Customer Reviews

Payin' for My Sins

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IF YOU ARE A FAN OF BLUES/ROCK AND SOUL THIS CD AS IT ALL AND IT IS ALL GOOD. GRADY SOUNDS LIKE A YOUNG ROBERT JOHNSON WITH HIS SOUND POWERFUL VOICE. BEST CUTS ARE "DONT START ME TALKNG" OLD SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON SONG ABD "SOME KIND OF WONDEFUL" OLD GRAND FUNK TUNE. THE MOST POWERFUL SONG IS "GOIN DOWN SLOW" WHICH STRESSES THE CONSENQUENCES OF UNPROTECTED SEX. GRADY SINGS AND PLAYS HARMONICA.

This CD has some really nice songs with some really nice grooves. Champion shows his vocal skills on everything from real rockin' soul to some nicely laid down ballads, and his harmonica playing adds just the right flavor. This guy can groove!

This is a great blues CD by Grady Champion. I purchased the CD after I heard Grady live at the Prairie Dog Blues Fesitival in Prairie Du Chien, WI. For me there is Blues Rock and then there is the Blues. Grady sings the Blues. I like every song on this CD and recommend it to everyone.

I was very impressed by every aspect of this CD. Champion really shows off his harmonica skills on several of the cuts as well as his fine vocal ability on the ballad "Good as New." His version of "Goin' Down Slow" is very moving. I also think his songwriting is excellent and brings something new to Blues music.

Grady Champion was a new name to me, having bought the CD on the basis of an Amazon recommendation. The album has it's moments and the music's great but when it comes to singing, Grady should stick to playing the harmonica.