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Doyle Bramhall II

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000056Q3U
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,821 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Doyle Bramhall certainly has impressive rock & roll connections. His father played drums for Lightnin' Hopkins; Texas-born Bramhall himself has served as guitarist behind Jimmie Vaughan in The Fabulous Thunderbirds and alongside Charlie Sexton and Stevie Ray Vaughan's rhythm section, Double Trouble, in Arc Angels. However, anyone who buys Welcome looking for a companion piece to Texas Flood is likely to be sorely disappointed. This is defiantly unreconstructed rock & roll, all growling vocals, pounding four-square drums, and interminable guitar solos--matchstick models of sailing ships have been made in less time than it takes Bramhall to get from one end of "Thin Dream" to the other. It is done quite well, as these things go, and may find favor with fans of fellow blues-rock revisionists The Black Crowes. Ultimately, though, there's not much here that you wouldn't find in any truck-stop bar north of the Rio Grande and south of Chicago. --Andrew Mueller

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Let This One Pass Bye., July 3, 2005

By	J. Loncher "CD/DVD Depot" (Buffalo, New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Let me start by saying that this cd has one of the greatest songs ever written/performed..."So You Want it to Rain". AWESOME song. Mind you, this is a slow song, but it is a perfect fit for his voice and guitar. I would get this cd just for that song, but the bonus is, the whole cd is great. It's not really Rock, it's not really Blues, it's Doyle Bramhall II. I would say "Jellycream" is good also, but not as good as "Welcome" and the one titled "Doyle Bramhall II" I wasn't happy with that one. Of course the Arc Angels is Excellent. That's the cd that led me on the road to descover Doyle Bramhall II. Hope this helps.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bramhall's guitar playing ranks with the best, April 17, 2005

By	Joe W. Green "Woodyg3" (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Doyle Bramhall has made taken up where Cream, Stevie Ray and Buddy Guy left off. While certainly playing his own style, there are elements of all the greats present in this presentation. "Blues that isn't afraid to rock" is how I would label this album.

Andrew Mueller's review for Amazon (above) mentions interminable guitar solos. The guy just doesn't get it. The guitar solos are magic. No, they won't fit into neat little 3 minute packages for radio play. This isn't mindless commercial music, it's artistry. If you love good guitar playing, you'll love this album.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really grows on you..., April 21, 2003

By	Greg Randolph (Johnson City, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews

First of all, I agree that this recording and "Jellycream" are very different, and I LOVE "Jellycream". But, if you are truly a fan of Bramhall's voice AND his guitar virtuosity, this album is for you. I don't think there is a smoother voice in rock and roll today and Bramhall definitely can play some blues guitar. I'm surprised he's not more commercially successful, but that's never been a bad thing for the music or the musician for that matter...Unfortunately, Stevie Ray Vaughn was not very commercially successful until his death. Let's hope Doyle II is around for many more albums.