The Mighty Reapers - Trouble People

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1994
Time: 62:16 
Size: 145,1 MB 
Label: Rufus/Terra Nova Records
Styles: Funk /Soul/Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Art: Front 
 

Tracks Listing:

1. If It Ain't One Thing - 3:27
 2. Shotgun - 6:16
 3. One Way Out - 5:36
 4. Bad Luck Attack - 2:59
 5. Trouble People - 4:14
 6. The Shunkle - 7:06
 7. We're Rolling On - 4:29
 8. Cold, Cold Feeling - 5:06
 9. You Gotta Reap - 3:30
10. Blind Love - 4:47
11. Blue Blue Blues (with Margie Evans) - 5:09
12. Mistreated Woman (with Margie Evans) - 4:36
13. It's A Shame (with Margie Evans) - 4:57

The Mighty Reapers were formed by “Continental” Robert Susz in 1986 with Dave Brewer (fellow member of the Dynamic Hepnotics, one of the most successful soul/blues/funk bands in Australia). Over the years, the Mighty Reapers have earned themselves a reputation as one of the finest live acts in Australia.The Mighty Reapers continue to be a popular band across Australia and have played at most Australian blues and jazz festivals, including the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival (Byron Bay), Gold Coast International Jazz Festival (Qld), the Manly Jazz and Blues Festival (NSW), Thredbo Blues Festival (NSW), Australian Blues Music Festival (Goulburn, NSW), Wangaratta Jazz Festival (Vic).Since their beginnings, the Mighty Reapers have been in demand both for their own shows, and as a support band for touring international artists including: BB King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Lonnie Mack and others.The Reapers also supplied backing on tours by artists such as Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’Wolf), Louisiana Red, Billy Branch, Bobby Radcliff, Big Jay McNeely, Mojo Buford (Muddy Waters), Phillip Walker and Margie Evans. The Mighty Reapers offer a great mix of original tunes, their distinctive covers and for the first time record their work with US blues/soul/gospel diva, Margie Evans.Definitely the best of the Mighty Reapers catalogue although 'You Gotta Reap" comes close. Possibly the best funk/blues album yet released in Australia. The Reapers who have unfortunately now disbanded were for years untouchable as Australia's leading live blues act. Their sound has been described as James Brown meets Junior Wells. It is driven by Robert Susz' soulful vocals and harmonica and Dave Brewer's sublime guitar work but any of these guys would get a gig in the top blues bands playing anywhere in the world. On this recording the band is augmented by a horn section of the cream of Sydney jazz men.Trouble People features excellent versions of T Bone Walker's Cold Cold Feeling, Curtis Mayfield's We're Rolling On and plenty of first class originals.Definitely worth tracking a copy of this down for some state of the art Aussie Blues.

Trouble People