Smoky Greenwell - Blues For Democracy

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2023
Time:43:45 
Size:100,9 MB 
Label:Greenwell Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Get out and Vote - 4:04
 2. Filibuster Blues - 3:33
 3. Liars, Cheaters, And Losers - 4:11
 4. Lets Work Together - 4:41
 5. Slow Moving Coup - 5:46
 6. Common Ground - 8:43
 7. 99% Blues - 4:08
 8. Between Iraq And A Hard Place - 3:46
 9. Homeless Christmas - 4:50

In its early days, the blues served as a medium for African Americans to express their hardships, the injustices they endured, their bad luck, their grief, their misfortunes, and their sorrow. Those songs reflected—sometimes subtly, other times in a raw and direct manner—the full extent of their life's miseries. Throughout his career, singer and harmonica player Smoky Greenwell has delved deeply into these facets of the blues. For over a decade, his music has focused on recapturing the spirit of the past. Now, however, he presents a much more contemporary album that addresses the problems plaguing the United States in the 21st century; in doing so, he calls out the flaws in American society while always offering a way forward and a path to hope. The album features nine songs—eight penned by Smoky himself, plus a cover of Wilbert Harrison’s "Let’s Work Together," a track famously popularized by Canned Heat in the early 1970s. As the title suggests, every song on the album focuses specifically on current political and social issues. Smoky Greenwell has surrounded himself with a talented roster of musicians who contribute their expertise throughout the record, infusing each track with the necessary feeling, intensity, and electric energy to make this CD a compelling and enjoyable listen.

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