Heavy Rotation

Paul DeLay | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Evidence
• ASIN: B00005MKEM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,911 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Over Money

2. So Near

3. Givin' Up The Body

4. Remember Me

5. Love Grown Cold

6. Wealthy Man

7. It Isn't Easy Being Big

8. I'll Quit You Tomorrow

9. Jimmy Jones

10. Ain't Feelin' That Love No More

11. Rainy Marie

12. Bess & Ernie's Rib Joint

13. In The Pocket

14. Cat's Away

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The world's best unknown harp player, October 19, 2001

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E. Fishbein "SpaceDude" (Saturn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heavy Rotation (Audio CD)

Here it is, over 2mos since Heavy Rotation was released and I'm the first person to review it. Sad, but not surprising.

A tour de force, for Paul, and blues in general. This Paul's best album since Paulzilla, I really don't know what else to say about Paul. He's a virtuouso on the harmonica, chromatic and diatonic. He does things that makes a grown blues-harp-man cry. He's just so far ahead of everyone else musically, and that's probably why his music is so unmarketable. He gets virtually no air-play, and it's a shame. Not only his playing great, but his songwriting is among the best in the business. His band is just as good. You can tell that they can play anything, not just blues, but jazz as well (hint, hint, Jazz album next Paul?).

Please, please. Support Paul! He's just in another class and deserves to be heard. If you love harmonica playing and blues you owe it to yourself to hear him. This isn't just blues, it's so much more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU- on the bicycle! You need this CD!, July 28, 2003

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Mike (Ewe-tah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heavy Rotation (Audio CD)

July 29, 2003:

Paul Delay's latest is a showcase for both his talents, and those of his underappreciated band. The songwriting is superb, the rhythm section is top notch, Peter Damann's guitar playing is nothing short of perfect, and Paul is... Well, he's the best alive.

You owe it to yourself to check this out whether you are a die-hard blues fan or not.

Update, September 4, 2007

Paul passed away in March of this year, and I recently reviewed "the Last of the Best", the only live recording of the Paul Delay Band, which made me look back at my review of this album. My enthusiasm for this work hasn't faded, in fact some of the tracks have become all time favorites of mine.

This album is the best studio album from the Paul Delay Band, and it's now the last. Paul's lyrics alone are worth the price - consider the inventive harmonica work and Damann's best ever guitar licks freebies.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy stuff, January 17, 2004

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PEL (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heavy Rotation (Audio CD)

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent. This is one of my all-time favorite CDs. I saw the band live in San Francisco at Biscuit's and Blues and am now hooked!!