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Rise

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The Future Is Right Here... This is where Eddie is taking the blues. Vocally this cd is not great, but if you're looking for a guitar player who doesn't sound like anybody else, then you've found it right here. If the title track "Rise" doesn't move you then you're already dead. His band is first rate and includes Kenny Passarelli (ex-Joe Walsh/Elton John/Hall&Oates/etc) and David Givens (ex-Zephyr/4-Nikators). If you're still not sure about it, then go to Eddies website http://www.eddieturnermusic.com/ and listen to or download his set from the 2005 Telluride Blues Festival for free, then make up your own mind.

The BLUES purists might object to this as EDDIE stays miles away from the usual retreaded blues riffs, and so be it. But if you like your musik with a lot more edge and totaly original, than this is a no brainer. It took me a couple of listens to really get into this, but it was well worth the effort. Stunning guitar playing that always retains the TURNER stamp and songs that borrow from no ones song book. EDDIE's vocals are also OK and he never goes beyond what is possible. His version of WIND CRIES MARY is one of the best and most original interpretations of a HENDRIX song I've got in my collection ( and I've got lots ). MCLOUGHLIN did a similar thing with the same song on a HENDRIX tribute CD, but EDDIE's is still the better version in my book. If you like the guitar and are looking for something original that has it's roots in BLUES and ROCK, than this should make you very happy. If you are looking for a traditional BLUES cd, look elsewhere, because this is anything but traditional.

so i bought this not knowing what to expect..... but i was very pleased....
great arangements , wonderful guitar playing , strong songs....
not straight blues... but a very heavy jimi hendrix , zz top feel !
if you love guitarists ,this one is a big hit in my book

If you are a die hard "Blues Nazi" this may not be for you...HOWEVER Eddie Turner is by far one of the most accomplished guitar players EVER! I'd say it's more "free blues" and being his first CD it's an incredible accomplishment! His covers are just as good (if not better) than the originals.
I've seen this man in person, with the Otis Taylor band and now with his own band. He always brings down the house. Hot! Give it a try.

....or maybe just "music"? Mr. Turner is absolutely mesmerizing and masterful
in his playing and singing on this CD. Shame on anybody holding him to some
tiresome and outdated "Chicago" or "Delta" blues standard - which he meets and exceeds anyways. Good stuff. Buy it.

This cd is BAD!!I bought it after reading on the cover that he learned to play guitar at the crossroads.I don't know where the crossroads were but this IS NOT THE BLUES!!

This album is garbage!!He should be ashamed of himself calling this junk blues.No way,no how does this even resemble the blues.The only reason it got one star is because they don't use negative numbers.