Chainsaw Dupont - Bourbon St. Breakdown

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:46:36 
Size:106,7 MB 
Label:Big Productions, Inc. 
Styles:Blues/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Long Weekend - 3:24
 2. You Think Too Much - 2:44
 3. Five Foot Two - 2:36
 4. N.O. - 3:12
 5. Six Dollar Ticket - 2:58
 6. Give An Inch - 3:46
 7. Workingman's Roulette - 4:05
 8. C'Mon Cat - 2:35
 9. Doubletime Blues - 3:04
10. Seventeen - 3:45
11. Last Chance Lounge - 4:10
12. Nobody's Fool - 3:16
13. That Train - 3:18
14. Unlisted Number - 3:37

Bourbon St. Breakdown takes a variety of forms from the region -- rhtythm & blues, zydeco, swamp blues, cajun, dixieland -- tips the cap to a few seminal influences -- Slim Harpo, Fats Domino, Boozoo Chavis, Johnny Adams, the Neville Bropthers, even Louis Armstrong & Bessie Smith -- then stirs it all around. Chainsaw's distinctive guitar still shines through, cutting a swath through the horns, accordion, and even violin, but this record displays his vocal dexterity as well, with a polished, relaxed delivery and rhythmic phrasing that is equal parts church and tavern. This isn't a New Orleans record, but it has that 'feel', it's a context and showcase for a versatile talent who absorbs influences like water and reconfigures them into stunning original tunes that are hauntingly familiar but strikingly original.'The Long Weekend', which leads off this record, is like a Chitlin-circuit singer at a tent show revival; 'N.O.' is like Chuck D fronting a funk band with second-line horns; 'Workingman's Roulette' takes the Bo Diddley/Iko beat to a minor key, adds an understated vocal, and creates a simple ballad of blue-collar anguish. With roots in the Delta, family history in Louisiana, and residence in Chicago, Chainsaw Dupont's music continues to grow in interesting directions, while retaining the restraint and respect for tradition, a style that he's called 'Delta Crush'. His live shows often have transcendent solos, but his reputation has been built just as much for the intimacy and quiet passages, often including a capella vocals and barely-amplified guitar, played with subtlety and discretion. The blues has a lot of shades, and if Chainsaw Dupont is representative of the next generation, it's future is bright. 

Bourbon St. Breakdown