** Brand New May 08 ** First three tracks taken from the new Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys album "Tracks". The copyright of  all recordings is owned by Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys. © 2008 Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys, all rights reserved. "Look What Love Can Do" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "You Don't Treat Me Right" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Whole Lot of Trouble" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | Next three tracks taken from the new Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys album "Live". The copyright of  all recordings is owned by Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys. © 2006 Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys, all rights reserved. "25 Dollars" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Eyes in the Back of my Head" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Twenty Flight Rock" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | Next three tracks taken from the Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys album "Buy American". The copyright of  all recordings is owned by Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys. © 2001 Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys, all rights reserved. MP3 is the full album track and is encoded at 128 kbps stereo.  PC users on dial-up should right mouse click on the link and choose "save target as": "Hey Babe" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Crazy" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Couldn't Do Nothin" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Couldn't Do Nothin" MP3 (3.5 Mb's)" Second two tracks are taken from the Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys CD "Lucky as the Devil" from Bluetrack Records, 2000. All songs except track 7 by William Hermes. The copyright of  all recordings is owned by Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys. © 2000 Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys, all rights reserved. "Sun in her Eyes" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Why are you so Blues" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | Third two tracks are taken from the Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys CD "Live". Recorded live at Greenville, South Carlolina during the celebrations for the new millenium. Produced by Mike Collins, engineered by Steve Pouliat and Rob Zucca and dedicated to the memory of Hurricane Jake. Released by 145 Records, 162 Walton Street, Oxford UK. The copyright of  all recordings is owned by Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys. © 2000 Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys, all rights reserved. "Pride & Joy" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "Loved another Woman" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | Last two tracks are taken from the Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys CD "Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys". Recorded in 1993 and Released by 145 Records, 162 Walton Street, Oxford UK. The copyright of  all recordings is owned by Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys. © 2000 Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys, all rights reserved. "Twenty Flight Rock" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi | "I'm Crying" Streaming Realaudio | Low-Fi | Hi-Fi |

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What’s happening with this group? If this carries on we’re going to finish up taking their title literally: for the second time (as with every album!). . . this ‘devil of a man’ has not only succeeded in surrounding himself with new excellent musicians (here all Europeans), but especially keeping the specific sound and colour of his two earlier recordings.

The young harmonica player Giles King takes over the place left vacant by ‘Hurricane’Jake Fitzgerald, a certain Silvio looks after the bass and Franck Rouleau the drums . .If their togetherness and the quality of their individual playing contributes largely to the success of this disc, it’s just as much the voice, the six strings and, above all, the compositions of Willie which assure the staying power of the sound of this group. "Eyes In The Back Of My Head" is from the outset a winner; this Texas-shuffle contains a refrain which sticks on the brain and (as so often with Willie) the words are an anthology ("Your sweet lips taste like cigarette, and you don’t even smoke"!); in addition, the first appearances of Giles surpass all expectations. "Cryin" hammers this home ..lazy character like J J Cale . .25 years ago. Although of the same name as one of his compositions it is still an original Hermes signature! Giles’ solo drives the fire, while the virile and disenchanted stamp of Willie nd his chorus bring a restrained support. Wow, another classic!

The title track is an irresistable instrumental by J Geils Band, on which the harp of King gives it’s full measure, and the Poor Boys affirm their faultless rhythmic mastery. "It’s Her I Know" is practically a ska: if it wasn’t the voice of Willie’s beaten dog on could almost attibute this title to Dr Feelgood in a Gypie Mayo phase. "Seven Steps" reintroduces the organ and the funky rhythms which are a mark of this group (whatever arrangement they are working with). This time it is Tony Jezzard who sticks to the keys, while Willie (on the slide) and Giles play together in unison on a bridge furtively evoking "One Way Out" by the Allman Brothers. Willie holds on to some airy tracks on each of his albums, here "Why Are You So Blue?" and "Devil On The Run" fulfil this function (the second bringing a feeling of country, as well as again the shadow of J.J. Cale). But Willie is well and truly Texan and he loves to recall this in "Sun In Her Eyes" or "Calling Out To Muddy" with troubled shuffles and solos sent pre-paid. He also knows how to revive a classic now and again: here "Close To You" from Willie Dixon, is interpreted in unrestrained boogie. His solo on the six strings is risky!! As to that of Giles, it’s a model of culture and mastery."Sweet Marie" is a stompin’ blues typical of Willie and "I Got Troubles", a rocker on a bubbling slide which should be packaged ‘live’, the harmonica solo is soaked in paraffin, and the words are catchy "The more one works the less one is paid. I have problems, don’t you?" And the final result? A very good album of Texan rockin’ blues ( but entirely recorded in Oxford UK!) which confirms, if it were needed, an outstanding artist. Pleasure and quality guaranteed!

From BluesBorder (France) July 2001

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