Marc Benno - Take It Back To Texas

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1990/2018
Time:32:29 
Size:75,4 MB 
Label:Sky Ranch Records/Texasize Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Black Cadillac - 3:27
 2. Easy Travelin Gal - 3:33
 3. Mama's Cookin - 2:41
 4. Take It Back To Texas - 5:19
 5. No Problem Child - 4:37
 6. Lil Miss Rock 'n Roll - 3:32
 7. Mary Played The Pool Hall - 5:14
 8. Greatest Find - 4:03

Musicians:
Marc Benno - Vocals, Guitar;
Doyle Bramhall II - Guitar, Bass Guitar;
Jim Milan - Electric Upright Bass;
Denny Freeman - Piano, Slide Guitar, Guitar;
Johnny Marshall - Organ [Hammond B3];
Doyle Bramhall - Drums, Backing Vocals.

So, Marc Benno's Take It Back To Texas-yeah, it's a thing. Dropped in 2018 but recorded way back in 1990 at Dallas Sound Lab. Kinda wild that it sat around for nearly three decades before seeing the light. Album's got that raw, unpolished vibe you can't fake. Like, you hear the room, the breaths, the creak of a stool. Feels real. Not overproduced like so much stuff these days. Benno's voice? It's lived-in. Sounds like he's been down some backroads, had a few too many coffees at roadside diners. Not flashy, but honest. You believe him when he sings about pool halls and black Cadillacs.  Guess they really liked that one. Slide guitar cuts through like a knife. Denny Freeman on piano and slide? Yeah, that's a win. Doyle Bramhall Sr. on drums and backing vocals-solid. And his son, Doyle Bramhall II, on guitar and bass? That's next level. Family affair with some serious talent. The track, "Take It Back To Texas," feels like a homecoming. Proud, not cheesy. No cowboy hats or boot-scootin' nonsense. Just a guy saying, this is where I'm from. No apologies. "No Problem Child" kicks off strong-bluesy rock with a swagger that doesn't try too hard. But, not perfect. Some tracks feel a bit samey after a while. Like, we get it-Texas, roots, blues-rock. But maybe a little more variety in tempo or mood would've helped. 

Take It Back To Texas