Mark May & The Agitators 1995 Call On The Blues

Genre: Blues
Rate: 256 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:55:24
Size: 101,09 MB



review by Hobart Rowland

Not only did Mark May's 1995 debut, Call on the Blues, please blues fans and critics, it earned him a tryout with the Allman Brothers. A mutual friend turned former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts on to May's album -- and while May didn't get the gig, he did open for the band on a few occasions. Betts was most impressed by May's singing -- and for good reason. Throughout Call on the Blues, May's chameleon-like vocals toy with the color barrier, fluctuating effortlessly between a salty redneck drawl and a silky R&B croon not unlike Robert Cray's. On guitar, he boasts a barbed precision that recalls the late Albert Collins, the sort of full-on command of his instrument -- equal parts raw feel and technical polish -- that can't be fudged. Maybe that's why May has earned the respect of Joe "Guitar" Hughes, a childhood friend of the Collins. Hughes even lent his six-string expertise to Call on the Blues' instrumental tribute to Collins, "Hail to the Iceman."



Tracklist:

01 - You're Leaving Baby 05:57



02 - Wound Up 04:57

03 - You Can Call On The Blues 06:29

04 - All For You 04:18

05 - Short & Stout 03:10

06 - Hail To The Iceman 04:19

07 - If You Love Me Like You Say 04:24



08 - Laugh To Keep From Cryin 03:19

09 - Down For The Count 05:09

10 - She Ain't Coming Home 03:37

11 - Big City Crime 04:55

12 - Sweet Shuffle Queen 04:50





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