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Indie That Deserves Consideration!

deepbluereview | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA | 04/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Delta Moon is centered around, Gina Leigh on vocals and percussion, Tom Gray on vocals, lap-style guitar and keyboards and Mark Johnson on the bottleneck guitar. The trio is assisted as needed by Tommy Dean on bass, Charles Wolff and Gerry Hanson on drums and Scott Callison on percussion. The song selection is a mixture of covers from Son House, Fred McDowell and Willie Dixon as well as some Delta Moon originals. The performance is excellent in all respects from the guitar work down to the vocals of Leigh and Gray. The disc opens with a refreshing take on Son House' "Preachin' Blues" where the vocals of Leigh, in my opinion, shine bright. Gray takes his shot at vocals on the original "House of Dolls" and from those two opening tracks you're hooked. And, while one can quibble as to whether we need another version of Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle" I must say that as tired as that number is, Delta Moon, with the vocals of Leigh and the slide work of Gray, make it sound fresh and exciting. This is a top-notch indie release which is highly recommended."

Fantastic!

M. Bernocchi | Old Windsor, Berkshire United Kingdom | 07/14/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I could start and finish my review with a single word: FANTASTIC! However maybe it is better to say something more about this abosutely marvellous blues CD. I never heard about this band in my life. I found them by chance surfing Amazon.com catalogue and I bought this CD because of the reviews published below. Really I didn't know what to expect when I put the CD in my car's CD player this morning. What a fantastic surprise! It has been a long time since a record has impressed me so much at the first listening. This is a traditional blues album played from start to finish with incendiary passion, great respect for the tradition and most of all with incredible mastery. The two guitarists' job on slide (electric and acoustic lap) is a real treat that will please even the more "difficult to please" blues lover, and Gina Leigh's singing is comparable to the great masters of the past. Best tunes: House of doll, Mansfiel road, the cover of the all time classic Shake 'em on down, and most of all the stunning original You can't make somebody love you. I liked it so much that the first thing I've done, as soon as I came back home, it was to buy the other two albums available! Five stars +!!"

Thank God for these guys

T. Mullins | Nebo, Georgia United States | 11/01/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had the privlidge of seeing Delta Moon perform at a small club attached to a bowling alley. There was probably 20 people there and Delta Moon kicked ass. Towards the end of the set when Gina Leigh and the boys belted out "Preachin' Blues", I was at church for the very first time in years...I was a jumping up and down. The only problem I have is I don't know which CD I like better, this one or their sophmore effort "Delta Moon Live". These guys are the best thing happening in music today. With the slultry Gina on vocals, the twin lap and bottleneck slide attack and the tighter than tight bass and drums, just try picturing Little Feat with Robert Johnson and Susan Tedeschi (Gina's better) in the band playing Beggar's Banquet in a swamp with everybody drunk, stoned, dancing and a grinning and a hooping and a hollerin'. Trust me, buy this and their live CD and you will not be disappointed, but you still won't be as cool as me because I saw them live and intimate."