Push Comes to Shove

John Hammond Jr., Albert Hammond Jr. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Back Porch
• ASIN: B000LSAJ5C
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,556 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Push Comes to Shove

2. Come On in this House

3. Mean Ol' Lonesome Train

4. If You Wanna Rock & Roll

5. Tore Down

6. Eyes Behind Your Head

7. Butter

8. Heartache Blues

9. Everything's Gonna Be Alright

10. Take a Fool's Advice

11. You Know That's Cold

12. Cold Water

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin' From Start to Finish, January 25, 2007

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Gregory Tutunjian "ISOIA" (Newton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Push Comes to Shove (Audio CD)

This CD starts out strong and keeps delivering throughout. Gritty at times, persistently engaging and toe tapping. Actually, your whole body is going to be moving as you listen to this one.

Slow walkin/talkin blues at times, with a deep reach for meaning in delivery transitions back to kick-a** blues with gusto.

I'm planning to see John in March (Bath, ME) and this is great preparation.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin' blues from a master, February 1, 2007

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Ned Burks "John Hammond junkie" (Berryville, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Push Comes to Shove (Audio CD)

Another gut-wrenching, terrific outing for John Hammond. I've been listening to John's music for 30 years, and he just keeps getting better. I saw him at Wolf Trap last night and he was superb. John is best known for his highly original guitar and harmonica takes on the blues classics, both acoustic and electric. Here he expands his repertoire by adding a raunchy "blues meets hip hop" version of the classic "Tore Down" with hip hop artist G. Love that will knock your socks off. First class music from a first class artist.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The new mono???, March 31, 2007

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jah sky "jah sky" (Chicago, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Push Comes to Shove (Audio CD)

I've admired John Hammond for almost 39 years now. I'm glad that he's back to using an electric band again. This recording is killer! I think the fact that it was recorded in analog as opposed to digital is what gives it the raw edge.If you like your blues gritty and downright real, you'll love "Push Comes To Shove". Can this analog recording be the new mono for the 21st century? Hope more artists record this way...it's warmer...or in this case...HOT!! This CD and John's recent output remind me of his early electric Vanguard and Atlantic recordings. This guy is an unheralded Americon icon.