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| Tab Benoit - These Blues Are All Mine Band: Tab Benoit Tracks: - I'm Tired - Crosscut Saw - These Blues Are All Mine - Lights Are on, But Nobody's Home - Raided That Joint - Crawfishin' - Mother Earth - Don't Lose Your Cool - Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Twenty Nine Ways (To My Baby's Door) - Keep Yourself from Crying Too - Travelin' South - Bayou Boogie Tab doesn't disappoint! The first time I heard Tab was when a local blues radio station aired his rendition of Albert Collins' "Dirty Dishes". I very quickly ordered the Live "Swampland Jam" CD and became a fan. A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of sitting front and center at one of Tab's concerts and was just blown away. I knew it was gonna be a rollicking show when he broke his guitar string during the first number -- this guy's an amazing picker! As he played all of his songs from "These Blues are All Mine", I had to add that CD to my collection as well. This CD is the next best thing to hearing Tab live. I will agree with the reviewer who stated that the addition of the B-3 distracts ever-so-slightly from Tab's guitar on at least one of the tunes, but on others it works nicely. The title track is amazing, and I also especially like "Crawfishin'", "Don't Lose Your Cool", and "Mother Earth". This CD is packed full of funky, toe-tapping, makes-ya-wanna-get-up-&-dance music. I've been listening to it over and over, with no burn-out yet! Buy it!!! SOLID BLUES CD THIS IS A VERY GOOD BLUES CD FROM TAB.HIS GUITAR SOLO`S ARE GREAT AND HE HAS A VERY SOLID VOICE.HE EVEN MAKES THE REMAKE OF JAMBALAYA SOUND GOOD.THIS GUY IS ONE OF THE NEW RISING STARS IN BLUES RANKS AND I`M LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS NEXT RELEASE.IF YOU ARE NEW TO TAB THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO START.ALSO CHECK OUT NICE AND WARM. Keepin' Tab on the Blues This CD is a perfect primer to Mr. Benoit's brand of blues. "These Blues Are All Mine" displays his raw approach to guitar playing which harkens back to the days of Albert King, when the most important part was exposing your musical soul. To Tab, it's not important to hit every note correctly, which makes his music so intriguing. If this CD has one drawback, it is the inclusion of the Hammond B-3, which almost seems like a safety net--something Benoit does not need. "These Blues..." also comes across as quite tame to anyone who has seen this guy play live. I would say it's like trying to compare a poster of a van Gogh with the Actual painting. It can be appreciated, but not fully understood. For example, "Crosscut Saw" on the CD is under three minutes in length, while "live" it goes more than twice that time. The lack of his soloing just seems to take away from the overall product. And seeing him grind out a solo on just four strings (he breaks a lot of 'em) without missing a beat, is a thing to behold. I give this 5 stars, because for a studio album, it possesses much of the qualities you find in one of his shows, it just happens to be the Reader's Digest version thereof. Go see him if he ever comes to your town, he won't disappoint and you'll always go back for more! Buy Tab Benoit These Blues Are All Mine at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
