More Storms Comin'

Mark Selby

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 26, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B00004XSPF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,094 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
By now, the world ought to know that Mark Selby was the songsmithing genius behind Kenny Wayne Shepherd's massive hit "Blue on Black." Clearly, someone figured out that there's probably more where that came from; hence, Selby's own debut, on the venerable Vanguard label. Indeed, this album contains all the necessary ingredients: blues-rock riffs chock-full of crunchy goodness; workmanlike lyrics with just enough wit to be clever, but not so much as to sound pretentious; and a backing band that sounds as if they're having the time of their lives. If there's a failing here, it's that the album is occasionally a little too glib, and when Selby tries on a ballad or a bit of acoustic blues, it doesn't quite come through. When he rocks out, though, he's capable of transporting the listener to a sweaty blues bar at 2 a.m., full of hard-core partyers making a mockery of last call. Selby's greatest asset is that he has the same unpretentious charm that's made Tommy Castro so well-known. May it serve Selby equally well, if only because the world does need more songs like "Kink in the Chain" and "Smoked." --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars and I thought the North Mississippi All Stars were great, October 27, 2000

By	David Schaeffer (Yardley, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A few weeks ago the North Mississippi All Stars gave me one of the most intense musical experiences of my life in a small venue in Philadelphia. So I decided to check out Mark Selby and Kenny Wayne Shepherd when they appeared at a much larger venue this week. Mark Selby convinced me that I really have been a fool for ignoring blues-rock ever since my friends in college failed to turn me on to the Alman Brothers. I bought this CD from Mark during the break after his set. I was amazed that with a house full of Kenny Wayne Shepherd fans, hardly anyone was paying attention to the guy who wrote so many of his hits. But the real treat was the next night when I listened to More Storms Comin' while driving home from a very disappointing performance by two bands that were in my preferred style of pop-rock. This is a fantastic CD. Listening to the North Mississippi All Stars CD makes me wonder why I found their live performance so compelling. Listening to More Storms Comin' makes me wonder why Mark Selby is so under-appreciated.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic From the First Note, September 29, 2000

By	Christopher D. Orear "cdorear" (Nashville, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mark Selby may have gained notariety writing songs for others like Kenny Wayne Shepherd and the Dixie Chicks, but this CD shows that Mark deserves a spotlight all his own. More Storms Comin' contains songs in the great blues styles from classic acoustic to rocking blues in the traditions of Stevie Ray Vaughn and ZZ Top. Mark creates visual images and communicates feelings in every song. Mark creates upbeat fun in songs like "Don't You Throw That Mojo On Me" and "What Am I Doin'", and shares a great deal of depth with the acoustic "Down By The Tracks" and "Blind Since Birth". One of the few CD's you can own where you will want to play it over and over and over. A true classic from the first note. P.S. Don't miss him live!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great songwriter/singer, February 12, 2003

By	HANS D HARMS (runaway bay, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If your main priority is guitar solos, than this may not be for you. It has some great solos but is mainly about great songs. This would be a gratest hits package where it anyone else. For Mark Selby "GREAT" seems to be the standard he starts from. On most of my better blues CD's any of these songs would be a standout. The fact that I regard most of the songs on my favourite blues CD's as good to great should tell you how brilliant this lot is. Not one song that wouldn't have HIT written all over it were it recorded by a main stream act. Although this isn't strictly blues it will satisfy even the most critical blues fan with a miriad of new treatments of some well worn blues grooves and stylings. Somehow Mark always manages to make it sound fresh and exciting. Even his nod to the old time blues artists "BLIND SINCE BIRTH" would have done any of the old legends proud had they penned it..
You'll sing along to each song after 2/3 listens. VERY CATCHY