http://www.otistaylor.com
http://www.myspace.com/otistaylorblues
Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Blues
Sortie : 2012
By Jeff Leven
from http://www.pastemagazine.com
Far more immaculate than illicit.
As charged with ritual significance and promise as the basic art form may be, it’s actually hard to find good modern blues records. Cheap production values with too many horns and rote shuffles
clutter the landscape, and original voices are disappointingly scarce. But every now and then an album like Otis Taylor’s latest comes along in a gust of inspiration. Across these 14 tracks,
Taylor shows a stunning range while studiously avoiding clichés.
Like Taj Mahal, he’s able to bring kinetic spirit and smooth musicality to Delta-based acoustic/banjo work (even stray Mumford fans will be dazzled by “Lay On My Delta Bed”), but he’s also able
to pull-off electric urban romps that would equally woo Robert Cray devotees. His singing is crisp and unadorned while his playing is measured and tasteful. Sprinkled lyrically with a knack for
character study and sketch-driven storytelling, these songs feel like songs rather than just vehicles for solos or nods to well-known patterns. In short, it’s a modern blues record that even
non-blues fans can love and that blues fans can outright cherish.
Tracklist :
01 – The Devil’s Gonna Lie
02 – Yell Your Name
03 – Look to the Side
04 – Romans Had Their Way
05 – Blind Piano Teacher
06 – Banjo Boogie Blues
07 – 2 or 3 Times
08 – Contraband Blues
09 – Lay On My Delta Bed
10 – Your 10 Dollar Bill
11 – Open These Bars
12 – Yellow Car, Yellow Dog
13 – Never Been to Africa
14 – I Can See You’re Lying
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