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Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans sings like a baying basset, drawing the tongue-in-cheek misery of tunes like "Hard Times" and "Check Writing Woman" out in long, dry-mouthed syllables. But its the slide guitar on this, his third album, that really howls, whether hes playing smooth and shimmery on his original take on the Robert Johnson myth "Devils Cadillac" or drawing on the ghost of Elmore James on "Hard Labor." That blend of humor--always delivered from a skewed autobiographical perspective--and raw-boned backwoods virtuosity makes this one of the years more colorful blues albums and should elevate Slim from the genres underground. And while his backing trio, the Workers, are a crack outfit whose spare accompaniment beautifully frames Slims laconic musings, the solo "Folding Money Blues"--just Slim moaning along with his acoustic guitar--is a high point, with Slim telling his complaints to all the "dead presidents." He deserves our ears, too. --Ted Drozdowski
Rate Points :5.0
Binding :Audio CD
Label :Northern Blues
Manufacturer :Northern Blues
MPN :32
ProductGroup :Music
Studio :Northern Blues
Publisher :Northern Blues
UPC :080950900322
EAN :0080950900322
Price :$15.98USD
Lowest Price :$9.00USD
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
I saw these guys live at Legends on a field trip to Chicago...and I was blown away. Im not your typical blues fan, in fact, I never owned a blues album before this one (Im more of a metal-head). If you are new to the genre or trying to find something fresh in the blues world, then check out this cd.
Some of my personal favorite songs are "Foldin Money Blues", "Baby Please Dont Go", and "Bad Sinner". You wont be disappointed with anything on the CD. Watermelon Slim and the Workers really deliver the goods here.
A fresh-sounding take on the blues
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :8
Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans sings about misery and treachery, but instead of just going to the well and reroasting the same blues chestnuts he gives the genre a good, swift kick in the rear. "Watermelon Slim and the Workers" is the kind of CD that one should play to a group of friends assembled for a game or cards or dice on the porch. Nobody will know what is playing, but everybody will like this fresh-sounding take on the blues.
Mr. Homans penned most of the tracks here, and he delivers his musical tales in a howl that might raise the hackles on more than a few dogs. His slide and harp playing are on the money, and the Workers, the excellent trio who accompany him, lend plenty of feisty energy to this blues-laden outing. Instead of over-the-top guitar or gutbucket baying, Watermelon Slim and the Workers features crisp arrangements paired with laconic insights instilling new life into a sometimes tired genre.
Blues Album of the Year
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Simply put: This is the best blues album Ive heard in years.
Listen to the sound-clips here and check out the free videos on his website. I first heard of Watermelon Slim from hearing/seeing the video of him doing Howlin Wolfs "Smokestack Lightning" on his website (somebody recommended I check it out). I was so blown away by what I heard that I immediately got this disc. Very few albums blow me away these days like this one. Amazing blues!
Slim and the Workers, Are the Blues!
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Their music transcends all classes and ages. This was our first Watermelon Slim CD but it wont be our last. We saw him last night on stage, dont miss an opportunity to see and hear him in person when you have the chance.
The Real Deal
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
Stunning slide work, great writing and his band rocks...
Okie and proud of it, he writes about what he knows, from
jammin gears and haulin garbage to history, woman trouble and
an ecletic list of other topics. Hard to pigeonhole as just a
blues man, his music is totally unpretentious and fresh sounding.
He just doesnt sound quite like anybody else. What a find!
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