Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Katie Bradley - She's Ready

Year: 2012
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:50
Size: 91,8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. I'm Ready (4:02)
2. Be Careful With My Baby (6:39)
3. I Don't Believe (4:06)
4. I Hear The River (5:32)
5. Put The Shoe On The Other Foot (6:47)
6. Let The Good Times Roll (3:16)
7. Hound Dog (3:42)
8. Damn Your Eyes (5:43)

This is an album that is alive with pure joy of excellent blues music that truly reflects the live recording of Katie Bradley's "She's Ready". This is a debut CD of 8 tracks that take you on a roller-coaster of highs and lows, combining a mix of clever re-arrangements so that they fit into Katie’s style and self-penned tracks. Katie fronts the band, showcasing her strong melodic vocals and playing blues harp, the rest of the band are not mere background to her voice but a quartet of top-drawer musicians - Paul Jobson (keyboard, vocals), Sam Kelly (drums), Joe Sam (bass), and virtuoso guitarist Dudley Ross which all bring something special to the tracks.

The self-penned "I Hear The River" is gorgeous with beautiful lyrics articulated by Katie’s soulful vocals that sends shivers down your spine, and it is not surprising that this has been nominated for The Kevin Thorpe Memorial Prize by Blues on The Marsh internet radio programme. This CD is receiving lots of airplay which is no surprise with tracks like "Damn Your Eyes" and an interesting arrangement of "Hound Dog", and will assure that Katie is definitely ready to have a successful future and should be gracing festivals and venues all over the country, as she delivers songs with a range of emotions from up-beat through to mellow blues. She never overpowers the lyrics but delivers with a clarity and delicate touch that tugs straight at your heartstrings.

She's Ready mc
She's Ready zippy

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