Russell Marsland - Dig Deep

Size: 483 MB
Time: 73:26
File: Flac
Released: 2005
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Hootchie Kootchie Man (6:45)
2. In Good Hands (6:09)
3. Biscuit Stomp (1:18)
4. When Money Grew On Trees (4:28)
5. Traintime (6:18)
6. Belly Of A Whale (6:07)
7. I Don't Know 'Bout That (4:27)
8. Lay Your Head (6:57)
9. Mississippi Home Made Jam (4:46)
10. U2B2 (5:04)
11. Peaceful Man (5:27)
12. Time For A Change (6:47)
13. Warsaw Blues (3:16)
14. Traintime Reprise (2:58)
15. Sylviah (2:32)

He and Chris Gestrin spent four years making Dig Deep, creating an exciting soundscape, never turning into just a wall of sound however many instruments they put on a track. With a good voice, expert instrumental skills, both on the guitar and on percussion, Marsland is at times absolutely brilliant. Start your journey with this CD by, for example, listening to tracks 6-8. First you get "Belly of a Whale," a lovely blues work song pastiche, that could have passed for traditional, beautifully executed. Then the rocking "I Don't Know About That," followed by the moving "Lay Your Head," which could have found its place on a Peter Gabriel album (and I mean that as high praise indeed). Almost 18 minutes of sheer musical pleasure. Track 2, bluesy "In Good Hands," and track 11, the soulful "Peaceful Man," reach the same heights. Five tracks that would stand out on any album by any artist.

Dig Deep FLAC

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