Now My Soul

Ronnie Earl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stony Plain Music
• ASIN: B000255K1W
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,470 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blues For J - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

2. Double Trouble - Kim Wilson

3. Feel Like Goin On - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

4. Abandoned - Kim Wilson

5. Walkin On The Sea - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

6. Black & White - Kim Wilson

7. Kay Me Dear - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

8. Maxwell, Mudcat And Per - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

9. My Buddy Buddy Friends - Kim Wilson

10. Walter Through Kim - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

11. #7 - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

12. The Magic Of Sam - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

13. Bonus Track - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scary good!, July 9, 2004

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John Terry "musiclikerguy" (Kansas City, Mo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now My Soul (Audio CD)

There is a shiver I get when good music hits me and really takes hold. Ronnie Earl's music has me shaking all over. The man gives you everything he has, heart and soul. Why he is not recognized as the greatest guitarist working today and among the best to ever picked up a guitar is beyond me. This is not as much of an instrumental album as last time. The great Kim Wilson and his smokin harp make numerous appearances on the album. The combination of the two men is dynamite! Show Ronnie Earl some love and pick this one up. You'll be glad you did.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Earl Strike again!, June 16, 2004

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M. Bernocchi "mbernocchi" (Old Windsor, Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now My Soul (Audio CD)

Ronnie Earl is one of the best blues guitarists alive. This is a fact. With his new realise I believe he has gained a place in the short list of the greatest of all time. After many all-instrumental albums, on this one half of the tunes feature a singer. With the help of his all time friends Kim Wilson and Greg Piccolo, sharing vocals duty, and the former Broadcaster bass player Rod Carey, Ronnie delivers a very strong album that should definitively place him at the very top of the list of the greatest blues artists of our time. This is a straight blues album with just few concessions to other styles. His playing has never been so sharp and focused, so clean and crispy, he makes every single note counts and his playing throughout the album is just unbelievable. His version of the Otis Rush' classic Double Trouble worth by itself the price of admission. It is however the whole album that stands out from the crowd, not a bad tune to be found, no a weakness to be spotted. On the CD's notes Mr. Earl thanks and blesses lots of friends, I would just like to thank him with all my heart for all the fantastic sensations and the unbelievable feelings I always experience listening to his music. Thanks Ronnie, please carry on!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone needs Ronnie Music in their life!, June 2, 2004

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Jonathan Browne (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now My Soul (Audio CD)

As a devotee of the man I regard as the finest living blues guitarist, his latest CD, "Now My Soul", doesn't disappoint, with the unique mix of jazz, blues and gospel that was christened "Ronnie Music" by the original Broadcasters still to my mind the most exciting music to be heard.

There are no weaknesses and therefore, relatively, no standouts but if pushed for a favourite I'd have to nominate "Double Trouble", an Otis Rush song covered by many (often badly - notably Eric Clapton's tepid rendering),is breathtaking.

If like me you know and love "Ronnie Music", you'll know in the nicest possible way what to expect, but if you're unlucky enough not to have come across Ronnie Earl before, welcome him warmly into your life and your CD player, you'll never regret it. He hasn't made a bad record in his career, everything he plays is not only technically phenomenal but is imbued with the soul of a man who has known the hardest of times but retains both his passion and compassion.

I first discovered Ronnie Music in 1997, having seen him play a devastating set at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in July that year - he even achieved the rare feast of making the headlining Robben Ford seem like an anticlimax. The above was shortly after I lost my my much-loved mother, and it's no exaggeration to say that the wonderful "Color of Love" album lifted my flagging spirits during the darkest period of my life, and also encouraged me to pick up my own guitar again having not played a note for fifteen years.

Enjoy!

Jonathan