Fiona Boyes - Blues For Hard Times

Size: 358 MB
Time: 57:39
File: Flac
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Nickels & Dimes (Blues for Hard Times) (2:58)
2. Chain Gang (3:38)
3. Guys Be Wise (5:04)
4. Mean World (4:14)
5. High Time (4:05)
6. Baptized in Muddy's Sweat (4:57)
7. I Let the Blues (3:04)
8. Maybe I Could Be Your Girl (3:17)
9. Drink to Your Health (3:01)
10. God & The Devil (4:37)
11. She Could Play That Thing (Blues for Memphis Minnie) (2:32)
12. Pony Ride (3:07)
13. No Friends (2:47)
14. Grandma's Advice (2:55)
15. The Preacher (3:25)
16. Jesus Took Possession (3:49)

Catchy original numbers highlight the Australian guitar slinger's best effort yet. Fiona pays homage to the likes of Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters, and JB Lenoir on her first Vizztone issue. "Nickles & Dimes" opens things with some energetic finger picking, a rather cheerful expression of the title phrase, she sings "A brand new day follows the darkest night". The sexy and fun "Baptized In Muddy's Sweat" is the tale of a lady consumed with the spirit of the Hoochie Coochie Man, and Boyes' slide intro sure is dripping with that version of "holy water". (no disrespect intended)Indeed, Fiona has played her share of spirituals and holy blues in her time, and this album is no exception. Vizztone always prides itself in offering something a bit different, and "The Preacher" is a cool tale of a "yellow haired girl who made a preacher lay his Bible down" The catch is that the blonde was a good woman who "treat the preacher right", and helped beat back the devil! A similarly humorous effort "God And The Devil", tells of the twosome who "Can't get along, they can't get satisfied." "Guys Be Wise" is an updated version of Sippie Wallace's "Women Be Wise" (also one of Bonnie Raitt's hits). This release is a generous 57 minutes (sixteen tunes), traditional but nearly all lively, happy and uptempo.

Blues For Hard Times FLAC

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