Rattlebag

Paul Reddick | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Northern Blues
• ASIN: B00005MK7K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,164 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #55 in Music > Blues > Harmonica Blues

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Blues Classic, December 12, 2001

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Acnoth "acnoth" (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rattlebag (Audio CD)

Every September the small city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada hosts the surprisingly excellent Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, and every year some unheralded band comes in and blows the doors off the place. In 2000 that band was Paul Reddick and the Sidemen, playing mostly tunes from "Rattlebag." This CD should definitely reach blues classic status. These guys grab you up front with a brief collage of the CD's tracks called "P.R. Jubilee," and they then kick it into gear with "Sleepy John Estes," which track demonstrates that they can play a guitar-hero style of blues that is further augmented by a sensational harp. Later, in "Blind River Blues," they demonstrate that they can slow it down and wrench your gut and heart with the pathos of pure blues. Other tracks of note are the short harp solo, "06/19," and the kick-(...) "I'm a Criminal." However, these are just the highlights; the whole CD is fantastic. In fact, it's a good thing that CDs have replaced vinyl. Otherwise, I would have already worn through the album for this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music, a very refreshing change., February 2, 2006

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Reid O. Dennis (Seabrook Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rattlebag (Audio CD)

I listen to all kinds of music, however I am generally a rock fan ranging from classic rock such as Jimmy Hendrix and Booker T and the MG's to more recent Alternative, Hard rock, Metal, and Indie classifications. This band however is excellent. This Northern Blues band is very pleasant to listen to with there faster tempo but great blues vocals. This band has become one of my favorites. When someone asks me what my favorite band is, now I say "Paul Reddick and the Sidemen" to help them get more exposure in a country in need of more good music like this, and because its true.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paul Rennick and the Sidemen, "Rattlebag", November 3, 2002

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Bob Del Prete (Margate, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rattlebag (Audio CD)

Here is a fresh new blues sound that reaches out and grabs you.
Their original songs are well written and drive hard, yet ever so smooth. I also had the pleasure seeing them live at the Ft. Laud Blues Festival - they are even better in person. They have tremendous potential.