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Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 5, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alligator Records
• ASIN: B0000009ZX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,921 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so hot., July 31, 2001

By A Customer

I bought this CD after seeing Saffire live at the 2001 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. Their set was dynamic, musically interesting and great fun to watch. However, this early recording fails to capture any of that excitement. There are too many tunes that sound too much alike. It's mostly one groove: uninspired blues riffs with not much going on lyrically except for repetitious sexual double entendres that aren't quite funny enough. I actually fell asleep listening to this. Save your money for a live performance or a more recent CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST-HAVE in any blues-lover's collection, January 24, 1999

By A Customer

I was hooked on these women the first time I heard "One Good Man", an anthem for all of us playing the field but looking for Mr (or Ms) Right. This is my favorite CD by the Saffire: the Uppity Blues Women. Their tunes range from rowdy, tender, funny, serious, fast, slow (sometimes within the same tune -- "Torch Song #1/Torch Song #2") and are ALWAYS great and heartfelt... and sometimes slightly raunchy. But of course these ladies wouldn't be UPPITY without a little tounge-in-cheek, "jelly-roll" blues!! You are sure to find a tune for every mood - and lover, "ex" or current - you have! These ladies hold NOTHING back in playing or or writing their tunes! Once you taste the music and humor of these fabulous blueswomen, you'll be back for more!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Jewel In The Blues Crown, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

This album serves up a funky dish of eclectic blues from slow to fast and in between. I don't think I can pick out a favorite, as all of the cuts are fantastic. "Tom Cat Blues" written by Anne Rabson is one of the ones I listen to twice sometimes but then that is true of the entire album. These ladies sign, seal and deliver, with a bang, old blues standards and new stuff that makes any blues fan want to move their feet. Ann's piano, Gaye's Guitar and harmonica and Andrea's various instruments along with their voices produce a heavenly boogie that turns the blues into something to shout about.