Sunday, December 20, 2015

Vance Kelly - 2 albums: Call Me / Joyriding In The Subway

Album: Call Me
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:11
Size: 137.8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[6:19] 1. Doing My Own Thang
[4:33] 2. Wall To Wall
[5:40] 3. Hurt So Bad
[6:03] 4. Woman In Every Town
[4:47] 5. That's The Way Love Is
[4:52] 6. Somebody As Good As You
[6:52] 7. In Of The Rainbow
[3:24] 8. Use Me Right
[2:29] 9. She Ain't Good Looking
[4:12] 10. Drivein Wheel
[4:52] 11. Call Me
[6:01] 12. Dog On A Chain

Already a Chicago blues institution for over a quarter century, Vance Kelly finally began raising his international profile during the mid-1990s. Born January 24, 1954, he began making waves on the South Side club circuit while still a teenager, performing both as a solo artist and as a sideman; over time he developed a ringing guitar sound, and a 1987-1990 tenure as a member of A.C. Reed's Sparkplugs also profoundly influenced his supple vocal style. A favorite among his peers, Kelly and his Backstreet Blues Band still failed to attract record company attention prior to 1992, when he signed with Wolf; his acclaimed debut Call Me appeared in 1994, followed a year later by Joyriding on the Subway. He resurfaced in 2000 with What Three Old Ladies Can Do. Kelly's sixth release for Wolf in 2005, Nobody Has the Power, featured his daughter, Vivian, making her vocal debut on three tracks. ~bio by Jason Ankeny

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Album: Joyriding In The Subway
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:25
Size: 113.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1995/2015
Art: Front

[3:34] 1. Joyriding In The Subway
[6:11] 2. Foot Loose And Fancy Free
[6:11] 3. All Your Love
[4:02] 4. Are You Serious
[4:46] 5. Steal Away
[4:43] 6. Who Called The Dog Pound
[4:44] 7. Move To The Other Side Of The Room
[3:43] 8. This Blues Is Killin' Me
[4:06] 9. From The Heart
[3:37] 10. I Got A Blues Attitude
[3:41] 11. I Can't Win From Losing

On his second album Joyriding in the Subway, Vance Kelly pushes into new directions, blending funk and soul into traditional Chicago blues. Armed with a sturdy set of originals and covers, Kelly storms through the album, spitting out hot solos and singing with an abandon. His band provides supple support, giving him the freedom to branch into new areas with both his guitar and voice. The production may be a little too pristine for some tatstes, but there's no arguing that Kelly provides enough grit on his own. ~Thom Owens

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