Bernard Allison Storms of Life(blues)(flac)[rogercc][h33t]

BERNARD ALLISON STORMS OF LIFE
Label Cooking Vinyl
Released: March 24, 2009
Original Release: 2002
Format: Flac



Dynastic bluesman Bernard Allison is a second-generation star now shining in his own right. The guitarist-vocalist son of the late legend Luther Allison paid his early dues leading Koko Taylor's crack Blues Machine band, learned the family business leading his father's electrifying group in Europe, and has now created his own catalog of fine recordings. Storms of Life is the most eclectic and uniformly excellent example yet. After the sizzling solo slide guitar opener "Slip Slidin'," Allison roams wide and free, confidently overlaying his blues personality on material ranging from the reggae-tinged "Just Do Me Any Way You Want" to the R&B title track, which glides over a cushion of keyboards and extra percussion. A bouncy, horn-powered rendition of "Goodbye Little Girl" that recalls Bobby "Blue" Bland provides a fitting conclusion. Allison surprisingly, but effectively, mixes a wide variety of cover material, including everything from ZZ Top's "I Wanna Drive You Home" to Mark Knopfler's "I Think I Love You Too Much" to mentor Johnny Winter's suitably manic "Mean Town Blues." The well-chosen covers, including tunes by Anders Osborne, Leon Russell, and papa Luther, convincingly demonstrate his gifts as an interpreter.

Tracklist:
01. Slip Slidin' [1:43]
02. Storms Of Life [5:03]
03. Down South [4:13]
04. Just Do me Anyway You Want [5:03]
05. I Think I Love You Too Much [3:56]
06. Mean Town Blues [3:07]
07. Speed Slide [3:08]
08. I Wanna Drive You Home [4:10]
09. Snake Bit Again [3:41]
10. Reaching Out [4:59]
11. Fistful Of Dirt [3:44]
12. Help Me Through The Day [4:49]
13. Goodbye Little Girl [4:19]

Bernard Allison guitar,vocals
David Smith bass all trackes except 1.6.7,8 &11
Rob Stukpa drums all trackes except 1.6.7 &11
Bruce McCabe piano tracks 2.3.4.5,8 & 13
Ricky Peterson B3 organ tracks 2,4 ,5.6.9.10 .12 (piano) & 13
Jassen Wilber bass tracks 6 & 7
Ron Sutton drums tracks 6 ,7 & 8
Chico Perez percussion tracks 2,4,5
Paul Diethelm rhythm guitar tracks 4 & 8
J D Steele background vocals track 4
Fred Steele background vocals track 4
Kat Wilson background vocals 5.9 & 10
Richard Rosenblatt harmonica tracks 8,9 & 13
David Elland alto track 10
Larry McCabe trombone track 13
Brian Simmonds tenor track 13
Jim Kogl tenor track 13