Dirty Pool

Melvin Taylor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 12, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Evidence
• ASIN: B0000014QJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,150 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #76 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Contemporary Blues

Track Listings

1. Too Sorry

2. Dirty Pool

3. I Ain't Superstitious

4. Kansas City

5. Floodin' In California

6. Born Under A Bad Sign

7. Right Place, Wrong Time

8. Telephone Song

9. Merry Christmas Baby

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blues At Its Absolute Best!, July 20, 2000

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Curtis R. Martin (Lubbock, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Pool (Audio CD)

Let's start with the downside... none of the songs on this album are original songs. That being said, ALL of the songs are BREATHTAKING. Melvin Taylor plays his guitar stunningly well, and the man knows how put mountains of feeling and soul into it. Not only is his guitar-playing fabulous, but the man knows how to sing the blues, too. If you like the blues, or think you might, or even suspect that you merely don't *dislike* the blues, then buy this album. It may be one of the best musical purchases you ever make, from the funky rendition of "Ain't Superstitious" to the brilliant cover of "Born Under A Bad Sign" this is modern blues as it should be.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Melvin Taylor is THE MAN!!, October 8, 1999

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Jason Cowey (Austin, Tx USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dirty Pool (Audio CD)

Awesome guitar player. Closest person since SRV to really capture the magic. He by far blows away KWS, Jonny Lang, and Mato Nanji from Indigenous. If you ever see him live or if you can find any video of him you will know what I am talking about.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER BLUES CLASSIC FROM MR. TAYLOR, February 9, 2004

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HANS D HARMS (runaway bay, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Pool (Audio CD)

4 stars only because it isn't quite as good as RING THAT BELL. This is a bit more traditional ( as much as traditional is possible for MELVIN ) than RING THAT BELL, I therefore find it a bit less exciting. Where RING THAT BELL is an electric blues CD in the GARY MOORE mold, this is more lay back. It still reaches the same hights, just not as often. I don't think MELVIN TAYLOR could produce anything but outstanding CD's. He is bursting with so much talent as a vocalist and guitarist, that everyone of his CD's is a must have for BLUES fans. He sounds like a mix of the best of BUDDY GUY, a large dose of SRV and a pinch of GARY MOORE.
I am just sad that I will never see him live.