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BLUES
CD REVIEWS
Chris Scott
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stoned and
busted &
since we last met…
- Hap
Hazard Records |
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A Double Hit Of The Blues -
I’ve often said that the Blues has now become what is called
“world music”. In the U.K., Chris Scott, is known as a
true to the heart Bluesman. I first talked to Chris when he
phoned me from England while I was doing a live broadcast on
my old radio show, “Eddy’s Place”, because he had heard
that I had played a couple of tracks from his first CD
Blind Lemon Beefcake “Preaching The Blues/Praying For
Deliverance”. He said he wanted to come to Canada, so we
arranged that he would stay with me. When he arrived the first
thing I did was have him on my show in ‘a live in the studio
session’ back in September of 1995 and then took him out to
some jam nites to let off a talent for the Blues I felt in
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When he returned home I didn’t
hear from him for almost nine years, then one nite I got a call from him
because he ran across my website and saw a picture I shot of
him when he was here. He also wrote a long email to me
explaining what had gone on in his life in those years. In his
own words,” My marriage went totally out of the window. I
ended up homeless, alcoholic, drug dependent and totally
rudderless. My depression and dependencies was losing me
friends daily. I went back into my cave for a while and licked
my wounds for a while and then about the middle of last year,
I jumped back into the pool and got going again.” He married a
lady Nixie, and cut two new albums and released them at the
same time, one acoustic, one electric and he sent them to me. |
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“stoned
and busted” the acoustic CD displays his traditional
style for the concept of a man and his instrument
getting’ into the Blues roots. The recording starts with
his own take on J.L. Hooker’s “One Bourbon,
One Scotch And One Beer. His song “Trouble
Spirits” took my emotions with his words and slide
guitar. “Ain’t Superstitious” is done
acoustically on this CD and is quite different from the
version on “since we last met”. A number of other
standards presented in Chris’ style like Muddy’s “ 40
Days & 40 Nights” and “Rolling Stone”, Son
House’s “Preaching The Blues”, Robert
Johnson’s “Come On In My Kitchen”, Hooker’s “In
The Mood”, Wolf’s versions of “ How Many More
Years”, “Sitting On Top Of The World” and an
array of other famed Blues recordings. Man, I really got
into this CD. |
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“since we
last met” the electric part of the dual CD release shows
off his strong vocals and slide and guitar playin’. He covers
a lot of historical classics in his own way, like the
Willie Dixon composition, done by the Howlin’ Wolf,
“Ain’t Superstitious”, J.L. Hooker’s “Crazy
‘Bout You" and “I’m In The Mood”, and Muddy
Waters’ version of “Please Don’t Go” and “Rolling
Stone”. But it’s his own tunes that I really like. “I
Got The Burn”, with just him and the acoustic guitar. The
rockin’ slide number “Feelin’ Inside”. His own classic
tune “Hot Muscle Jazz”. His song “Where The Heart
Lies” evokes his life in lyrics. A love effect is
presented in “Sugar”. That same feelin’ arises in the
slow Blues ballad “Sweet Little Angel” . Chris Scott
is a friend foremost, but is also a very talented Blues
musician. I hope he returns to this side of the Atlantic very
soon. Like I said, no matter where you’re from, we all have
the Blues and Chris is a Bluesman.
Eddy B |
MP3 -
Rollin' Stone
Chris Scott websites:
www.chrisscottblues.co.uk/
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www.chrisscottblues.co.uk/acoustic |
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