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Once an eclectic group of musicians cobbled together to back Taj Mahal, the Phantom Blues Band have become a full-fledged force on their own. The sextet's third release finds these crusty roots veterans churning out a vibrant set of traditional Texas blues, gospel, Latin, and good-time swampy rocking with obvious chops, but also a live spark others in their genre often find it hard to re-create in the studio. The horns of Joe Sublett (sax) and Darrell Leonard (trumpet) bring R&B into the mix, which informs the band's sound. Solid originals like the driving "Boogah Man" and the Curtis Mayfield-styled "So Far from Heaven" combine with rearranged covers from Son House (a tough, grinding "Death Letter") and Jimmy McCracklin ("Shame, Shame" sounds like it was cut in Stax's prime) and the gospel standard "I Can't Stand It," among others. The entire group gets co-writing credit on "Change," the set's one sociopolitical commentary that touches on the economic inequality in the country today as it name-checks General Electric, the stock market, the housing crisis, and of course banks, all to a bumping, danceable beat. Even when they get serious and lyrically incisive, the music keeps the mood light and party-ready. A beautifully subtle reading of Charlie Rich's "Feel Like Going Home" displays church, pop, and country influences and Leonard's funky "Where Did My Monkey Go?" sounds like prime Crusaders, whose co-founding member Joe Sample guests on piano for "So Far from Heaven." The sound is terrific too, with full, round bass from Larry Fulcher and crisp beats from drummer Tony Braunagel that ground these songs. Three good, non-flashy vocalists including the terrific Mike Finnigan keep the groove varied, making these 50 minutes fly by. Three releases in, the Phantom Blues Band are one of the finest acts working in their crowded field, delivering the bar band rocking goods while displaying world-class chops.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - EMI Unart Catalog/BMI, MusicPublisher - Smokey McCallister, Composer
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 EMI UNART CATALOG/BMI
Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - HOT SHEET MUSIC/BMI, BARRY GOLDBERG MUSIC/, MUSSELWHITE MUSIC PUBLISHING/BMI, MusicPublisher - Johnny Lee Schell, Barry Goldberg, Charlie Musselwhite, Composer
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 HOT SHEET MUSIC/BMI, BARRY GOLDBERG MUSIC/, MUSSELWHITE MUSIC PUBLISHING/BMI
Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - NICENFULL MUSIC/ASCAP, IRISH STEWMUSIC/BMI, HOT SHEET MUSIC/BMI, MusicPublisher - Lyrics by (Paul Lawrence Dunbar) Public Domain, Music by (Larry Fulcher, Michael Finnigan, Johnny Le, Composer
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 NICENFULL MUSIC/ASCAP, IRISH STEWMUSIC/BMI, HOT SHEET MUSIC/BMI
Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - NICENFULL MUSIC/ASCAP, SAXOPHONIC MUSIC/BMI, MusicPublisher - Larry Fulcher, Joe Sublett, Composer
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 NICENFULL MUSIC/ASCAP, SAXOPHONIC MUSIC/BMI
Dave Bartholamew, Composer - Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - EMI Unart Catalog/BMI, MusicPublisher
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 EMI UNART CATALOG/BMI
Eddie J. House, Jr., Composer - Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - SOUNDICK MUSIC/BMI, MusicPublisher
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 SOUNDICK MUSIC/BMI
Darrell Leonard, Composer - Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - DARRELL LEONARD MUSIC/ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 DARRELL LEONARD MUSIC/ASCAP
Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - NICENFULL MUSIC/ASCAP, IRISH STEWMUSIC/BMI, SAXOPHONIC MUSIC/BMI, TOKNEE MUSIC/ASCAP, DARRELL L, MusicPublisher - Larry Fulcher, Michael Finnigan, Joe Sublett, Tony Braunagel, Darrell Leonard, Johnny Lee Schell, Composer
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 NICENFULL MUSIC/ASCAP, IRISH STEWMUSIC/BMI, SAXOPHONIC MUSIC/BMI, TOKNEE MUSIC/ASCAP, DARRELL L
Johnny Lee Schell, Composer - Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - HOT SHEET MUSIC/BMI, MusicPublisher
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 HOT SHEET MUSIC/BMI
Charlie Rich, Composer - Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - DOUBLE R MUSICCORP. CASSABLANCA MEDIA SONGS LLC, MusicPublisher
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 DOUBLE R MUSICCORP. CASSABLANCA MEDIA SONGS LLC
Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - UNICHAPPLE MUSIC INC/BMI, MusicPublisher - Doc Pumas, Reginald Ashcby, Composer
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 UNICHAPPLE MUSIC INC/BMI
Jimmy Mccracklin, Composer - Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - EMI UNART/BMI, MusicPublisher
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 EMI UNART/BMI
David Egan, Composer - Phantom Blues Band, MainArtist - JANSEN MUSIC/BMI ADMIN by BUG MUSIC, MusicPublisher
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 JANSEN MUSIC/BMI ADMIN by BUG MUSIC
Albumbeschreibung
Once an eclectic group of musicians cobbled together to back Taj Mahal, the Phantom Blues Band have become a full-fledged force on their own. The sextet's third release finds these crusty roots veterans churning out a vibrant set of traditional Texas blues, gospel, Latin, and good-time swampy rocking with obvious chops, but also a live spark others in their genre often find it hard to re-create in the studio. The horns of Joe Sublett (sax) and Darrell Leonard (trumpet) bring R&B into the mix, which informs the band's sound. Solid originals like the driving "Boogah Man" and the Curtis Mayfield-styled "So Far from Heaven" combine with rearranged covers from Son House (a tough, grinding "Death Letter") and Jimmy McCracklin ("Shame, Shame" sounds like it was cut in Stax's prime) and the gospel standard "I Can't Stand It," among others. The entire group gets co-writing credit on "Change," the set's one sociopolitical commentary that touches on the economic inequality in the country today as it name-checks General Electric, the stock market, the housing crisis, and of course banks, all to a bumping, danceable beat. Even when they get serious and lyrically incisive, the music keeps the mood light and party-ready. A beautifully subtle reading of Charlie Rich's "Feel Like Going Home" displays church, pop, and country influences and Leonard's funky "Where Did My Monkey Go?" sounds like prime Crusaders, whose co-founding member Joe Sample guests on piano for "So Far from Heaven." The sound is terrific too, with full, round bass from Larry Fulcher and crisp beats from drummer Tony Braunagel that ground these songs. Three good, non-flashy vocalists including the terrific Mike Finnigan keep the groove varied, making these 50 minutes fly by. Three releases in, the Phantom Blues Band are one of the finest acts working in their crowded field, delivering the bar band rocking goods while displaying world-class chops.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:14
- Main artists: Phantom Blues Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vizztone Label Group
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Blues
2012 Phantom Blues Band LLC 2012 EMI UNART CATALOG/BMI
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