Backbone & Gristle

Arnold, Mac & Plate Full O' Blues
Plantation #1 Productions
Blues | Apr 2008

Reviews

The Byrd of Paradise
Reviewed 2008-04-29
A true bluesman for all seasons. Bass playin' in Chicago's heyday. Stepped away for some time and now back as front man with new sound.

1. Slow easy strut to rocked out finish
2. Funky-swampy R&B stroll
3. Blues shoutin' over easy funk walk
4. Uptempo chromatic harmonica instr
5. Slow, back-in-the-alley cryin' vocals
6. Spoken story into playin' the gas can
7. Funky - Howlin' Wolf-ish boogaloo
8. Sparse playin' under spoken vocals - cool slow blues
9. Softer side of the blues - ballad
10. Soulified churchy multi-voiced gospel stroll
11. Acoustic guitar & harp with gardening vocals
12. Midtempo boogaloo w/blues rappin'
13. Strong walkin' BB style boogaloo
14. Stinging BB slow blues - live
15. Live. Mac preaches about "the kids" and sings with the kids. Same tune as #10.

Recent airplay

Wrong
Love And Relations
Happy HourMay 15, 2017
Love And Relations
Happy HourJun 25, 2009
Love And Relations
Happy HourJun 19, 2008
U Dawg Gone Right
I Can Do Anything -Studio-
Deep Fried And SanctifiedJun 10, 2008

Charting

2008-04-27 — 2008-06-29 Blues
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 22 1
Jun 15 2
May 11 2
May 4 3

Track listing

1. Love And Relations
2. U Dawg Gone Right
3. Backbone & Gristle
4. Blow Till You Blow
5. I Refuse
6. Gas Can Story
7. Gitty Up
8. Things I Don't Need
9. Buster
10. I Can Do Anything -Studio-
11. The Garden Song
12. Wrong
13. Where I've Been
14. Mean To Me -Live-
15. I Can Do Anything - Live-