I Hear Some Blues Downstairs

Fenton Robinson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alligator Records
• ASIN: B0000009XF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Chicago Blues
  • #97 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Texas Blues

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Pretty Good Follow-Up To A Classic., November 9, 2004

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Sam Mosley "The Junkyard Junky" (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Hear Some Blues Downstairs (Audio CD)

Fenton Robinson's 'Somebody Loan Me A Dime' is a classic album, and this one is the follow up to it. An album like that is a hard act to follow but this one is still pretty decent. One weak point of it is a few of the song selections. The blues world did not need more versions of Roscoe Gordon's "Just a Little Bit" or Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" and even Fenton couldn't put much life into them. Other than these song's the rest of the album is very good, particularly the title track, a nice original from Robinson, a re-cut of the classic "As the Years go Passing By", and a pair of T-Bone Walker covers, "West Side Baby" and "Tell me what's the Reason", a tribute to one of his mentor's.
This album may not be the equivalent of 'Somebody Loan Me A Dime', but it still stands on its own as a fine work by an under-recognized master of blues. There is plenty of room for his fantastic vocal's and guitar playing throughout the album.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good intro album to Fenton, April 5, 2000

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N. B. Blues (Jacksonville Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Hear Some Blues Downstairs (Audio CD)

This is one of my least favorite Fenton Robinson albums...if you are reading this review I strongly suggest you get the NIGHTFLIGHT album first..it is awesome...the difference in the guitars is like night and day!

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Blues Album from Fenton Robinson, July 7, 2008

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D. B Pepper "neonx83" (Plainview, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Hear Some Blues Downstairs (Audio CD)

"As The Years Go Passing By" is the best song on this disc. There's no need for "Just A Little Bit" and "Killing Floor" to be included here, as a different reviewer on Amazon.com previously stated, and as Allmusic.com also makes clear. "Somebody Loan Me A Dime" is a far better album from Fenton, who is a wonderful singer and very good guitar player.