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I bought this CD after seeing Saffire live at the 2001 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. Their set was dynamic, musically interesting and great fun to watch. However, this early recording fails to capture any of that excitement. There are too many tunes that sound too much alike. It's mostly one groove: uninspired blues riffs with not much going on lyrically except for repetitious sexual double entendres that aren't quite funny enough. I actually fell asleep listening to this. Save your money for a live performance or a more recent CD.

I was hooked on these women the first time I heard "One Good Man", an anthem for all of us playing the field but looking for Mr (or Ms) Right. This is my favorite CD by the Saffire: the Uppity Blues Women. Their tunes range from rowdy, tender, funny, serious, fast, slow (sometimes within the same tune -- "Torch Song #1/Torch Song #2") and are ALWAYS great and heartfelt... and sometimes slightly raunchy. But of course these ladies wouldn't be UPPITY without a little tounge-in-cheek, "jelly-roll" blues!! You are sure to find a tune for every mood - and lover, "ex" or current - you have! These ladies hold NOTHING back in playing or or writing their tunes! Once you taste the music and humor of these fabulous blueswomen, you'll be back for more!!

This album serves up a funky dish of eclectic blues from slow to fast and in between. I don't think I can pick out a favorite, as all of the cuts are fantastic. "Tom Cat Blues" written by Anne Rabson is one of the ones I listen to twice sometimes but then that is true of the entire album. These ladies sign, seal and deliver, with a bang, old blues standards and new stuff that makes any blues fan want to move their feet. Ann's piano, Gaye's Guitar and harmonica and Andrea's various instruments along with their voices produce a heavenly boogie that turns the blues into something to shout about.

got this cd for my wife,now shes got the upitty blues attitude,a must have for any woman over you know better!

Saffire is a wonderful blues group. Many, if not most, of the songs have been written by Gaye Adegbalola. Like any good blues, they range from incisive social commentary to just plain fun.

A must for any blues fan, and particularly for women who love the blues.

Wow! These girls are just the thing to drive away the blues. The original numbers have the most amazing lyrics, that never fail to cheer me up! Check them out if you like blues with sassy lyrics.

Saffire is three middle aged women who may be uppity, but they sure do know their blues history. They do blues standards mixed with (mostly) their own material, always with a sense of humor ("Pissin' on a Skunk" is a good example). Before forming this group, one woman was a computer analyst & one was a music teacher. The problem is that at times, they play like a computer analyst & a music teacher! There are moments when "by the numbers" seems to overcome genuine feeling, & that's especially detrimental to this type of music. Sometimes the singing is too proficient & a note is carried too long; it's not quite rough & tough enough at spots. But it's always likable & it's truer to the blues than most of what's out there today.