Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:32:28
Size:99,0 MB
Label:HMG Recordings
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock
Art:Front
Year:2025
Time:32:28
Size:99,0 MB
Label:HMG Recordings
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock
Art:Front
Tracks Listing:
1. Killing Floor - 3:13
2. Cool Blue Shoes - 3:15
3. Be Alright - 3:17
4. Keep Pushin - 3:18
5. That's the Way My Love Is - 4:39
6. Hard Way - 2:37
7. I Cry For You - 3:29
8. Think Yiddish - 3:14
9. Yes I Will - 2:25
10. Out Of This Blue - 2:58
1. Killing Floor - 3:13
2. Cool Blue Shoes - 3:15
3. Be Alright - 3:17
4. Keep Pushin - 3:18
5. That's the Way My Love Is - 4:39
6. Hard Way - 2:37
7. I Cry For You - 3:29
8. Think Yiddish - 3:14
9. Yes I Will - 2:25
10. Out Of This Blue - 2:58
This is the 5th album for a tightly woven blues band that deserves a better name. I’m old school & the blues is a vintage music genre. When musicians play this well, a novelty name isn’t practical over the long haul, unless they just want to be blues entertainers. OK, they’ve gone through 5 LPs with that name, so be it. But when they’re talked about with heavy hitters like The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat, Roomful of Blues, Blue By Nature, Ten Wheel Drive, The Kozmic Blues Band & The Name Droppers…see what I mean. What’s more serious, though, is the music. On this 10-track Connecticut-based blues band’s Cool Blue Shoes (Drops Aug 8/Horizon Music Group/32:27), they’re fabulous. Good gutsy vocals, spine-tingling backup singers, & they’re tight, tight, tight. The piano, guitars, horns & overall groove are always superb.
The pieces were produced by Vic Steffens (piano) & they go from the fiery effort of the first 2 cuts to the slow simmer of “Be Alright,” which is about as cool as Southside Johnny’s “I Ain’t Got the Fever No More.” They lay down excellent music from well-written charts & the horns support the lead guitar on this song with expertise. Singer Ron Rifkin’s (piano/organ/bgv) vocals are first-rate & the female backup vocal is skillful.
A little more novelty-oriented & commercially viable is “Keep Pushin.’” Not exactly true-blue blues of the vintage stripe, but fun, nonetheless. The band never compromises its ability, even when it plays something basic. This has an early J. Geils Band blend but may be slightly short of the old Savoy Brown Band gristle. So what?
Crisp piano on “That’s The Way My Love Is” strides in a more soulful notch. The quality & warm lead vocal of Rafe Klein (guitar/bgv) is a good contrast. The tune itself glides in with a Huey Lewis & the News melodic thrust, though the blues organ isn’t as incendiary as Lee Michaels (“Stormy Monday”). The LP possesses a lot of charm & drive. It isn’t as blues-cured as a B.B. King or Buddy Guy set. But these guys try to keep their blues entertainment rich. They succeed. Some tunes are original & they’re mixed seamlessly with classics.
Players have solid blues resumes with name acts. At times, the brass is as hot as The Bar-Kays (“Soul Finger”). They take liberties & have fun. There are some cuts purists will avoid, but for the most part, they play with big-league muscle right up to last call (“Yes I Will”).
Highlights – “Killing Floor,” “Cool Blue Shoes,” “Be Alright,” “Keep Pushin,” “That’s The Way My Love Is,” & “Yes I Will.”
Musicians – Bobby T. Torello (drums/vocals/bgv), Carole Sylvan & Simone Brown (guest vocals/bgv), & Joe Meo & Bill Holloman (sax). CD@ Amazon & https://www.thenamedroppers.net/
The pieces were produced by Vic Steffens (piano) & they go from the fiery effort of the first 2 cuts to the slow simmer of “Be Alright,” which is about as cool as Southside Johnny’s “I Ain’t Got the Fever No More.” They lay down excellent music from well-written charts & the horns support the lead guitar on this song with expertise. Singer Ron Rifkin’s (piano/organ/bgv) vocals are first-rate & the female backup vocal is skillful.
A little more novelty-oriented & commercially viable is “Keep Pushin.’” Not exactly true-blue blues of the vintage stripe, but fun, nonetheless. The band never compromises its ability, even when it plays something basic. This has an early J. Geils Band blend but may be slightly short of the old Savoy Brown Band gristle. So what?
Crisp piano on “That’s The Way My Love Is” strides in a more soulful notch. The quality & warm lead vocal of Rafe Klein (guitar/bgv) is a good contrast. The tune itself glides in with a Huey Lewis & the News melodic thrust, though the blues organ isn’t as incendiary as Lee Michaels (“Stormy Monday”). The LP possesses a lot of charm & drive. It isn’t as blues-cured as a B.B. King or Buddy Guy set. But these guys try to keep their blues entertainment rich. They succeed. Some tunes are original & they’re mixed seamlessly with classics.
Players have solid blues resumes with name acts. At times, the brass is as hot as The Bar-Kays (“Soul Finger”). They take liberties & have fun. There are some cuts purists will avoid, but for the most part, they play with big-league muscle right up to last call (“Yes I Will”).
Highlights – “Killing Floor,” “Cool Blue Shoes,” “Be Alright,” “Keep Pushin,” “That’s The Way My Love Is,” & “Yes I Will.”
Musicians – Bobby T. Torello (drums/vocals/bgv), Carole Sylvan & Simone Brown (guest vocals/bgv), & Joe Meo & Bill Holloman (sax). CD@ Amazon & https://www.thenamedroppers.net/
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