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The title of Ronnie Baker Brooks' Times Have Changed may refer to the decade gap between this 2017 album and its 2006 predecessor, The Torch. A lot has happened during those ten years, including the deaths of Bobby "Blue" Bland and Lonnie Brooks, artists who make cameos on this 11-track album, but that's not the only way the past is present on Times Have Changed. With the assistance of producer Steve Jordan, Ronnie Baker Brooks has created a tribute to the Southern soul of the '60s and the smooth funk of the '70s. Guests abound -- apart from the dearly departed, Steve Cropper, "Big Head" Todd Mohr, Angie Stone, Felix Cavaliere, Lee Roy Parnell, Eddie Willis, and Al Kapone all make appearances -- and a few familiar old tunes, like Joe Tex's Texas soul classic "Show Me" and Eric Clapton's slow-burning "Old Love," sit alongside some fine new originals. All the guests and oldies help give the impression that Brooks' old-fashioned blues is part of a tradition, but the reason why Time Have Changed works as an album is that it doesn't feel hidebound to all the music that's come before. Brooks' solos are refined and tasteful -- that is, whenever he's not grinding out great shards of house-rocking noise -- his voice is weathered and soulful, and the collected group keeps the grooves supple and warm. The attitude might be old-fashioned but the sly interaction between Brooks, his band, and their guests illustrates that some traditions can still sound fresh due to execution and attitude.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Steve Cropper, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tex, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
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STEVE JORDAN, Producer - TODD PARK MOHR, Composer - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - 'Big Head' Todd Mohr, FeaturedArtist - Rodney Dion Baker, Composer, Lyricist - Todd Park Mohr Publishing (BMI), adm by Bug Music, MusicPublisher - Ronnie Brooks Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Andre Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Verlie Rice, Composer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Lonnie Brooks, FeaturedArtist - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Spirit One Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Vapac Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Al Kapone, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Flippin Dope Musik (BMI), MusicPublisher - Rodney Dion Baker, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie Brooks Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Rodney Dion Baker, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie Brooks Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Angie Stone, FeaturedArtist - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Todd Mayfield Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Eddie Willis, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tex, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - 'Big Head' Todd Mohr, FeaturedArtist
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Eric Patrick Clapton, Composer - Bobby "Blue" Bland, FeaturedArtist - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Robert William Cray, Composer, Lyricist - Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd., MusicPublisher - Unichappell Music, Inc. OBO E.C. Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Felix Cavaliere, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist - Lee Roy Parnell, FeaturedArtist - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - EMI Jemaxal Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Kevin So, Composer - STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Kevin Moore, Composer - Ronnie Baker Brooks, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Ronnie Brooks Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Kebnote Music (BMI), adm by Wixen Music Publishing, Inc., MusicPublisher - Wing bone Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
STEVE JORDAN, Producer - Ronnie Baker Brooks, MainArtist - Rodney Dion Baker, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie Brooks Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Album review
The title of Ronnie Baker Brooks' Times Have Changed may refer to the decade gap between this 2017 album and its 2006 predecessor, The Torch. A lot has happened during those ten years, including the deaths of Bobby "Blue" Bland and Lonnie Brooks, artists who make cameos on this 11-track album, but that's not the only way the past is present on Times Have Changed. With the assistance of producer Steve Jordan, Ronnie Baker Brooks has created a tribute to the Southern soul of the '60s and the smooth funk of the '70s. Guests abound -- apart from the dearly departed, Steve Cropper, "Big Head" Todd Mohr, Angie Stone, Felix Cavaliere, Lee Roy Parnell, Eddie Willis, and Al Kapone all make appearances -- and a few familiar old tunes, like Joe Tex's Texas soul classic "Show Me" and Eric Clapton's slow-burning "Old Love," sit alongside some fine new originals. All the guests and oldies help give the impression that Brooks' old-fashioned blues is part of a tradition, but the reason why Time Have Changed works as an album is that it doesn't feel hidebound to all the music that's come before. Brooks' solos are refined and tasteful -- that is, whenever he's not grinding out great shards of house-rocking noise -- his voice is weathered and soulful, and the collected group keeps the grooves supple and warm. The attitude might be old-fashioned but the sly interaction between Brooks, his band, and their guests illustrates that some traditions can still sound fresh due to execution and attitude.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:01
- Main artists: Ronnie Baker Brooks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Provogue
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2017 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
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