Rod Price
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Burnside Records – 39
Released – 2000
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This is the first ever solo disc from this former Foghat lead guitarist, and it is a return to the music that he loves the best, the blues. The music here is the blues as seen and translated by the English guitarists that started the revitalization of the Blues as a viable medium. He revisits the standards of many of the old blues masters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Johnson and Slim Harpo to name a few. He takes his slide guitar to the forefront as the lead instrument on these and leaves the lead vocals to his old buddy, and harp player, Shakey Vick (a happy long overdue reunion). The interplay between these two is a pleasure to hear, listen to the way they compliment, and play off each other on the Chester Burnett standard, Sitting On Top Of The World. There is nothing earthshakingly new here, but there is some of the finest lead guitar work done, with a band that allows plenty of room, however at the same time gives good solid support. It brings back and adds to that wonderful style that was first brought to us by Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Peter Green and the rest of the British guitarists.
Produced by Tom Dawes
Songs, (no times given), writers
1 One More Time – Johnny Young
2 Bluebird Blues – Sonny Boy Williamson
3 Walking Blues – Robert Johnson
4 Sitting On Top Of The World – Chester Burnett
5 Key To The Highway – Charles Segar/Bill Broonzy
6 Long Distance Call - McKinley Morganfield
7 The Stumble- King And Thompson
8 God Love It If You Want It – Slim Harpo (aka James H. Moore)
9 Elevator Woman – Sonny Boy Williamson
10 Dynaflite – Rod Price
Musicians
Rod Price – slide guitar/guitar, backup vocals
Shakey Vick – lead vocal, harp
Kinny Landrum – Hammond B-3, piano, backing vocals
John O. Reilly – drums
Bruno Ravel – bass
Tom Dawes – bass, backup vocals