Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:14
Size: 126.5 MB
Styles: Piano blues, New Orleans R&B
Year: 2004
Art: Front
[3:40] 1. Jump To The Music
[5:24] 2. Henry's Boogie
[5:22] 3. The Way We Loved
[4:22] 4. Homeland
[4:06] 5. Hey Little Girl
[5:13] 6. Casino
[5:07] 7. Some Iko
[4:21] 8. The Game Band Strut
[4:55] 9. I Stand Accused
[4:57] 10. OS7.0
[3:50] 11. You Can't Beat My Love
[3:51] 12. Ode To Fess
You kids may not be aware of this, but there was a time when the term R&B stood for rhythm and blues, and described a style of music that was readily distinguishable from the pop music mainstream.
Today it seems as if R&B has become a term that describes the race of the performer more than it does the music itself. (A Britney Spears album gets filed under rock and pop, whereas if Beyoncé were to make the same album it would be filed under R&B or soul/hip hop.) Henry Butler comes from a different time and place, and his music is R&B in the old sense -- it rocks, it rolls, it struts, it features the piano prominently, and it's very much based in the blues and the Creole musical traditions of his native New Orleans. Despite one or two minor missteps, Homeland is a hoot and a joy all the way through, from the touchingly sentimental "Way We Loved" through the slightly hokey "Hey Little Girl" right up to the sweet ode to Professor Longhair that ends the program. The album's highlight is a fantastic adaptation of the New Orleans classic "Iko Iko," and its nadir is the overlong one-chord workout "Casino." Highly recommended overall. ~Rick Anderson
Today it seems as if R&B has become a term that describes the race of the performer more than it does the music itself. (A Britney Spears album gets filed under rock and pop, whereas if Beyoncé were to make the same album it would be filed under R&B or soul/hip hop.) Henry Butler comes from a different time and place, and his music is R&B in the old sense -- it rocks, it rolls, it struts, it features the piano prominently, and it's very much based in the blues and the Creole musical traditions of his native New Orleans. Despite one or two minor missteps, Homeland is a hoot and a joy all the way through, from the touchingly sentimental "Way We Loved" through the slightly hokey "Hey Little Girl" right up to the sweet ode to Professor Longhair that ends the program. The album's highlight is a fantastic adaptation of the New Orleans classic "Iko Iko," and its nadir is the overlong one-chord workout "Casino." Highly recommended overall. ~Rick Anderson
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Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:15
Size: 163.1 MB
Styles: Piano blues, New Orleans R&B
Year: 2002
Art: Front
[ 5:47] 1. The Game Has Just Begun
[ 5:09] 2. This Is Where I Live
[ 5:09] 3. Mac Daddy Henry
[ 3:48] 4. Tie Me Down
[ 4:39] 5. You Are My Sunshine
[ 3:38] 6. Regeneration
[ 3:34] 7. Great Balls Of Fire
[ 5:04] 8. High Heeled Sneakers
[ 5:46] 9. Fall Blues
[ 3:42] 10. When You Listen With Your Eyes
[ 5:55] 11. Riders On The Storm
[ 4:01] 12. Liberty Street Blues
[14:58] 13. Qanda With Henry Butler (Interview)
Henry Butler goes all-out electric on his first Basin Street release, outfitting his rootsy brand of blues-rock with synth textures, keyboard bass, even drum machine on a few tracks. Raymond Weber lays down real drums most of the time; the guitar solos by June Yamagishi and Shane Theriot are often blistering. Artistically, however, the results are mixed. The disc gets off to a strong start with four hard-hitting originals, then loses its way until track eight, a grooving rendition of "High-Heeled Sneakers" featuring Butler's superb piano. But the rock covers ("Great Balls of Fire," "Riders on the Storm") are listless, the pop arrangements ("You Are My Sunshine," "When You Listen With Your Eyes") are middle of the road, and the three electronic mood instrumentals are interesting only up to a point. (A 15-minute question-and-answer session with Butler ends the disc.) This is definitely not the best starting point for anyone new to Butler's music. ~David R. Adler
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