Saturday, April 4, 2020

Chris Wragg & Greg Copeland - Deep In The Blood

Year: 2019
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:48
Size: 126,5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Front, back

1. Howlin' For Your Love (4:08)
2. Five Long Years (4:29)
3. My Home Is The Horizon (6:20)
4. Tears Won't Fall (4:38)
5. Deep In The Blood (3:57)
6. If You Ever Leave Me (Feat. Shirley King) (4:22)
7. I'll Cut You Down (6:28)
8. Soho Shakedown (Feat. Greg Guy) (3:09)
9. Why You So Cold With Me (5:24)
10. My Business Aint Superstition (3:42)
11. House Of Prayer (Feat. Shirley King) (5:25)
12. Trouble (2:43)

Having met at a blues festival in Belgium in 2015, Chris Wragg (Mudcats Blues Trio) and Greg Copeland (US Blues artist) have joined forces on "Deep In The Blood", an album that features a variety of guest spots, including Greg (son of Buddy) Guy on guitar, Shirley (daughter of B.B.) King on vocals, Marcos Coll on harmonica and Joel White on Hammond Organ.

The result is a twelve-track album that ebbs and flows beautifully over its hour-long run time. One of those albums that hooks the listener from the outset and then utterly absorbs them for the duration, it’s a joy to listen to and a delight to review.

Make no mistake, this is a brilliant blues record, full of heart and clearly in thrall to the form. The production, the performances, the chemistry of the members – it all gels perfectly, paying tribute to the genre and playing like the perfect night out in a packed bar, with all the highs and lows of friendship, life, love and laughter played out in just fifty short minutes.

If you buy only one blues record this year, make it this absolute gem of an album because it truly is a beautiful and life-affirming body of work.

Deep In The Blood mc
Deep In The Blood zippy

4 comments:

albee said...

Thanks again..

Bob Mac said...

Thanks for this RR.

Red Rooster said...

You're most welcome Albee and Bob Mac, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comments.

Red Rooster said...

You're most welcome Bughaw, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comment.