Brooks, Ronnie Baker / Torch, The
Album: Torch, The   Collection:Blues
Artist:Brooks, Ronnie Baker   Added:Oct 2008
Label:Watchdog Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-11-02 Pull Date: 2009-01-04 Charts: Blues
Week Ending: Jan 4 Dec 28 Dec 21 Dec 14 Nov 30 Nov 23 Nov 16 Nov 9
Airplays: 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 19, 2019: blues with a feelin
The Torch Of The Blues, Born In Chicago
4. Jun 19, 2010: blues with a feelin'
The Torch Of The Blues
2. Jun 15, 2011: Getting Over the Full Moon Hump
It's On
5. Oct 24, 2009: blues with a feelin'
The Torch Of The Blues
3. Oct 20, 2010: Getting Over the Hump (Full Moon)
Love Me Baby
6. Jun 24, 2009: Getting Over the Hump
It's On

Album Review
The Byrd of Paradise
Reviewed 2008-11-04
A true guitar slinger - South Side Chicago. Son of blues legend Lonnie Brooks. Raised in the blues. Very contemporary, lotta guitar. Covering lowdown, rocking, uptown, and ballads.

1. Lowdown strut, autobiographical
2. Hard rockin blues, takes from Rock
3. Funky - rocky street song
4. Wailin guitar over blues march
5. Rock/blues ballad in full bloom
6. Bluesified rock march
7. Butt-shakin funky bounce
8. Easy rollin' soul stroll
9. Ronnie takes one - boogie guitar insrt.
10. Fuzz tone guitar - easy walkin
11. Strong walkin funk stomp - broke
12. Butt rockin boogie
13. Dad sings one - rockin hard midtempo
14. Screamin guitar - full voiced stomp
15. Performing with his mentors - paying tribute to their music. Swingin tuff BB King style midtempo walk
16. Rockin funky - growlin low
17. Easy strollin soul ballad


Track Listing
1. Born In Chicago   9. Train
2. Are You Free For Me   10. Other Side Of Love
3. It's On   11. If It Don't Make Dollars, Then It Don't Make Sense
4. A Long Goodbye   12. Can't You See
5. Love Again   13. It's All About You
6. You Wrong For That Now   14. Mack Mama
7. Half   15. The Torch Of The Blues
8. Be A Good Man   16. Love Me Baby
  17. A Whole Better Too