Time: 49:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Contemporary Blues
Art: Full
01. She Just Wants To Dance (4:52)
02. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (3:00)
03. You Don't Have To Take It (Like I Did) (2:17)
04. Big Ovaries, Baby (3:59)
05. Nothing's Changed (3:31)
06. You Really Got A Hold On Me (3:14)
07. The Dog Was Here First (3:42)
08. Front Door Blues (2:38)
09. Only One Truth (3:12)
10. Prove It On Me Blues (2:54)
11. Jail House Blues (4:50)
12. Images (2:27)
13. Nightmare (4:00)
14. Let Go, Let God (4:32)
With Bitter Sweet Blues, Gaye Adegbalola has produced an album that starts off where her work with Saffire the Uppity Blues Women left off, and jumps into a new, adventurous space. An expanded cast of musicians and more personal lyrics are some of the benefits to going solo, and Adegbalola makes use of both well. Each song has either humor or power, sometimes both. The only thing that seems incongruous is the mixture of songs with wildly varying moods and topics. While satirical woman-power songs like "Big Ovaries" are empowering and funny, when paired with "Nightmare" -- a powerful, personal song about child molestation -- the effect is somewhat gross. The feminist politics of both songs mesh rather well, but it is difficult for the listener to shift from laughing at bawdy sexuality to somber empathy in just a few tracks. Overall, though, this is a fine first solo effort that resonates with spirit and emotion. ~Review by Stacia Proefrock
Bitter Sweet Blues
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