Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:09
Size: 131,9 MB
Styles: Jazzy blues
Scans: Full
1. Paint My Mailbox Blue (5:25)
2. I Don't Worry About A Thing (4:02)
3. Back At The 4 Aces (5:15)
4. Petunia (2:51)
5. Everything Or Nothing (4:01)
6. Halfway To Nowhere (3:17)
7. Blues For Judy (4:37)
8. Can't Hold Out Much Longer (5:21)
9. Time, Talk 'N' Trouble (5:35)
10. The Snitch (4:27)
11. Undercover Lover (3:50)
12. Watch Out (3:43)
13. No Light In My Life (4:37)
With friends like those invited onto this CD by the Barcodes trio of Bob Haddrell, Alan Glen and Dino Coccia, they couldn’t fail to produce one of the best European blues albums for this year. The 13 tracks alternate between original compositions and cover versions arranged in the Barcode style. The CD starts with the superb ‘Paint My Mailbox Blue’ from Taj Mahal, sung by Paul Cox and the blonde Val Cowell, then a very subtle adaptation of ‘Can’t Hold out Much Longer’ by Little Walter Jacobs.
As for the original numbers, the trio hasn’t held back, juxtaposing orchestrated pieces with magnificent arrangements, like the ‘Back at the 4 Aces’, co-written with with the great Alan Barnes who throws in there some great sax solos and a formidable Jim Mullen on guitar. Some other numbers, like ‘Halfway to Nowhere’ or 'Everything or Nothing’ will delight the 12 bar purists and harmony fans, and there’s a sure result when you lend an ear to the keyboard work of Bob Haddrell.
Once you’ve heard all these numbers you’ll only want one thing: to go into one of those pubs where the Barcodes play and sup your beer whilst hearing ‘Blues for Judy’ or the excellent ‘No light in my Life’ which subtly wraps up the album with that slow rhythm which goes so well with last orders. Then you’ll say to yourself that you’ll come back and see the Barcodes again as soon as possible. /Franky Bluesy Pfeiffer, Blues Magazine
As for the original numbers, the trio hasn’t held back, juxtaposing orchestrated pieces with magnificent arrangements, like the ‘Back at the 4 Aces’, co-written with with the great Alan Barnes who throws in there some great sax solos and a formidable Jim Mullen on guitar. Some other numbers, like ‘Halfway to Nowhere’ or 'Everything or Nothing’ will delight the 12 bar purists and harmony fans, and there’s a sure result when you lend an ear to the keyboard work of Bob Haddrell.
Once you’ve heard all these numbers you’ll only want one thing: to go into one of those pubs where the Barcodes play and sup your beer whilst hearing ‘Blues for Judy’ or the excellent ‘No light in my Life’ which subtly wraps up the album with that slow rhythm which goes so well with last orders. Then you’ll say to yourself that you’ll come back and see the Barcodes again as soon as possible. /Franky Bluesy Pfeiffer, Blues Magazine
With Friends Like These mc
With Friends Like These zippy
4 comments:
Any chance for reupping this link? Thanks
Links for this post updated September 16, 2021.
I'm still sketchy on these guys, but...Thanks Rooster.
Many thanks,RR.Cheers
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