Devil Is An Angel Too

Janiva Magness | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alligator Records
• ASIN: B0038P9LOA
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,271 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

USA Today

"Magness is a blues star"

"Magness sings superb, potent soul-blues with a scorching intensity."

"Rollicking blues, swampy soul and R&B...stark, gritty, emotional material...terrific, magnificent voice. She rips into ballads with moving and riveting tenacity...she burns through these songs like she's got everything to prove."

Product Description

Blues and R&B vocal dynamo JANIVA MAGNESS is on top of the blues world, winning the Blues Music Awards for B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009 and Female Artist Of The Year in 2006 and 2007. On THE DEVIL IS AN ANGEL TOO, Magness' gritty, powerhouse vocals infuse tales of love and loss with a cathartic mixture of scorching intensity and smoldering resolve. The music has a spare, jagged feel that accentuates Magness' emotional investment in hard-hitting songs by Joe Tex, Nick Lowe, Julie Miller and more.

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best blues CD of 2010, April 20, 2011

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David Stine (Rockford, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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I reviewed this CD when it came out, for Crossroads Blues Society. I said it was the best of 2010 and I haven't changed my mind in the many months that have followed. Thus, I ended up buying my own copy. This CD has an overall "T-Bone Burnette" feel thanks to Jeff Turmes and Dave Darling. There's a real stripped down bass, drums, hooky-guitar tremelo-laden feel. Magness husky voice is used to the max to convey songs of betrayal, joy, remorse, and acceptance. The use of acoustic instrumets add the the character of this CD. Every song is well crafted yet self-contained. No filler here. For those unaware of Magness' talents, this is the perfect place to begin. The Devil is An Angel Too holds up to constant play. It is a miraculous CD!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Janiva Rocks!!, April 25, 2010

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G. Kimble "Gary" - See all my reviews
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Gotta say- This is vintage Janiva Magness!! I like it better and better every time I listen to it. This woman can sing!! She didn't become B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year 2009 for nothing. I saw her perform at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival on April 24, 2010. In addition to sounding great on the CD, she also puts on a heck of a live show!! Get the album, and if you are lucky enough, catch a show of hers, too. You can get her tour schedule at her website. Enjoy!!

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful blues and a little soul, January 4, 2012

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Pat in Phoenix "Pat" (Phoenix AZ) - See all my reviews

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Saw her in performance and had to buy the CD. Great singer and material. And the band has been with her a long time and is very tight. Love the nerdy-looking keyboard player. Highlight songs are the title song, 'Weeds Like Us', 'Slipped,tripped and fell in love' .
Deserves a much greater level of success and a big audience.