E
Crossroads
E
Album Length Compact Disc
Black Owl Music
Black Owl Music
| TRACKS |
- Cross Road Blues
- Henry
- I'm Telling You Now
- Black Heart Blues
- I Was Wrong
- Love In Vain
- Red House
- I Hate To See The Sun Go Down
- Grandma's Hand
- Summertime
- The 'Hood
- Soon As I Get Paid
- Parchman Farm
"Crossroads," E's fifth album in as many years, he salutes
classic and traditional blues legends like Robert Johnson
and Memphis Minnie, as well as the contemporary masters,
Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers and Keb Mo. In presenting this
latest showcase, E proves again that the conviction of any
good story-teller lies in their ability to convey powerful
imagery and messages in our hearts and minds. Whilst
these stories might be gathered from the well-trodden path
of life's love and loss. Emotional reservations, and
recovery, E's delivery of them is not. He takes each song
and turns it into a personal statement. He presents every
one of these songs as intimate conversations, and brings
warmth and deep sensuality with a little humor thrown into
the mix. His vocal range is heightened in Robert Johnson's
"Crossroads Blues", and he even turns a "hmmm" onto
gut-wrenching drama in Keb Mo's "Love In Vain" layered
with the call and response of his harp. Whilst some of the
songs offer a personal insight into E - the man, (in "Henry,"
he acknowledges the wisdom of his grandfather's
teachings), others reveal a keen sense of his remarkable
skills. Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm" is a pure harpist's
delight, and E's naked rendition of this classic gives us a
sneak preview of his ambitions to date. "Crossroads"
moves us a long way from lonesome therapeutic blues and
marks refreshing turning points in the history of blues
tradition.
classic and traditional blues legends like Robert Johnson
and Memphis Minnie, as well as the contemporary masters,
Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers and Keb Mo. In presenting this
latest showcase, E proves again that the conviction of any
good story-teller lies in their ability to convey powerful
imagery and messages in our hearts and minds. Whilst
these stories might be gathered from the well-trodden path
of life's love and loss. Emotional reservations, and
recovery, E's delivery of them is not. He takes each song
and turns it into a personal statement. He presents every
one of these songs as intimate conversations, and brings
warmth and deep sensuality with a little humor thrown into
the mix. His vocal range is heightened in Robert Johnson's
"Crossroads Blues", and he even turns a "hmmm" onto
gut-wrenching drama in Keb Mo's "Love In Vain" layered
with the call and response of his harp. Whilst some of the
songs offer a personal insight into E - the man, (in "Henry,"
he acknowledges the wisdom of his grandfather's
teachings), others reveal a keen sense of his remarkable
skills. Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm" is a pure harpist's
delight, and E's naked rendition of this classic gives us a
sneak preview of his ambitions to date. "Crossroads"
moves us a long way from lonesome therapeutic blues and
marks refreshing turning points in the history of blues
tradition.
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