Dealin'

Joe Beard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 15, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 15, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Audioquest
• ASIN: B00004UDDY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,857 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bitter Seed

2. You Don't Love Me Anymore

3. Just Like a Fish

4. Life Without Parole

5. My Eyes (Keep Me in Trouble)

6. Holding a Losing Hand

7. Give up and Let Me Go

8. Three Day Love Affair

9. Making a Fool Out of Me

10. Long Tall Shorty

11. That "So-Called" Friend of Mine

12. You'd Better Be Sure

13. If I Get Lucky

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Joe's ballads shine, August 5, 2001

By 

Edward Funek "Funster" (Cambridge Gardens, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dealin' (Audio CD)

Joe's vocals are essentially unremarkable and do not fully handle the range of musical styles (ie. boogie, blues, ballads)covered on this recording. However, this should not deter potential listeners from purchasing and indeed enjoying this album. Where Joe excels, is in the delivery of soulful ballads contained on the album, a prime example being the tune "Life Without Parole" which is one of the album highlights and contains tasty keyboard playing by Bruce Katz and "That So Called Friend Of Mine" where the musicians contribute some slinky playing. In fact Joe pens only 6 originals of the 13 tunes on the album and of the originals they provide the 4 highlights tunes on the album (the other 2 being the Mississippi blues of "Holding A Losing Hand" and "If I Get Lucky"). Special mention goes to Jerry Portnoy's terrific harp playing which is scattered throughout the album and provides great listening treats. Joe keeps good company on this album and lets face it, the involvement of the remarkable Duke Robillard is a GUARANTEE of something special. There is much to be admired in this recording and in anticipation for future releases by Joe. I wonder however, if a greater cohension would be gained in a release of all original tunes by Joe that centre around his soulful vocal style.