Is there anything better out there?
David R. Rehm | Salem, OR USA | 03/31/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Is there anything better out there? Sure, maybe, does it matter? My only knowledge of John Baldry was the commercial piece "Boogie Woogie" and the "Conditional Discharge" intro for the song. I surfed iTunes and Amazon and found this--one of the best bits of blues I've every heard. What I hear is 'American' Blues with a Brit twist coupled with incredible keyboards and guitar. Baldry wraps the blues in a unique 70's British presentation. Go ahead and listen--find as many influences as you can. The sound of all the old Blues guys in America are here, as well as some current ones--Rick Estrin of Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Curtis Salgado from Portland, Oregon must have gleaned something from Baldry. I am not a music reviewer or a writer, so it's difficult to put it all in to words. So, just listen to this CD. Enough said."