| Williams, Andre / Hoods & Shades |
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| Album: | Hoods & Shades | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Williams, Andre | Added: | Mar 2012 | |
| Label: | Bloodshot Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-04-07 | Pull Date: | 2012-06-09 |
| Week Ending: | Jun 10 | May 20 | May 6 | Apr 29 | Apr 22 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 13, 2016: | The Library Hu-Matic Man | 4. | Oct 26, 2012: | The Songsmith Show Dirt | |
| 2. | Oct 03, 2014: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles Jaw Dropper | 5. | Jun 08, 2012: | The Songsmith Show Dirt | |
| 3. | Apr 04, 2014: | The Songsmith Show Swamp Dogg's Hot Spot | 6. | May 18, 2012: | The Songsmith Show Mojo Hannah |
| Album Review |
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| Sunshine Reviewed 2012-04-04 | ||
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ANDRE WILLIAMS: “Hoods and Shades” –Acoustic guitars. Electric guitars. Upright bass. Electric basses. Motown Funk Brother Dennis Coffey on guitars. Songs tell down-home stories. Entertaining lyrics. Although it was recorded in Michigan and released by a Chicago record company, the flavor definitely as Blues and Country. Personal Faves: 3, 4, 6, 8. – Sunshine, April 2012 1) Dirt – Countryish ditty. Track should be called “It don’t matter” . . . Twangy. (3:13) 2) A Good Day To Feel Bad – Electric guitar and bass more prominent. Strings jam Down-home lament. Amusing lyrics. (4L48) 3) I’ve Got Money On My Mind – Upbeat takeoff of Snoop Dogg’s song of similar title. Dirty, gravelly blues vocals. (3:33) 4) Hoods and Shades – Bayou blues groove. Verbal “fashion show” . . . talking about myriad places where title garb is worn by all sorts of people. (6:36) 5) Jaw Dropper –Boogie Woogie, somewhat reminiscent of some Elvin Bishop tunes. (2:06) 6) Hu-Matic Man –Sounds like some horn, but probably just moog, and/or guitar riffs, as no horns are listed. Grooves. Cool guitar. (3:13) 7) Mojo Hannah –Spoken intro. Cajun flavor. Swampy and twangy. (4:19) 8) Swamp Dog’s Hot Spot –Drums start it, along with, “Lemme tell ya a story about a man named Swamp Dog . . .” talkin’ about bein’ in jail for selling bootleg CDs. Slow ramblin’ funny tale. Bad Mamma Jamma. Lyrics make me laugh out loud! (6:15) 9) Gimme – “Hey Baby, all ya gotta do is . . . Gimme what I need!” Swampy beggin’ for lovin’. Countrified blues groover. (3:17) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Dirt | 5. | Jaw Dropper | |||
| 2. | A Good Day To Feel Bad | 6. | Hu-Matic Man | |||
| 3. | I've Got Money On My Mind | 7. | Mojo Hannah | |||
| 4. | Hoods And Shades | 8. | Swamp Dogg's Hot Spot | |||
| 9. | Gimme | |||||