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Dirty Pool 180gr LP

Melvin Taylor (g, voc); Ethan Farmer (b-g); James Knowles (dr)

Pure Pleasure ECD 26088
Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band: Dirty Pool
Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve
Status: 9 pcs. current stock
Manufacturer: Pure Pleasure
Original label: Evidence
Genre: Blues

Electric blues guitarist Melvin Taylor had been
sporadically recording solo albums for 20 years
when 'Dirty Pool' arrived ? and was somehow just
beginning to find fame. Already a hit in Europe,
it had taken a steady run of performing in
Chicago?s famed blues clubs to slowly earn Taylor
a well-deserved reputation as an equal talent
among the giants before him, such as Otis Rush,
Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
While early records like 'Melvin Taylor Plays the
Blues For You' show off an equally amazing jazz
side, Taylor traded away his Wes
Montgomery-inspired runs for more Luther
Allison/Jimi Hendrix attacks with the formation of
the trio Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band in the
mid ?90?s.
The title song of the second album by that outfit,
'Dirty Pool?, is actually more the
balls-to-the-wall, no-compromise, hard-rockin?
electric Texas blues of Vaughan and Johnny Winter
than the sweet Chicago soul of Buddy Guy.
Indeed, three tracks on this 1997 release,
including 'Dirty Pool?, were SRV tunes. Other
standards, like 'Kansas City? and 'Floodin? In
California? also have more of a Lone Star State
approach to them. But the Jackson, Miss.-born
Taylor?s guitar is cleaner than his forebears and
technically, he even surpasses them, yet the anger
and sorrow of the blues is readily evident in his
playing.
This rare combination of qualities really comes
out in a slow blues tune like his solo in 'Dirty
Pool?, which after repeated listens, still makes
me head shake in disbelief when I hear it.
'Too Sorry? is a good example of how well Taylor
fares when he treads in Jimi Hendrix territory,
whereas his rhythm work is the best I?ve heard
from a lead guitarist since Vaughan; listen to 'I
Ain?t Superstitious?, 'Born Under A Bad Sign? and
the funky 'Telephone Song? for your proof.
It also helps that Taylor?s drummer James Knowles
is well in synch with him, while Ethan Farmer
completely owns the low end of the sound. Farmer?s
peppering bass lines in and 'Floodin? In
California? is the textbook way electric blues
bass should be. Overall, a tight little band.
Taylor?s vocals certainly won?t draw any
comparisons to the Wide-Brimmed?Hatted One but he
holds his own just fine until it?s cuttin? time.
This is right at the top of my list of best blues
guitar playing on record over the last couple of
decades. If you decide to give this one a listen,
prepare to be blown away.

Kat.č.: PP 26088  (LP - audiofilský vinyl), Pure Pleasure , cena: 899.00 Kč, EAN: 5060149623411 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů