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Change in My Pocket

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Anson and Sam have done it again! Anson's guitar playing is so classy it brings tears to your eyes! Sam's singing and harmonica are still the best and the band (Pat on Bass, Danny on Drums and the new Piano Player, John Street) are all seasoned pros! You need to own this CD, as well as the rest of the Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets music.

Somewhere between Mississippi and Texas is a place called Cool. Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets with Sam Myers are among the few remaining residents of this hip little community. "Change In My Pocket," the bands latest effort on Bullseye, provides music fans with quality music that is all too lacking in today's overproducted, rock-influenced blues. The Muddy Waters flavored "Highway Man" is Anson and Sammy at their best but note the tasty piano fills ala Otis Spann offered up by John Street. This band has it all. "You can't be the one for me" is classic Anson and the Rockets with brilliantly simple drumming by Danny Cochran. If you are a fan of the blues this cd has to be part of your collection.

This wood be a great CD to teach a class on blues and roots music! A perfect example of a band playing TOGETHER. So tight and smooth, great rythm section, tastefully understated guitar solos, and Sams' vocal warmth combined with great production make this one of my favorite blues CDs. What a great Bo Diddly feel on "Willie Jo". A modern classic.

Anson came to Australia 'unknown' and was a HIT! This CD is extremely good blues, can be played over and over without problem. Great ! A1+

Blues comes in a lot of flavors. There is Chicago made famous by people like Buddy Guy and Howlin Wolf. There is Texas Blues that been played by the Vaughan and the Winters brother. There is also Mississippi Delta Blues, English Blues, the list goes on. Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets with Sam Myers, brings the best of these different sytles together. Mr Myers's raw voice, Anson guitars licks and the Rockets backing them up really works here. If you want a place to start or to own only a single album by this band, this is the album to go for, because in my book this is their best album.

This is one of the best blues albums ever made. Along with Jimmie Vaughan's recent "Do You Get the Blues?". I'm not exaggerating. If you like real blues as opposed to "Blues Hammer" type of bands, this is it.