Hayward is best known for playing bass on Gregg Allman's critically-acclaimed album, Laid Back. His additional credits include per- forming with Dr. John and Alex Taylor. Together, the Beau Weevils create an
infectious, swampy, Louisiana meets the Delta sound that will have you at “hello.” The songs, all played, seriously, in the key of “E”, are rocking, slide laden rock that will make old school Charlie Daniels fans like myself grin like a stuck possum. It’s one of my fa- vorite Daniels albums ever, no kidding. And let me just say, one of my favorite records in general. So good. “Geechi Geechi Ya Ya Blues” kicks the
set off with some New Orleans swamp rock, with Hayward and Stroud locking in tightly to set the foundation for Billy Crain’s amazing slide guitar and Daniels guitar and vocal. It’s a just plain fun song- not to mention a kick hearing Charlie spout off spoken word high- lights in French with his accent! “Bad Blood” rocks like a mixture of
classic CDB and ZZ Top, and of course the lyrics tell a story just like all of Daniels’ best material, and “Mexico Again” will make you want to dance to the south of the border sounds. “Louisiana Blues” is a really nice blues
tune and “Oh, Juanita” rocks with more of Crains smoking slide guitar. “Smokey’s Got Your Number” is another rocker about high- way patrol catching speeders and distracted drivers, and “Mudcat” is a great, swampy tale about a man living back in the woods who could play guitar and drink wine with the best of ‘em. Another great Daniels character song. “Everybody’s Gotta Go Sometime”
swings and “We’ll All Have Some” is a fun tune about sharing food and beverages, backed by some nice percussion work from Stroud. “How We Roll” is a rocker about a proud country boy that even name drops one of Charlie’s prior hits, “Long Haired Country Boy.” This song has Charlie written all over it.
Daniels wrote or co-wrote all ten tunes
on the new album. Stroud and Casey Wood produced the project with Daniels' manager David Corlew serving as executive producer. This one should be on your “must have” list, folks. Great writing and playing from guys we already know and love.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland Deluxe Edition (Legacy) Electric Ladyland
has been a favorite of mine since my buddy
Doug Hooper first played it for me way back in the early 1970’s, and this version, author- ized by the Hendrix family, is a true tribute to Jimi’s genius. There are three (count ‘em!) CDs and a Blu-Ray disc housed in an album size 48-page hardback book that is chock full of rare photos and hand written lyrics and album notes by Jimi himself. It’s like opening a time capsule. The 50th anniversary package is truly
special. First of all, the original album has been remixed in 5.1 high resolution stereo surround sound by producer Eddie Kramer, making for the ultimate in sound dynamics. All of the great songs sound fresher than ever- “All Along the Watchtower,” “Voodoo Child,” “Crosstown Traffic,” “Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland)”. . . the music was so far ahead of it’s time that is sounds new half a century later. Disc Two, “The Early Takes,” includes a plethora of demos by Jimi with just his guitar, as well as band demos and studio outtakes from the time period, including the excellent “My Friend,” along with demos of most of the songs that ended up on the album, as well as
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