Completely Blue - Robert Lucas

Advantages: Robert Johnsons music is showcased by great musicians.
Disadvantages: Not all Robert Johnsons songs were covered.

...I rate this excellent because the guitarist pays homage to his hero, in his style the musicianship is without fault throughout. It is nice to see the Blues played with such energy and obvious enjoyment by all concerned. The only thing that could be a negative is that not all of Robert Johnsons songs have been covered by Eric Clapton yet and subsequentely presented on an album. I hope that these will be done on a future album, as EC has covered most of his work. I have personally heard Eric Clapton play "Milk Cows Calf Blues" and "Little Queen of Spades" from this album at the Royal Albert Hall and at the Manchester Evening News Arena and the live versions were even better than on the cd. Robert Johnson, in his short life, only wrote and recorded 29 songs before he was killed, the most popular version of his death being that he... Read review

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Advantages: May be the best contemporary white female blues singer and acoustic guitarist you'll ever hear.
Disadvantages: None

...while some of the greatest authentic blues men played in the family living room, as she recounts on her website: ********** “Son House was probably my greatest influence as a teenager, having spent unforgettable times with him visiting, playing music and watching him in concert. I remember sitting in the living room with Son House (he looked like he was in his fifties, but he had to be in his seventies) and playing ‘Future Blues’ and ‘Walking Blues’ for him. He got this strange look on his face and he just kept looking around and saying, ‘Where’d she learn to play these songs? Where’d she learn to play these songs?’ I’ll never forget watching him play ‘Preaching Blues’ on stage with his hands shaking and his eyes rolled back in his head….I love Son House because of who he was and because he had known Robert Johnson, but I couldn’t find... Read review

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Advantages: Some decent rhythm and blues
Disadvantages: Film dialogue in the wrong places

..., had this song been on any of their releases, I may not have bought this soundtrack. This is a great upbeat and up tempo blues rock number that is spoiled only by a bit too much of a harmonica solo from John Popper and there being a bit of dialogue acting as the intro to the following song being tacked onto the end. These minor grievances aside, this is a great song that somehow seems to fit right in the middle of the rock-blues of Aerosmith and the Southern blues-rock of the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd and takes the best of both. "Riders in the Sky" takes the place of "Rawhide" from the first film by acting as a complete change of direction. You wouldn't expect a rhythm and blues band to play country or bluegrass, but that's exactly what they do here. Admittedly, it's perhaps as close to the pop mainstream as bluegrass music tends to get... Read review

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