Time: 59:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Full
01. Trouble Brewin (3:41)
02. On Your Way To The Top (5:53)
03. Dirty Biscuit (3:58)
04. Ridin The Rails (3:48)
05. On A Roll (5:11)
06. Dicey (2:56)
07. Next Stop Is The Blues (4:42)
08. Where I Got You From (4:31)
09. Movin Out (3:09)
10. Back Seat Boogie (3:47)
11. Here We Go (3:53)
12. What Lucy Says (3:55)
13. Mojo Shuffle (4:10)
14. Dreams (5:40)
Mark Cameron continues his mission to hone his skills as a blues storyteller on his latest release “On A Roll.” Meticulously recorded over the span of a year at Bathtub Shrine studios in Minneapolis, the 14 new original tracks are a true collaboration between Cameron and his band mates. The longtime rhythm section of Scott Lundberg (bass) and Dan Schroeder (drums) deftly navigate the diverse song palette. Sheri Cameron brings in the spice on saxophone, flute and percussion while Rick Miller delivers the down-and-dirty sleaze on harmonica.
The lonesome moan of Miller’s harmonica brings in the opening track, ‘Trouble Brewin,’ a swinging tune that has Cameron laying out the story of him and his gal who find themselves on a collision course. Schroeder then drops a funky beat for the rebuke of a dirty dealer in ‘On Your Way To The Top,’ which features some slick double-lead lines. Cameron offers some advice on a wild woman during the rumbling boogie ‘Dirty Biscuit.’ He dedicates the road song ‘Ridin The Rails’ to departed friend and bassist Serrin Andreas and Sheri’s flute gives this introspective tune its distinctive Canned Heat feel.
The title track is a classic tongue-in-cheek tale of hard luck and trouble with a man “getting in touch with the deepest, darkest places in his soul.” Cameron delivers a spoken monologue and the harmonica and sax become a full-horn section on the jump blues ‘Dicey.’ The modern groove of ‘Next Stop Is The Blues’ comes right out of the Robert Cray playbook, while the straight up Delta Blues ‘Where I Got You From’ turns back the clock nicely. The ance-hall number ‘Movin Out’ pays homage to Rosco Gordon's 1959 standard ‘Just A Little Bit’ with some Texas guitar flair.
The Louis Jordan inspired swing of ‘Back Seat Boogie’ has a great sing-along familiarity and Cameron questions his own motives on the bumping ‘Here We Go.’ Mark lets his Gibson model “Lucille” guitar do the talking for him on ‘What Lucy Says.’ He then teaches us a lesson on the intricacies of the blues in ‘Mojo Shuffle’ explaining “if it ain’t too fast, it ain’t too slow, you got mojo.” The soaring ballad ‘Dreams’ closes the set featuring dynamic interplay between harmonica, saxophone and lead guitar while Cameron’s vocals take us to church for solace and inspiration.
This album indeed finds Mark Cameron and his crew “On A Roll” after putting in years of due diligence polishing their craft. ~Rick J Bowen
The lonesome moan of Miller’s harmonica brings in the opening track, ‘Trouble Brewin,’ a swinging tune that has Cameron laying out the story of him and his gal who find themselves on a collision course. Schroeder then drops a funky beat for the rebuke of a dirty dealer in ‘On Your Way To The Top,’ which features some slick double-lead lines. Cameron offers some advice on a wild woman during the rumbling boogie ‘Dirty Biscuit.’ He dedicates the road song ‘Ridin The Rails’ to departed friend and bassist Serrin Andreas and Sheri’s flute gives this introspective tune its distinctive Canned Heat feel.
The title track is a classic tongue-in-cheek tale of hard luck and trouble with a man “getting in touch with the deepest, darkest places in his soul.” Cameron delivers a spoken monologue and the harmonica and sax become a full-horn section on the jump blues ‘Dicey.’ The modern groove of ‘Next Stop Is The Blues’ comes right out of the Robert Cray playbook, while the straight up Delta Blues ‘Where I Got You From’ turns back the clock nicely. The ance-hall number ‘Movin Out’ pays homage to Rosco Gordon's 1959 standard ‘Just A Little Bit’ with some Texas guitar flair.
The Louis Jordan inspired swing of ‘Back Seat Boogie’ has a great sing-along familiarity and Cameron questions his own motives on the bumping ‘Here We Go.’ Mark lets his Gibson model “Lucille” guitar do the talking for him on ‘What Lucy Says.’ He then teaches us a lesson on the intricacies of the blues in ‘Mojo Shuffle’ explaining “if it ain’t too fast, it ain’t too slow, you got mojo.” The soaring ballad ‘Dreams’ closes the set featuring dynamic interplay between harmonica, saxophone and lead guitar while Cameron’s vocals take us to church for solace and inspiration.
This album indeed finds Mark Cameron and his crew “On A Roll” after putting in years of due diligence polishing their craft. ~Rick J Bowen
On A Roll
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