Customer Reviews

Lonesome Moon Trance

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I will respectfully disagree with the other reviewers. I think this CD is wonderful. Lowdown Grown-up Jive is tongue in cheek yet serious. The musical arrangement is tight, with a beat reminicent of 60's girl bands. Love Stuff showcases Harmans flawless harmonica technique and the title tune wraps up the CD with a blues festival type jam.

Too often blues fans expect more of the same from their favorite artists. Harmans departure from his previous offerings is clear on this CD, and I like it. Change is good.

i dig james harman and everything he has done that i have heard. this is a little different for james, not like the na'kin's albums or live alive in '85. james uses it as a chance to deliver some of his political and social views, but that icepick drawl and killer harmonica draw you right in. it's good to see james diverisfy a little but never straying too far away from the blues.

I too am a long time James Harman fan and this is my favorite. "Alibi, Reason Why" is worth the price of admission. "You say it all over we can walk away friends..hahahah". That said, I don't think J.H. can make a bad album. They are the best of breed.

This is not one of James' best by a long shot. A more somber work, probably more reflective of recent personal problems for the artist, but still relevant. The "toned down" production is also a departure from the more agressive tone of his earlier works. There are a few gems on the album (Double Hog Back Growler, It's Your World and the title track)that make it worth the purchase. James has pushed the bar so high with regard to blues songwriting and performing that even a solid work like this falls a bit short compared to earlier classics like "Two Sides To Every Story" or "Do Not Disturb".

I am a big fan of James Harman's, but was very dissappointed with Lonesome Moon Trance. It's not terrible, but it is nothing in comparison to some of his other albums such as Extra Napkins, Do Not Disturb, etc. There are few tracks on this CD that deliver that raucous, toe-tappin' roadhouse boogie attitude that we've come to love and expect from James. Many of the songs are painfully slow in tempo and the lyrics are pretty unimpressive.