Track by Track Review
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Travelin' On
A solid opener, this one, penned by Jones, really sets up the groove, tempo and overall vibe. It just cruises along, like the title suggests, with a soft and soulful approach. |
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Careless Love
This is a swampy number with a fantastic vocal, which showcases Jones at his best. The honesty is so pure you can taste it, as he shoots from the heart. |
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When I'm Done
We get more of the same here, with a touch of humor added. It's soothing the way he plays and sings the notes together. This is beautiful stuff. |
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Ice Cream Man
This is a run through of the classic, done Jones style. I love it! To top this fabulous number off, Mr. Musselwhite joins in and provides a screaming harmonica solo, like only he can. I have to rate this as one of the best versions I've ever heard... to my willing astonishment. |
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Broke Down Engine
A lower tempo carries this one, with some excellent acoustic runs and a bit of slapping. It’s not a tune I'm familiar with but will be returning to time and again. |
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Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Jones applies his signature to the Robert Johnson classic, and like everything else here, he does it all the justice it deserves. The sharp picking packs just the punch needed to make his own rendition a reality. |
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Southbound Train
This is a slower tune with a brokenhearted story, sung from a train station stop. It’s one of the several opportunities to provoke the thinking listener, and one of the best of such deliveries found on the disc. |
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No More Crying
This is another Jones original, and although there is no mistaking him, a grand effort to blend in with the surrounding tracks is one of the greatest achievements here. |
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Don't Want Me Baby
More soul is well expressed on this sweet little number with more fabulous picking, humor and grit. |
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Key To The Highway
Things go up a notch and just in time, as Jones carries on about the only key he needs. The guitar lines jump about in bursts of excitement, especially toward the end, and it contains some fantastic flurries. |
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You Better
Another collaborated effort gets the job done. This is another great little tune with plenty of killer guitar work. |
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Cry For Me Baby
This is one of several tracks I revisit. Somehow it's one of my favorites here. I love the galloping guitar licks. It’s a sizzling hit! |
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Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
The title alone here had me laughing before I even heard it, and the humor indeed was intact. It's a sad number nevertheless, because no place to sleep is never anything to laugh about. |
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Good Night Irene
This is a lovely little piece of evening ear candy, and another track I tend to revisit. What a moving vocal is featured here! |
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Good Morning Little School Girl
Here we are treated to a great version of the Sonny Boy Williamson classic, again done in Jones style. He really knows how to put his own stamp on things without changing a tune beyond recognition. This is just another track that seems tailor made for him. |
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Lazybones
This is quite different from anything here, and it's a refreshing way to close the disc. Harmonica is provided here by the great Salgado, to add to the folk heavy blues to be found throughout this fine recording. |
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