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5.0 out of 5 stars
Not your average white blues interpreters, September 10, 2010
Not that there's anything wrong with that. I mean, I really miss Snaker Ray. It's just that when you listen to Willie McBlind, you need to adjust your attitude. I have both of their CDs (as far as I know, their only two), and you really have to listen to everything to appreciate their range. It's like Urszula Dudziak meets the North Mississippi Allstars. Although they can definitely hit a groove and give you some great driving music, there is another dimension here. Darius Milhaud and other classical musicians were inspired by jazz, and Willie McBlind is similarly inspired by the delta and Chicago blues and related genres. They deconstruct the blues in an abstract way, fully developing and appreciating the nonstandard intervals and metrics. Trying to keep up with their ideas will take your breath away and also deepen your appreciation of the original blues sources. I hope they release another CD soon. They are a unique item, for sure.
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