Testifying - The Country Soul Revue
Testifying - The Country Soul Revue
Customer Review: Super Secret
I bought this after it was CD of the month in the Observer music monthly. Its fabulous. Lent it to a couple of people at work who immediately bought themselves. Merges Dukes of Hazzard style country (Friday Night at Al’s Place) with downright soulful (Where’s Eddie). Superb.
Customer Review: A down home good old boys (& girl) session
An album grown out of English love for the country and white blues music of the South by the persons and label involved with “Country got Soul” releases (almost like a 21st century rerun of the story behind the original recordings of Delta Blues made in the 1930s/1940s!) featuring several great proponents of the genre (Tony Joe White, Dan Penn and Bonnie Bramlett being the best known names) and recorded in Nashville (but in Dan Penn’s new basement studio under his house not down the C&W end of town). What more could one ask for ?
Well actually after the two earlier compilations of commercial recordings on “Country got Soul” the answer is stronger material. Great as it is to see this “back to the roots” effort and the sleevenotes and recordings ooze with what a great time everyone had, the songs are in total not a match for either of those earlier compilations. If you enjoyed those CDs then likelihood is you will groove to this but do not expect songs of the same calibre though the performances are still memorable.
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