| Robillard, Duke / Guitar Groove-A Rama |
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| Album: | Guitar Groove-A Rama | Collection: | Blues | |
| Artist: | Robillard, Duke | Added: | Mar 2006 | |
| Label: | Stony Plain Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-04-23 | Pull Date: | 2006-06-25 | Charts: | Blues |
| Week Ending: | Jun 25 | Jun 18 | Jun 11 | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 | May 7 | Apr 30 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 27, 2022: | Traditions Down Along The Cove | 4. | Mar 31, 2012: | New World Disorder Do The Memphis Grind | |
| 2. | Sep 24, 2018: | Happy Hour Blues A Rama | 5. | Sep 29, 2011: | Happy Hour Blues A Rama | |
| 3. | Apr 28, 2016: | Melange Dark Eyes, Do The Memphis Grind | 6. | Dec 30, 2010: | New Blues Disorder Micromarathon Do The Memphis Grind |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2006-04-11 | ||
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Robillard, Duke – Guitar Groove-a-Rama (Stony Plain Records) Reviewed by Sadie O., 4/10/06 Blues guitarmeister plays a sampler of styles, paying homage to pre-eminent guitarists and really cool vintage guitars. There’s quite a bit of crossover to rock and jazz, while still remaining firmly in the blues tradition. It all sounds good to great. No FCCs. 1, 4, 6, 7 (apart from spoken intros to various styles), 9, 11-12, 13 and 14 are instrumentals. There are a LOT of great tracks – and a couple really long cuts so you can fix something to eat… 1. ***4:54 Slow, growly instrumental stroll – swampadelic Telecaster 2. *4:28 slow down home country blues – classic style 3. ***3:10 bouncy uptempo rockabilly shuffle 4. *5:15 jazzy uptempo instrumental bounce with nice walking bassline and crisp picking. 5. *4:59 slow swampy crawl with a bit of tremolo 6. 5:11 Slow, clean and spare instrumental working of the classic tune, judicious touches of whammy-bar. Almost 2 minutes into song it turns uptempo and jazzy. “Beatles ending” 7. **16:13 spoken intro for 20 seconds, then into marathon showcase of different blues styles, starting with slow Muddy stroll. He introduces each influence, so it’s a nice little blues lesson. 8. *3:05 jazzy, relaxed vibe, walking bass, swing guitar, cute lyrics. 9. **4:35 uptempo rock instrumental rave-up (like “Tequila” with harder edges), nod to Albert Collins guitar style. 10. ***10:19 snaky midtempo crawl with great standup bass and a bit of horn. Very sexy – now THAT’s a love song! Goes into a long 60’s-style “eastern” jam for last several minutes. 11. 0:54 extremely quiet start, “animals waking up” noises. Freeform, intro to next cut. 12. 2:14 slow instrumental, lots of tremolo, good for slow dancing. Bit of Hendrix “Little Wing” sound to the guitar. 13. ***5:36 uptempo instrumental bopper – this one will have you snapping your fingers and wiggling around in your chair, at least! 14. ***6:05 slightly downtempo tango version of instrumental classic, lots of whammy bar and a bit of horns. Switches to a midtempo stroll with the horn solo. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Do The Memphis Grind | 8. | I'll Do Anything But Work | |||
| 2. | Gambler Blues | 9. | No Way Out | |||
| 3. | Down Along The Cove | 10. | This Dream | |||
| 4. | Sunday Mornin' | 11. | Just Before Dawn | |||
| 5. | Sewed Up | 12. | Dawn | |||
| 6. | Danny Boy | 13. | Cookin' | |||
| 7. | Blues A Rama | 14. | Dark Eyes |