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Black John

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The third album from guitarist John Bigham (Fishbone, Miles Davis) continues to explore the intersection of blues, R&B, funk and soul. Having co-founded the group with bassist Chris Thomas for 2003's eponymous debut, he assumed the lion's share of artistic control on 2007's The Good Girl Blues, and here provides the songs, vocals, guitar and production. Blues and gospel provide the underlying progressions, but this is anything but "straight eight," with electric bass and piano guiding the music towards the blend of soul, R&B and funk heard on the group's first album. But neither is this a mash-up of styles, as the elements are smoothly absorbed into the whole, rather than stitched together patchwork-style. Bigham's guitar is here, but it's his elegant and thoughtful vocals that are the album's star, with elements of Al Green, Prince, Sly Stone Lenny Kravitz, and Isaac Hayes all figuring into the results. Fans of old-school funk, `70s soul and contemporary blues will all find this to their liking. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]

usually i don't get thrilled by this type of music,but,man this record clicked on all cylinders! great songs,performance,and a feel
for the blues i don't always hear everyday.there isn't much more i know of this artist,so you can take my word for the outstanding
work on this album.

I really liked two songs. The others were okay, but nothing stood out. However, nothing sucked. After a few listens, the CD just didn't grab me enough to keep on listening. That being said, I would purchase the next CD by this group. They do not lack talent. When they're good, they're very, very good. Next time, hopefully more than twice.