE (ANGLO-AMERICAN BALLAD)
9. AT THE RIVER (HYMN TUNE)
10. CHING-A-RING-CHAW (MINSTREL SONG)
11. SHENANDOAH
12. A SIMPLE SONG
13. SEENA
14. 'BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW'
15. 'FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE'
16. A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING FROM PORGY AND BESS
17. HOME BLUES
18. BIDIN' MY TIME
19. ALL THROUGH THE DAY FROM CENTENNIAL SUMMER
20. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT FROM SWING TIME
21. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
22. EVERYBODY SAYS DON'T
23. IN PRAISE OF WOMAN
24. ALWAYS

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Long Way Home Bonnie Bishop Manufacturer: BB Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soft to the Touch ASIN: B000CAFDZ0 Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

1. Send Me a Cowboy
2. Goin' Back to Texas
3. In the Mirror
4. Long Way Home
5. One of a Kind (The Waltz)
6. Men Are Like Buses
7. If I Needed You
8. Simple House
9. Sweet on the Down Low
10. Friend of Mine
11. Woman Willing to Wait
12. Wayfaring Stranger

Average customer rating: The best Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee there is! It's worth buying just for 'Rock Island Line'

A Long Way from Home Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music East Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000062Y1 Release Date: 1998-03-24

Tracks:

1. A Long Way From Home
2. Big Question
3. Rock Island Line
4. Night & Day
5. You Just Usin' Me For A Convenience
6. Hole In The Wall
7. Life Is A Gamble
8. Don't Mistreat Me
9. Packin' Up, Gettin' Ready
10. Wailin' & Whoopin'
11. B. M. Special
12. Poor Man Blues
13. Tell Me Why
14. Beggin' You
15. Don't Wait For Me
16. I'm In Love With You Baby
17. When I Was Drinkin'
18. I Couldn't Believe My Eyes

Customer Reviews:

The best Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee there is!.......1998-06-13

My dad introduced me to the blues when I was four or five ... with this album ... especially Rock Island Line. I've been searching for this one for years! It brings back so many memories. If you love Sonny and Brownie ... then this is a must have!

It's worth buying just for 'Rock Island Line'.......1998-06-08

I've been searching for this cd for awhile now. This is Sonny and Brownie at their best.

Average customer rating: A fine live album from an underrated performer

Long Way from Home Eddie Taylor Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I Feel So Bad Bad Boy Antone's Home of the Blues ASIN: B000000N9L Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Bad Boy
3. Baby Please Don't Go
4. My Sometimes Baby
5. There'll Be A Day
6. Crossroads
7. Hoy Hoy
8. Goin' Down Slow
9. I Don't Know
10. You're Gonna Look For Me (And I'll Be Hard To Find)
11. Signals Of Love
12. Blow Wind Blow

Customer Reviews:

A fine live album from an underrated performer.......2004-07-13

Singer/guitarist Eddie Taylor played rhythm guitar behind Jimmy Reed on numerous waxings, but as a solo performer he never achieved anything like the commercial succes of Reed, who regularly outsold men like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.

That was not due to any lack of talent, however. Eddie Taylor (1923-1985) was a supremely versatile blues guitarist, equally capable of playing the greasiest, grittiest grooves imaginable, and tearing off into a burning single-string solo. And he was a strong, expressive singer as well...perhaps the only thing missing was the kind of exceptional material that Willie Dixon penned for Waters and Wolf (and which they, along with men like Elmore James and Rice Miller, were perfectly capable of churning out on their own). Eddie Taylor was a great songwriter when his muse was in, but he seemed to have a hard time coming up with enough truly excellent material to compete with the exceptionally prolific Willie Dixon and that force of nature Aleck "Rice" Miller.

On this aptly titled 1977 live recording (it was cut in Japan), Taylor is backed by brothers Louis and David Myers on 2nd guitar and bass guitar respectively, and by veteran drummer Odie Payne, a powerful, versatile percussionist who played with everybody who was anybody on the Chicago blues scene at one time or another.
The set opens with Eddie Taylor's classic 1955 single "Bad Boy", and other highlights include the fiery "You're Gonna Look For Me", the swaggering groove of "There'll Be A Day", a smouldering "Blow Wind Blow" (not the Muddy Waters-song), and a slow, yet very muscular "My Sometimes Baby" which prominently features Odie Payne.
Also, Taylor and Louis Myers both get off a couple of great solos on "Going Down Slow" (that's Eddie Taylor in the right speaker), and this rendition of "Crossroads" is one of the finest electric versions of that classic song I have ever heard. Taylor even sounds like Robert Johnson.

There is a lot of sizzling blues guitar playing here, and some wonderful drumming by Odie Payne as well. The sound is fine, and the liner notes are quite good. And "Long Way From Home" is a really enjoyable live album by one of the finest, most talented sidemen on the Chicago blues scene, the great Eddie Taylor.

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