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Thicker Than Water

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This is as good a blues CD in this genre as you can buy. Mike Henderson writes great songs. They would be classics on anyone elses CD. There is not one bad track on this CD. The sound is
'GRUNGE BLUES'. A slightly dirty sound like the STONES suits perfectly as a vehicle for MIKE's superb guitar playing ( he plays great slide as well ) throughout the CD. The vocals are
excellent as well and the lyrics are better than most other offerings in this genre. All 3 MIKE HENDERSON CD's are worth buying and are sure to get your next party hopping.

This CD is so great. Mike Henderson takes you with him on a rollercoaster of bluesy ups & downs. You'll be swayin' & boppin" with one of the best. This is a must buy! My fav on this Cd is "I need me a car".

Awesome CD! Out of the couple hundred CD's in my collection, this is definitely in the TOP 10. These guys don't sound like anybody else. The original songs are terrific, they make the covers sound like their own. In fact, buy "First Blood", too. Both are fantastic. I'd love to see these guys in person.

Mike Henderson is sometimes listed with country but this guy can play the blues!! Excellent CD, great guitar and vocals.

My title says it all-Buy this if you can find it! Mike Henderson is the real deal, not some Trashville wanna be. There are very few more talented folks out there than Mike. If you are planning a trip to Nashville, skip the Honky Tonks one night and get down to the Bluebird Cafe (on Mondays) when Mike is playing, it will be the highlight of your trip. As previous reviewers have said, First Blood is very good. For a slight change of pace check out Edge Of Night. Just a bit more country without being full on Grand Ol' Opry!
Enjoy and spread the word.

As long as musos like Mike Henderson @ the Bluebloods take up the Blues the future is assured. Whenever you think that you've heard it all ( I did ) along comes something like this.
Rocking Blues at it's best. A somewhat dirty sound accentuates the care free style in which these virtuosos deliver their highly original and incredibly powerfull take on the Blues. Mike Hendersons guitar playing is powerfull but can be ever so emotive when called for. Great songs that would be standouts on almost anyone elses CD. This will certainly get the party started. I wish they would come to Australia as I am dying to see them live.

The back-alley production values of this disk accentuate the dirty, gritty, irresistibly low-down, gut-bucket blues gushing out of this recording like water from a fire hose. This isn't just an homage to tradition, however; the band takes a lot of chances here, stretching the blues idiom to the breaking point and putting a unique stamp on it. Mike's vocals have never been better, and he's finally been persuaded to get that harmonica out of the trunk (I've never heard better). Meanwhile his bass-strung guitar keeps growling out some of the meanest sounds around. Mike is secure enough to keep coming up with keyboard virtuosi who threaten to walk away with the show, but then again, I bet there's a truckload of top Nashville musicians who'd jump at the chance to play with the Bluebloods. I'll echo the plea of my Aussie mate here: Mike, please get this band to St. Louis ASAP!

I thought they couldn't do any better than "First Blood". I was wrong.

Without a doubt, the most jumpin' CD of any genre I've heard for too long a time. Great combination of big old Silvertone slide geetar sounds (Mike tunes down to C!) mixed with standup bass, acoustic piano and a rockin' drummer. Oh yeah, and the wicked Little Walter inspired harp is played by Mike as well...

These guys are the best - when I first heard the remake of "Wouldn't lay my guitar down" (which appeared on Mike's CD "Edge of Night") I had to pull the truck over to crank the volume and avoid the speeding ticket.

Hey, I'm gushing. Enough. Buy it.

(And Mike, get your band out to Sydney Australia ASAP!)