Eddie Kirkland - The Complete Trix Recordings (2 CD)

This two-CD set contains Front and Center and The Devil and Other Blues Demons reissues. Both recordings date back to the early '70s. Front and Center finds Kirkland mining country-blues. During Kirkland's Detroit tenure he worked and toured with John Lee Hooker. The Hooker influence is detectable on "When I First Started Hoboing" and, of course, "Eddie's Boogie Chillen." Except for a couple backing musicians on "Have You Seen That Lonesome Train," Kirkland presents a solo performance on guitar and vocals. Often playing slide guitar and finding extra space for a soulful vocal delivery, Front and Center is the dynamic Kirkland's most personal project.

His energy potential comes through on The Devil and Other Blues Demons. Here Kirkland, backed by a full band, turns spirited on the proto-funk tracks. There is still the detectable Hooker influence. Vocally, one hears more of another former employer, Otis Redding. Together on The Complete Trix Recordings, these selections show the two sides of the "Energy Man": one side deeply rooted in the Delta traditions and another side burning hot with early R&B vitality. /Tom Schulte, AllMusic

Album: The Complete Trix Recordings
Year: 1999/2009
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:39 + 53:30
Size: 133,1 + 123,6 MB
Styles: Acoustic & electric blues
Scans: Front

CD 1 - Front And Center:
1. When I First Started Hoboing (3:45)
2. I Tried To Be A Friend (3:37)
3. Eddie's Boogie Chillen (4:35)
4. Nora (4:21)
5. I Need A Lover, Not Just A Friend (4:48)
6. I Walked Twelve Miles (3:48)
7. I've Got An Evil Woman (4:06)
8. Goin' Back To Mississippi (4:48)
9. Lonesome Talking Blues (4:52)
10. Detroit Rock Island (4:38)
11. Jerdine (4:02)
12. Have You Seen That Lonesome Train (4:45)
13. Going To The River, See Can I Look Across (5:27)

CD 2 - The Devil And Other Blues Demons:
1. The Devil (4:15)
2. Got To Love My Baby (3:02)
3. Snake In The Grass (3:18)
4. Mother-In-Law (4:26)
5. Hard To Raise A Family Today (4:16)
6. Spank The Butterfly (3:51)
7. Rollin' Stone Man (4:20)
8. I'm Going To Wail For You (4:53)
9. Pity On Me (5:10)
10. Georgia Woman (2:36)
11. Burnin' Love (4:42)
12. Tell Me, Baby (4:42)
13. Mink Hollow Slide (3:52)

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