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With its second release for the Alligator label, the journeyman Rhode Island ensemble maintains its reputation as no-nonsense keepers of retro-flavored horn-based upbeat blues. The band's previous album was nominated for a Grammy and this one maintains the energy, taste, and passion it has always supplied in its cover choices, while delivering some excellent original material. Harpist/singer Mark DuFresne's booming, husky vocals are reminiscent of Big Joe Turner, one of the group's obvious influences, as he bellows and leads the charge through 14 more examples of why Roomful of Blues remain the finest jump blues outfit on the scene 35 years after their debut. Although the slightly deceptive album title indicates this might be a concert disc, it is all recorded in the studio, but retains a live feel that leaps out of the speakers. Hearing the eight-piece pounce on saxist Rich Lataille's instrumental tribute to Illinois Jacquet, "Straight Jaquette," it's obvious that these guys would also have the chops to pull off a straight jazz release if they put their minds to it. Rollicking versions of Roy Brown's "Up Jumped the Devil," Lowell Fulson's "Love Grown Cold," and a pair of obscurities from Little Milton sit comfortably next to likeminded originals. One of those, guitarist/bandleader Chris Vachon's "Boomerang," has a catchy singalong chorus strong enough to be a radio hit, if contemporary radio played this style of music. But that minor detail has never prevented Roomful of Blues from adding a slight contemporary spin to a sound that was popular before these guys -- and most of their fans -- were born. And it doesn't stop the band from delivering wildly successful albums like this, albeit to an ever-dwindling core demographic. Standing Room Only doesn't expand the group's reach, but it maintains and even solidifies the position of Roomful of Blues as the most accomplished horn-dominated jump blues/R&B band on the scene.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Campbell, Composer, Lyricist - Sain, Composer, Lyricist - Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Arc Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Nolen, Composer, Lyricist - Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Bienstock Music, MusicPublisher - Quartet Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Vachon, Composer, Lyricist - Easy-Vee Music adm. by Bug Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Vachon, Composer, Lyricist - Easy-Vee Music adm. by Bug Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Vachon, Composer, Lyricist - Easy-Vee Music adm. by Bug Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Dufresne, Composer, Lyricist - Screaming Freud Music, 24 King St., Apt. 2, E. Greenwich, RI 02818, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Lataille, Composer, Lyricist - Lataille Music adm by Bug Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Pemberton, Composer, Lyricist - Ft. Knox Music, MusicPublisher - Trio Music, c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher - Conyers, Composer, Lyricist
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Colby, Composer, Lyricist - Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Travis Colby Music, 173 Prescott Rd., Epping, NJ 03042, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Fulson, Composer, Lyricist - Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Arc Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Campbell, Composer, Lyricist - Publisher Unknown, MusicPublisher - Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Early, Composer, Lyricist - EarleyMan Music, 16 Nabbys Point Rd., Ipswich, MA 01938, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Arc Music, MusicPublisher - Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Brown Angel Music Publ. c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Roomful Of Blues, MainArtist - Vachon, Composer, Lyricist - Easy-Vee Music adm. by Bug Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Album review
With its second release for the Alligator label, the journeyman Rhode Island ensemble maintains its reputation as no-nonsense keepers of retro-flavored horn-based upbeat blues. The band's previous album was nominated for a Grammy and this one maintains the energy, taste, and passion it has always supplied in its cover choices, while delivering some excellent original material. Harpist/singer Mark DuFresne's booming, husky vocals are reminiscent of Big Joe Turner, one of the group's obvious influences, as he bellows and leads the charge through 14 more examples of why Roomful of Blues remain the finest jump blues outfit on the scene 35 years after their debut. Although the slightly deceptive album title indicates this might be a concert disc, it is all recorded in the studio, but retains a live feel that leaps out of the speakers. Hearing the eight-piece pounce on saxist Rich Lataille's instrumental tribute to Illinois Jacquet, "Straight Jaquette," it's obvious that these guys would also have the chops to pull off a straight jazz release if they put their minds to it. Rollicking versions of Roy Brown's "Up Jumped the Devil," Lowell Fulson's "Love Grown Cold," and a pair of obscurities from Little Milton sit comfortably next to likeminded originals. One of those, guitarist/bandleader Chris Vachon's "Boomerang," has a catchy singalong chorus strong enough to be a radio hit, if contemporary radio played this style of music. But that minor detail has never prevented Roomful of Blues from adding a slight contemporary spin to a sound that was popular before these guys -- and most of their fans -- were born. And it doesn't stop the band from delivering wildly successful albums like this, albeit to an ever-dwindling core demographic. Standing Room Only doesn't expand the group's reach, but it maintains and even solidifies the position of Roomful of Blues as the most accomplished horn-dominated jump blues/R&B band on the scene.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:24
- Main artists: Roomful Of Blues
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alligator Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2005 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
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