Duke Meets the Earl

Ronnie Earl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stony Plain Music
• ASIN: B0007PICXA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,373 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #71 in Music > Blues > Slide Guitar

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41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Borg vs. McEnroe...sorry, Ronnie & Duke!, March 13, 2005

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M. Bernocchi "mbernocchi" (Old Windsor, Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I was lucky enough to have a ticket for the central court in Wimbledon and watch the best tennis final ever played in the championship: Borg vs. McEnroe. After few hours of breath taking spectacle the image of McEnroe on his knees after the winning point is still present today in my eyes. WHAT A DAY IT WAS! If you are wondering: what does it have to do with a blues record? Well it does for me. When I received the delivery from Amazon the feeling I was feeling was the same I proved that day waiting for the match to start. You know that you are about to be witness of a magnificent, historic event and your excitement grows and grows until the match starts and then, when it started, you are carried away in a roller coaster of emotions that are hard to describe in words. Here, my friends, we are in the presence of the two best blues white guitarist alive playing together and the final result in terms of emotions and excitement is very much the same. 8 songs, 72 minutes of great music played the way only Ronnie and Duke could possibly play. They hit the ball hard in each other court using all their best skills exchanging bending, sliding, stretching the notes to the limit, squeezing their guitars as I never heard before. WHAT A BLUES RECORD! We are in the presence of greatness, this is it, this is the best electric-blues album of our era! A fantastic result that I am afraid is already the benchmarking all the others modern electric blues albums will have to be measured against. Uptempo, swinging but mostly slow blues in the menu in an almost (50%) instrumental album. The CD from start to finish captures your attention and makes you experience some of the deepest and strong emotions you have ever had or will have listening to modern electric blues. It is a sterile and pointless exercise to try to find a "favourite" track in this CD because they are all stunning. However is hard not to mention the 15 minutes plus slow "My tears" in which Duke Robillard demonstrates that he is not just an incredible guitar player but also a very good singer, and the great "A soul that's been abused" penned by Ronnie and sung by Mighty Sam McClain. With the appearance of the B3 master Jimmy McGriff as special guest in two songs and a very tight and precise rhythm section the album flows from start to finish in no time and it really looks like instead of 72 minutes it has lasted only a couple. Who's the winner then? Who's the best player? Borg or McEnroe? Ronnie or Duke? That day in Wimbledon McEnroe won, however it is hard to say who was the best player in the court. In this record we have no winners my friends they both won! They both demonstrate that they are the bests around. If there is out there a must have album, this is the one. A billion stars wouldn't be enough to rate this masterpiece!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must already know, May 24, 2005

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John Terry "musiclikerguy" (Kansas City, Mo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duke Meets the Earl (Audio CD)

If you're reading this review, chances are you're a fan or one if not both of these men. You know about Roomful of Blues and the Broadcasters and you could even be from New England. Maybe you're just a very astute afficionado of the blues. What you're probably looking for is confirmation that this album is as good as you've made it out to be in your mind. You're in luck, it is. What this is not is two guys calling each other out for a showdown at high noon. What it is is two good friends and two exceptional guitar players jamming together and making exceptional music for the joy of playing together. We're just lucky enough to be able to take home the finished product. If you're a blues fan or a guitar man (or woman), your collection's not complete without this one. It's a dandy!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Great Blues Album!!!!!!!, March 11, 2005

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J. R Sategna (Martinez, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duke Meets the Earl (Audio CD)

I got this album the day it was available. Great blues from Roomful of Blues former guitar players. Each has his different style and it is very noticable on this recording. Each is featured on a different stereo side-Ronnie on the left and Duke on the right. Lots of slow and fast blues jams with an occasional vocal. I have played this album over and over and never will I get tired of it. If you love the blues and you love these guys-don't wait-get off this web site and go buy it now!!!!!!