700 Blues - Lurrie Bell

Advantages: You hear some legends of the Blues playing together.
Disadvantages: None

...My introduction to this album was when I saw these musicians playing it live at the Union Chapel a couple of years back, when Pinetop Perkins was 91. The rest of the Band comprised Bob Margolin, Hubert Sumlin, Carey Bell, Tom "Mookie" Brill and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith. The Tracks are: Brutal Hearted Woman by Johnny Shines. Sweet (Little) Black Angel by Robert Nighthawk. One Day Your Gonna Get Lucky by Carey Bell Harrington the harmomica player. I'll Take Care Of You by Brook Benton. Juke by Little Walter. Mean Old Chicago by Bob Margolin Lead Guitar and Vocals. Always On My Mind by Wille Smith the drummer. Easy To Love You by Carey Bell Harrington. Last Time by Jimmy Rogers. Maybe The Hippies Were Right by Bob Margolin. Country Boy by McKinley Morganfield. Crazy 'Bout You Baby by Bob Margolin My New Baby Owns... Read review

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Advantages: Electropop for dance buffs
Disadvantages: Electropop by number

..., dream of heaven. Of course Andy's heaven would be a disco with God as the DJ and Bell as an angel! The Rest Of Our Lives is another downbeat song, dealing with his death. This time it isn't masked by an electro beat. These are songs Bell needed to get out of his system before the next Erasure album, due next year; rumoured to be an acoustic affair or an album of nursery rhymes, depending on which rumour one reads. Although not a classic by any means. Electric Blue is an album that will certainly get its money worth of plays on my hi-fi in the coming weeks, but not months or years. Title Electric Blue Performer Andy Bell Genre Rock & Pop Release Date 03/10/2005 Recomended Retail Price 14.99 GBP Label / Distributor Sanctuary / Pinnacle Pieces in Set 1 Studio / Live Studio Format Performer EAN 5050159038220 Album Notes After... Read review

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Advantages: Some electrifying passages where you can crank up the volume...
Disadvantages: ...but nothing very memorable tune-wise.

...of "Cochise" resurfaces in the sassy "Out of Sight" - underpinned by a Tubular-Bells-esque bass line it bursts into a cacophony of squealing guitars. Lovely jubbly. And "B. Blues" continues in the same vein, only slightly bluesy. Think of Led Zep with no dirt under their fingernails and a nice haircut. "Four Winds" starts with the verve of side two of Tubular Bells but soon mellows into 1990s style Oldfield. The laid back mood continues through "Enigmatism" (similar to "Muse") and into "Out of Mind" until, suddenly the leccy is switched back on and out crashes a glorious celebration of, well, guitars. (I suppose I should have said at the start that if you don't like guitars then this album probably isn't for you - or did you guess that?) The final track "From The Ashes" seems to recap the ups and downs of the whole album. Inconsistent... Read review

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