Strong Blues from One of the Greatest Axemen
T. B. Vick | The Lone Star State | 09/06/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a raw and powerful album. It has Moore's rugged rock vocals along with his great guitar work. The CD starts out with a nice textured song, "Enough of the Blues," that begins with just Moore and the guitar and then explodes into a full sound. Nice!Moore's guitar sounds much like Roy Buchanan, especially on "You Upset Me Baby." (which also has a bit of a swinging blues style). Track four, six (a track which has an Eric Clapton feel to it), and eight have a much more Gary "Moore-ish" sound to it, with his quick tricks and licks coming through, along with his trademark tone. Every song is either raw blues or has a very rock blues sound to it. This is a great CD, every song is good (there's not a bad song in the lot). Those who are Moore fans will love this album, while those who are perhaps just getting acquainted with Moore will find this album a big treat as well. Overall the album is blues but has both upbeat and slower tunes as well, making for a nice textured album."
Blues on fire
james willis | vicksburg | 04/14/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"gary moore is one of my favs and this effort only betters my opinion. high energy and blazing solos. i love his rendition of stormy monday featured on this disk. this is one of those cd's you can play all the way through and not feel like you are getting any "filler" songs. a must own cd- for blues fans and rock and roll fans alike"