Colin James
Bad Habits
WEA 10614
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From the opening notes of SAVIOUR to the last notes on SPEECHLESS, you can hear the influence of Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was a mentor. You can also hear Reese Wynans, Vaughan's versatile keyboards player. But though you hear the influence it is an influence only, as James has continued delving deeply into the varied and rich heritage that is the blues. Just listen to the cover he does of Elmore James', I CAN'T HOLD OUT, feel his slide guitar work there, jump on over to Chester Burnett's, FORTY-FOUR, and hear the pain in his voice. He isn't just a guitar player; this man has a voice that echoes all that is the blues. He was presented as a guitar player, so there was a bit of shocked to hear this tremendous depth of feeling his voice has for his material. Just for fun put on Robert Johnson's, WALKING BLUES, crank it up, and see who your neighbor thinks it is. This is one of those discs that grows and you hear more and more with each additional listen.
The Band
- Colin James
- Waddy Wachtel
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson
- Reese Wynans
- Mickey Curry
- Bob Enos
- John Ferreira
- Gordon Beadle
- Doug James
- Jimmie Jamieson
- Rene Spooner
The Songs
- Saviour
- Freedom
- Stand o the Edge
- Real Stuff
- Better Days
- I Can't Hold Out
- Bad Habits
- Forty-Four
- Walkin' Blues
- Atlanta Moan
- Speechless