Ash Wednesday Blues

Anders Osborne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000059LEP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,444 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #70 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > New Orleans Blues

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Swede CAN Sing The Blues, March 16, 2001

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Dina Glardon (riverside, il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ash Wednesday Blues (Audio CD)

Ash Wednesday Blues is an important addition to the blues music world. Osborne Anders is a headliner at the New Orleans Blues Festival and this man can sing the blues. He first caught my attention during an interview on public radio. Anders belongs in New Orleans right up with the best of them and he has a wonderful attitude towards his music and the great musicians that he plays with. Don't miss this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Snake Bite Love, May 18, 2001

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ash Wednesday Blues (Audio CD)

Anders Osborne gives another great CD with Ash Wednesday Blues. His recordings are impressively consistent with variety and quality. "Stoned, Drunk & Naked" starts off as a hot rocker. "Ho-Di-Ko-Di-Ya-La-Ma-La" is a "set my a*s on fire" party time that sounds like updated ragtime. "Every Bit of Love" slows the tempo with a bluesy acoustic arrangement with saxophone and guitar. Keb' Mo' joins in on banjo and background vocals on "Stuck On My Baby." I enjoyed the lyric, "like a diamond in a silver mine." My favorite track is "Snake Bit," an infectious blues where Anders sings, "trouble doesn't always win in the end." Anders shows good variety with the next few songs. We kind of shuffle and skip through "Soul Livin'." "Me & Lola" is a sax ballad. "Kingdom Come" boogies. "Life is Strange" is slow and mournful. Percussion with drum and bass propels "Aim Way High." "Improvise" is uptempo with a great joyful lyric, "got to let the good things ride." The CD closes with two beautiful ballads. The title track sings about those who are "full of themselves, but no heart." "Through & Through" is a pure love song. It ends with two spoken lines: Anders, I believe, sighs, "That was sweet." Keb' Mo' who played guitar laughs, "Now you can get laid." This CD has great spirit, good songwriting, and is a lot of fun. Check it out!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A happy survivor does it again!, March 15, 2001

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David Yeates "yeates to the gate" (MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA USA) - See all my reviews
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Anders keeps thrilling local Lousiana audiences with his great voice and guitar in live shows from Jazz Fest to all the best local New Orleans clubs. And this new disc keeps the fire burning on his collective recorded output...another disc that will please New Orleans music, roots rock, blues and R and B fans alike...great guitar, vocals, songwriting, and thoughful production from Leon Medica. After surviving the demons of overindulgence several years back, Anders has reformed his life and vision in a positive and intelligent manner that is evident throughout "Ash Wednesday Blues."