Give Scott Holt credit for trying to breathe life into the modern electric blues with his second album, Dark of the Night. He is clearly indebted to tradition -- he spent over a decade as a sideman for Buddy Guy, and he performs not only with his band but with Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble and the Jimi Hendrix Experience as backing bands -- but he never mimics his predecessors, even if he's covering "Crosstown Traffic." His guitar is lively and vibrant, projecting more of synthesis of various styles rather than duplication. Holt also chooses some unusual songs, opening the album with Prince's "Five Women" and the Clash's "Train in Vain (Stand By Me)." All of these departures from the norm are quite welcome, as is Holt's strong musicianship, but the record is occasionally bogged down by his strained, bluesy vocalizing, which unfortunately comes to the forefront on such interesting choices as "Train in Vain." Even with this weakness, however, the record has a considerable amount of life and style -- enough to make it a satisfying step forward from Holt.
Genre - Blues
Styles - Blues Rock, Modern Blues
Time - 50:46
Format - mp3@320 Kbps
Size - 114 mb
Tracks
01. Five Women
02. Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
03. Dark of the Night
04. I Believe to My Soul
05. Dimples
06. Breakin' Up Somebody's Home
07. Right Place, Wrong Time
08. All You Give Me Is the Blues
09. Crosstown Traffic
10. It Hurts to Love Somebody
11. You Gotta Serve Somebody
Credits
Scott Holt, Buddy Guy (guitar, vocals)
Reese Wynans (keyboards)
Billy Cox, Chris Kent, Tommy Shannon (bass)
Chris Layton, Mitch Mitchell (drums)
Glen Caruba (percussion)
Robert Bailey, Kim Fleming (background vocals)
Label
Lightyear, 1999
1 comentarios:
From my point of view Scott Holt is one the best "young" blues guitar players around. Along with Joe Bonamassa, Sean Costello, Shawn Pittman and few others he deserve to be considered one of the best. With this CD he demonstrates what he is capable of. What a great modern rock-blues album it is! With the support of his band and, most notably, with the support of Double Trouble and The Band of Gypsys he delivers such a great set of modern blues music that will leave you speechless. His guitar work is simply outstanding throughout the album and the support of such great musicians make this CD an absolutely gem. Highlights of the album: "Dimples" (just a superb version) and "Right place, wrong time" that I'm sure made Otis Rush jealous! An absolutely essential addition to your collection of blues music!