Track by Track Review
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Disc 1 - Look What the Blues Has Done for Me |
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You Pullin' My Leg
I dig the guitar riff that brings this cut into being. This is classy old-school blues with so much style. I really love the guitar soloing on this thing. It's so cool. |
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Look What the Blues Has Done for Me The title track has some cool guitar fills and backing vocals in the mix. The whole piece is set in a classic blues groove. |
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Helpin' Handman I dig the horn section on this classy little number. It's a lot of fun. |
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No Refunds A classic blues pattern is at the heart of this cut. It's so cool and tasty. It has a lot of meat on the familiar musical bones. |
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Low Down and Dirty Another that gains something from horns, the guitar fills really shine. It's a killer blues stomper that works so well. I really love the guitar soloing on this thing. |
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All Dressed Up If anything, this cut is another step upward. It's a smoking hot tune that works so well. |
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Elevator Ride Another great blues jam, this is nothing Earth shattering, but just a classy blues jam that works really well. |
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I've Had Enough A slower blues grind, this has some killer guitar fills. |
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Dump You No molds are broken here, but this is just another killer blues rocker. |
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Leftover from Yesterday The guitar work on this killer tune is among the best here. In fact, I'd label this song one of the standouts. |
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Gutbucket This old school styled blues number is so classic. It has spoken vocals for a good chunk of the tune.
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If You Let Me Love You Such a cool blues groove, the horns add a lot to the cut. Overall, it's just a very classy piece. |
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Gorgeous The female backing vocals are a nice touch, This number lands closer to a soul sound than pure blues. It's a killer cut, too. |
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Disc 2 - An Introduction to Arthur Adams |
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I'll Never Be the Same
Funk and soul merge on this killer cut. It's a change from the new music, but it is no less effective. |
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I Gotta Help My People Soul music, with a lot of psychedelic edge built into it, this is so cool. I love the extensive guitar soloing on this number. |
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Do What Cha Doin' Horns are a big part of this groove. It's got some catchy hooks and a great energy. |
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The Blues There is such cool guitar jamming on this thing. The horns add a lot here, and it's a killer groove. |
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We've Got an Understanding This is sultry soul music that's incredibly tasty. |
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Keep on Dancing An instrumental, this has a lot of jazz built into it. I'm reminded of some of Frank Zappa's jazz to a large degree. This is cool stuff. |
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Beale Street There is a lot of funk and soul built into this killer track. |
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Shake a Loose I love this funky jam. It has a lot of soul and a lot of jazz built into it. |
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Music Feels Good to Me Funk and jazz are combined with soul on this energetic number. It's another killer track. |
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You Give Me Such a Good Feeling I love the cool groove on this piece, too. It has a lot of tasteful soul. |
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Put Your Hand in Mine Funk and soul merge on a very catchy number. |
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Let's Dance This is so funky, and so cool. It's a great tune. |
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You Got the Floor Funk and early hip hop concepts seem to merge on this. Yet it has plenty of jazz built into it. I love the saxophone soloing on this, but the whole tune really grooves nicely. |
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