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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Big, fat blues,
By Tim Weber (Iowa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Tornado (Audio CD)
He may not be "slim" any longer, but "magic" is woven all through Morris Holt's sensational "Black Tornado." This not only is Magic Slim's best album, it is one of the top 10 (top 5?) blues discs of the 1990s. Like the tornado of the title, Magic Slim's rough and tumble blues could blow a 2x4 through a brick wall; he could tear your heart out and show it to you while it's still beating. (OK, I'm getting carried away). "Black Tornado" is slow to get going, but the third cut, a cover of Muddy Waters' "Still a Fool" is sensational, and there's more to come. "I Can't Trust My Woman" is great, and I defy you to sit still during the righteously houserockin' "Magic Boogie." Whew! And on the magnificent slow burner "Crazy Woman," Slim sings: "I got a crazy woman, she got a mind just like a goose; I think I'm going down to buy me a toolbox, I believe that woman she got some screws loose." I don't know what the hell that means, but ... YES! Get this baby.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Magic Slim is the real deal,
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This review is from: Black Tornado (Audio CD)
Magic Slim is the real thing - his guitar is varied throughout, but also drenched in Chicago's South Side. His voice, too, is honest. And his band drives forward constantly. Throw Willie Kent and Lurrie Bell in a blender, and you're listening to Magic Slim. (Hey, let's not forget that the Teardrops are one tight band.)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A work of great artistry,
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This review is from: Black Tornado (Audio CD)
Whenever I think that the blue flame is flickering low, I put on "Black Tornado." On this CD, Magic Slim--who has been turning out great work for years--turned out a CD that exemplifies the best of electrified but down-home blues. From first to last cut, this CD is intense, powerful, and always surprisingly musical. Slim's vocals are excellent, and his guitar work shows that the Fender Jazzmaster makes a great blues instrument. The guitar tone in particular is noteworthy for its combined power and clarity. Overall, the CD has that same quality of absolute, unadulterated authenticity that marks the great Chess, Robinson, and Bihari recordings of the 1950s. It should be in the collection of all blues fans.
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