Road To Rio
Reviews
The Byrd of Paradise
Reviewed 2006-05-29
Reviewed 2006-05-29
39-year old blues crew from Southern California. Legendary, with new guitarist. Tuff, authentic sound. From lowdown, gut bucket to hard-edged inner-city blues. No posing here.
1. Drivin' midtempo rocky strut
2. Oldtime lowdown (John Lee Hooker)
3. Easy strollin' country-fied walk
4. Drivin' jungle beat - call & response
5. Easy walkin' country-fied blues stroll
6. Bluesy cha cha to shuffle piano instr.
7. Serious acoustic guitar & harp. Solid vocals -- OOOhhh!!!
8. Tuff walkin' inner city instr.
9. Lowdown, lean & mean. Ooohhh!
10. Oldtime "welldone" harp instr.
11. Lazy & lowdown - real blues!
12. Tuff struttin' city walk w/horns.
13. Whackedd-out guitar over smokin shuffle.
14. Slinky - sleazy - sensuous
15. Easy walkin' acoustic harp insrt.
CD 2
1. Uptempo guitar jump insrt.
2. PIano boogie - very touchy issue
3. Oldtime early R & B - jumpin;
4. Fats does Freddy King - very well.
5. Legendary Texas jump blues man backedd by Hollywood Fats band
6. More of the same - but slower. Oooh!!
7. Swingin' version of Joe Turner classic
8. Classic Chicago blues rumba
9. Laidback & lowdown
10. Legendary blues singer backed by the Fats band
11. Same singer - jumpin boogie woogie
12. FCC - NOT FOR AIRPLAY
1. Drivin' midtempo rocky strut
2. Oldtime lowdown (John Lee Hooker)
3. Easy strollin' country-fied walk
4. Drivin' jungle beat - call & response
5. Easy walkin' country-fied blues stroll
6. Bluesy cha cha to shuffle piano instr.
7. Serious acoustic guitar & harp. Solid vocals -- OOOhhh!!!
8. Tuff walkin' inner city instr.
9. Lowdown, lean & mean. Ooohhh!
10. Oldtime "welldone" harp instr.
11. Lazy & lowdown - real blues!
12. Tuff struttin' city walk w/horns.
13. Whackedd-out guitar over smokin shuffle.
14. Slinky - sleazy - sensuous
15. Easy walkin' acoustic harp insrt.
CD 2
1. Uptempo guitar jump insrt.
2. PIano boogie - very touchy issue
3. Oldtime early R & B - jumpin;
4. Fats does Freddy King - very well.
5. Legendary Texas jump blues man backedd by Hollywood Fats band
6. More of the same - but slower. Oooh!!
7. Swingin' version of Joe Turner classic
8. Classic Chicago blues rumba
9. Laidback & lowdown
10. Legendary blues singer backed by the Fats band
11. Same singer - jumpin boogie woogie
12. FCC - NOT FOR AIRPLAY
Recent airplay
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Charting
2006-05-28 — 2006-07-30
Blues
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 16 | 1 |
| Jul 9 | 1 |
| Jul 2 | 3 |
| Jun 25 | 2 |
| Jun 18 | 1 |
| Jun 11 | 1 |
| Jun 4 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Baby Let's Play House | ||
| 2. | Everybody's Blues | ||
| 3. | Coffee Grindin' Man | ||
| 4. | Steady Rollin' | ||
| 5. | Long Black Cadillac | ||
| 6. | Gumbo Grinder | ||
| 7. | Gone Away | ||
| 8. | 3rd Degree Burn | ||
| 9. | Let's Rock Awhile | ||
| 10. | Dr. Blake's Boogie | ||
| 11. | Black Chilli Pepper | ||
| 12. | Sharpest Man In Town | ||
| 13. | Jr's Boogie Rocket | ||
| 14. | Let Me Love You | ||
| 15. | Honeydripper | ||
| 16. | Fats Fries One | ||
| 17. | Nasty Boogie Woogie | ||
| 18. | Baby Let's Play House | ||
| 19. | Side Tracked | ||
| 20. | Kidney Stew | ||
| 21. | Cleanhead Blues | ||
| 22. | Shake Rattle And Roll | ||
| 23. | Rockinitis | ||
| 24. | This Little Voice | ||
| 25. | Love For Sale | ||
| 26. | Boogie Woogie Blues | ||
| 27. | Motel Time |