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Pleasure & Pain

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This is an amazing album. For example, Roy's craggy voice combined with the sweetness of the guitar and lyrics in My Lost Home In Your Arms creates a unique and beautifully moving effect. The funky sound combinations in Will My Love To You are cajun-funk-pop-folk-rock, and funny and cool. Roy is unique and wonderful. If he comes to my town I will definately go see him. You MUST have this album. Even my teenager likes it!

I was amazed when I saw this man "live". How could he be that talented? He was also very pleasant to talk with. He really seems to enjoy what he's doing. I found this album, his latest, to be even better than I expected. It stayed in my CD player all week. It's just real easy to listen to and enjoy. Shanna Morrison adds a nice touch with her vocals and the recording seems clear and crisp.

Solid songwriting and studio approach. See him live! He blows the doors off any place he plays. There isn't a better slide guitarist alive!

The guitar playing is as usual sublime, both electric and acoustic. The usual mix of blues, rock and country/rock tracks with the last 2 being insrumentals. The vocals are without doubt the best Roy has sounded ever. Wonder-boy Jonny Lang swaps licks on one track, the result is an honourable draw and a great track. An essential purchase for guitar music lovers and Roy Rogers fans alike.

Love this and hate C & W--except for the old funky original Hank Williams Sr.things and a few others! But this Roy Rogers is not in the nasal twang group. I'd call this a mix of Mose Allison-Bob Dylan-like lyrics; a profound compliment as far as I'm concerned. His voice is folk music easy. Some great deep down delta blues strokes and a hint of rock. Just be there or listen to the lyrics... Oh, did I leave out a genre?

That is pretty much how I felt after listening to this cd.It is a great cd with great variety!I was already hooked listening to the prior selections on it."What The Funk" really gained him my full respect as a musician.I would have never believed someone could place a harp into a song and make it as appealing and funky as Roy has.Forget about Lola,Gloria,Roxanne and all the other song ladies."Gurtie Ruth" puts them all to shame;in more ways than one.