Customer Reviews

Black Midnight Sun

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There are a number of outstanding tracks on this CD : HERBERT HARPERS......., IS IT BECAUSE I'M BLACK, BLACK MIDNIGHT SUN, TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING, TRULY YOUR FRIEND. They are worth 5 stars. Some of the other tracks border on 1 / 2 stars and bring the rest of the CD down. The skip button gets a workout for LUCKY IN LOVE ( it was [bad] when MICK JAGGER released the single ages ago and got worse with age ), SHE'S A BURGLAR ( blues dross ) and some of the others are barely acceptable. The musicianship is uniformly great and LUCKY sure is a talented musician. His guitar / keyboard playing is first class as is his singing. I just wish he had picked a better range of covers to do his talents justice

I think lots of people consider Lucky Peterson as a bluesman. That's true, but with this new album, he proved that he can go even beyond that. He successfully blended rock, soul, and funk elements into these 11 songs without compromising the conventional side of the blues music. Producer/Bassist Bill Laswell's bone-rattling rhythms of funk work very well here. This album is a must-have for those who want to see the future of blues.

I was really disappointed by this recording - the songs are tired, and the effects on Bill Laswell's bass single handedly ruins the mix. I don't know what Laswell thought he was doing, it is that bad. On the first 10 seconds of the first song it sounds interesting but then it overpowers and dominates. It is a blurry mess of phased, flanged, who-knows-what, over processed, boomy bass noodling. Skip this one, trust me. You'll be taking it to the used record store in a week.