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Storms of Life

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I was first introduced to Mr. Allison only this past summer by his electrifying performance at this year's Prince A Celebration: Xenophobia. I am not normally a Blues fan, but this man is a master guitarist...of not only the Blues, but also of Funk and Rock!!!

Even Prince had to give him his due at the concert. But back to the album... Storms of Life is an excellent piece of work. From start to finish it has your head bobbing and your toes tapping. If you have not purchased music from Bernard before and want a good sampling to wet your taste...this is the CD to get!

And if you are lucky enough to have him hit your town for a concert do check him out. The CD is just the pacifier but seeing him LIVE is a real treat.

Once in a great while, I hear a new blues release that recalls the depth and energy of the great electric blues players I grew up listening to, players like Waters, Winter, Clapton, Green, Rush, et al. After listening to this CD for almost two years, I've come to the conclusion that it's the best blues release of 2002. It's got everything a great blues album needs. Allison's voice and guitar work are tasty, gritty, and well-seasoned, evidence of the amount of work and dedication he put into his apprenticeships with Koko Taylor and his father. And the song choices are superb. My favorites are "Fistful of Dirt," a killer rock-steady mid-tempo shuffle with a profound message about living through hard times; "Mean Town Blues," which is ample proof that Allison can lay claim to Johnny Winter's Texas electric slide legacy; and "Snake Bit Again," a remarkable vehicle for Allison's gritty, dead-on singing. There's a lot of redundancy in more recent blues releases, but this album shows Allison is capable of being a truly original talent in this often hackneyed genre. Check it out.

When I first came into the blues scene most of my friends in the hood would make fun and call it old peoples music, but I was relieved to find out that this guy was only ten year older than me. What's even better is that he's not alone in the new blues scene. I was blown away with his first two albums "Hang On" and "Across the Water" were he was playing with the Jimi/Stevie influencial fire, but when this album began with the slide guitar playing I couldn't move. This was something I had not heard from him before. Sucks his talent is rarely heard. If you are a blues/rock fan you will not be dissapointed.

THIS IS JUST A SOLID BLUES/ROCK CD.BERNARD CAN FLAT OUT PLAY THE SLIDE GUITAR AND THE REGULAR GUITAR.HE DOES A GREAT REMAKE OF A JOHNNY WINTER SONG MEAN TOWN BLUES.BUY THIS IF YOUR INTO GREAT BLUES GUITAR WORK.

Bernard Allison is a bluesman like his late father. He has appeal to blues fans but also like his father has not really crossed over to the rock fans. That is probably due to the restricted nature of what radio today than what Allison performs.
If you are a fan of guitar driven rock like Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers, Aerosmith, you will love this. The guy can play and he can play loud! He's also a fine singer, bandleader, and writer. He;s one of those well kept secrets that should be huge star.

This was my first Bernard Allison purchase and I was really impressed with this album. Like his father before him, Bernard has his own unique style of playing the blues. Each song is very good in its own way. This album opened me up to Bernards' other albums. You will not be disappointed with this purchase.

This was my introduction to Bernard's recordings. I didn't do any research on it, I just saw it and bought it. As it turns out I couldn't have done any wrong, as all his recordings up to this one are well worth having, but this is the best of his early ones. I could go on and on about his slide playing (he is every bit as good as Johnny Winter and might even be better). "Just do me any way you want" has a very enjoyable reggae like feel to it. The whole album is outstanding and promises the listener that there will be many more great things to come from this outstanding musician. It is nice to know that Luther's legacy will live on with his son, who will undoubtedly leave behind a legacy of his own. This album is a winner. Your blues collection has a gaping hole in it if you do not own this one.