Down In New Orleans - Blind Boys Of Alabama (The)

Advantages: Warms the cockles of your soul
Disadvantages: You need a soul in the first place

...As the winter months draw in it’s good to tuck oneself on bed with a flask, in a wood cabin, and authentic Deep South gospel blues to warm the cockles of the heart. This year my musical and spiritual heat is being provided by the soulful hauntings of Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama with There Will Be A Light. We are hearing the union of a combination of artists at their peak. The Blind Boys bring the raw Negro Spiritual tradition and decades of blended hymnal harmonising. Harper and his band bring the stripped down arrangements to vocals aged in oak caskets for generations, soaking up decades and life experience. As you expect there is variety without vanity. The lonely slide guitar in Dylan cover Well, Well, Well seems to be fighting for empathy whereas accapella lament Mother Pray is touching enough to bring... Read review

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Advantages: great songs
Disadvantages: none

...I am not a religious man (far from it) and am no follower of gospel music but having come across the blid boys of alabamas Spirit of the Century album I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. THere is no doubt that this is another fine album full of wonderful vocals. As with Spirit of the century the blind boys have been teamed up with another great set of backing musicians, although I must admit i do miss Danny Thompsons excellent bass playing which was an outstanding feature of the previous album. There is a good range of songs on this album which show up the beauty of the singing and playing. Even if like me you would never normall consider a gospel album this is well worth buying and if you have never heard spirit of the century you MUST get that album tha treally is essential listening U GOTTA LOVE IT... Read review

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Advantages: Totally OUT THERE....
Disadvantages: Gets a bit claustrophobic at times

...apart towards the end like a house of cards collapsing. White light goin' messin' up my mind. Don't you know it's gonna make me go blind. White heat, it tickle me down to my toes. Have mercy white light have it goodness knows. White light goin' messin' up my brain. White light, it's gonna drive me insane. White heat, it tickle me down to my toes. White light, I said now, goodness knows. Ooo, white light. Ooo, white heat. Ooo, white light. Ooo, white heat. White light moved in me through my brain White light gonna make-a me go insane White light, tickled down to my toes White light, I said now, goodness knows. White light it lightens up my eyes Don't you know it fills me up with surprise White heat tickle down to my toes White light, I'll tell you now, goodness knows. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘The Gift... Read review

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