Amalie Rothschild, as well as Jan Blom, and Marc Franklin Their are memories of Hendrix by Billy Cox and many others. An outstanding release.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
QUARTERNOTES The North Mississippi Allstars are back with Up And Rolling, (New West) and they brought along an impressive group of friends to add color to the project. Along for the ride are Mavis Staples - vocals on “What You Gonna Do?” Jason Isbell - vocals and guitar on “Mean Old World;” Cedric Burnside - vocals and gui- tar on “Out on the Road” and “Take My Hand, Precious Lord;” Tierinii Jackson and Tikyra Jackson (of Southern Avenue) - vocals on “What You Gonna Do?,” “Living Free” and “Drunk Outdoors;” Duane Betts - guitar on “Mean Old World;” Otha Turner - vocals on “Otha’s Bye Bye Baby;” Rev Charles Hodges - B3 on “What You Gonna Do?” and “Living Free;” Roosevelt Collier - steel guitar on “Bump that Mother;” and Garry Burnside - bass on “Lonesome in My Home.” Of course, the Dick- inson brothers and their band don’t need guest stars to make a killer record, but all of this tal- ent oozing out of the speakers really adds to the party. Another top-drawer release from the NMA. . . Don’t write Southern Rockers Black Oak Arkansas off just yet. I know for a fact that they still have an impressive fan base, even after 50 years. Back in the day I bought every LP from the self-titled debut all the way through Street Party. I kind of lost track of them after that until I saw them on Rock Leg- ends Cruise II in 2012. But back in the seven- ties I saw them in concert four times, and it was always a high-energy party. I am here to tell you this. Jim Dandy Mangrum may have a beer gut these days, but he still has a strong (and al- ways unique) voice, as heard on the band’s new CD, Underdog Heroes. Honestly, it may be one of their best and most creative albums to date. I was shocked when the album started out with a
ballad. Be sure to listen closely. Jimmy is singing the truth. And he continues to do just that. This is the most mature, cerebral record the boys from Black Oak have recorded since their debut way back when. Good stuff. . . Talk about a pleasant surprise. Finding a Flamin’ Groovies CD in my in box was quite cool. The live soundboard recording was made at Vail- lancourt Fountain in Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco September 19, 1979. The 17-song show is made up primarily of great cover tunes, with originals tossed in like “Between the Lines,” “Tell Me Again,” and “First Plane Home.” The band rocks through the Byrds “Feel a Whole Lot Better,” The Beatles “Please Please Me” and “From Me to You” and the Stones “19th Nervous Breakdown” and “Paint it Black.” They cover a pair of Chuck Berry tunes back to back, “Around & Around” and “Let it Rock.” They cover Moby Grape’s “Fall on You” and rip into the blues with Big Joe Williams’ “Baby, Please Don’t Go.” It’s a really fun album from a simpler time. Good stuff. . . The Pre- tenders with Friends is a very special collec- tion that includes the CD, the concert on DVD and on Blu-ray. Joining Chrissie Hynde are In- cubus, Kings of Leon, Shirley Manson and Iggy Pop. All of the great Pretenders songs are here- “Back on the Chain Gang,” “Talk of the Town,” “Precious,” “Brass in Pocket,” “Middle of the Road and more, all featuring the aforemen- tioned guest artists jamming. If only they’d done “Kid” and “Stop Your Sobbing” it would have been perfection. Even still, this is good stuff. . . Mike Duke has released a real winner as his first ever CD, The Mike Duke Project- Took A While. (Little Village) After 45 years as an in-demand session man, Duke has finally re- leased his own album. Recorded over a 40-year time period, the album features guest appear- ances galore, including Wet Willie, Jack Pear- son, Bill Stewart, Delbert McClinton, Paul Hornsby and more. Excellent stuff. •
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