Leslie West- BLUES TO DIE FOR- CD- 2003- Blues Bureau International- 026245204720- 300 grn
This is The Blues baby. If your Mom and Dad brought you to the concert now is the time to tell them to go on home cuz we gonna kick out the jams, disturb your mind and kick your ass with The Blues. Long-neck bottles, sly-looking women, cars that go faster than they look - and Leslie West is eyeballing your mama - so you better ante up and keep your cards close to your vest cuz - Baby! ...this IS the blooze! Get ready for the charge of the West brigade. Leslie and really still do it and it has b*alls, power, emotion, fire and just raw, hard nosed blues. Leslie hasnt last it a bit, his selections of songs are great. It is also great for a blues guitarist to play along with. Simple, rough, in your face great hard edged blues. If you like musicians like Alvin Lee, Johnny Winter, you will love this.
Leslie West, needs no introduction. The man provided monster guitar riffs and vocals back in the late 60’s and early 70’s with MOUNTAIN. Mountain had a reunion last year but I guess these are songs that Leslie had in his bag. He is backed by Ansley Dunbar on drums and Gunter Nezhoda on bass, Kevin Curry on rhythm guitar and a few guests on Hammond organ. I was quite skeptical about this release as I had one of Leslie’s blues releases from some years back and it really did not capture my attention and it seemed so uninspired. The CD begins with "Crawlin Kingsnake" and features some nice slide guitar. The production is clean but a bit rougher than some of his previous blues CDs. "Boom Boom", an original, is next and it has a great foot stomping riff but really lame lyrics. "Mean Mistreater" (Muddy Waters) and "I’m Ready" (Willie Dixon) are treated to excellent renditions. "Talk To Your Daughter" is another serious slide guitar outing. Leslie can still play the guitar for sure but the original songs are quite lacking. The covers are by far the best songs on the CD with additional renditions of "Don’t Start Me Talkin’" (not as good as the Rory Gallagher version) and "Born Under A Bad Sign". A pretty enjoyable CD and glad to hear one of the great guitar players of the heavy 70’s period can still rip it up.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Clear Tray Includes 4-Page Foldout Inlay.
Made In U.S.A.
P.S. LESLIE WEST (Leslie Weinstein). Musician. Born 22 October 1945 - Died 22 December 2020.
He had to cope with a variety of health problems over the years. In the mid-80s he was diagnosed with diabetes, and in 2011 diabetic complications forced him to have his right lower leg amputated. In the early 2000s he survived bladder cancer. Leslie West, who has died aged 75 following a cardiac arrest, could claim to be one of the creators of heavy metal.
ПРИ ПОКУПКЕ (сразу) ТРЁХ ФИРМЕННЫХ АЛЬБОМОВ, ДОСТАВКА БЕСПЛАТНО !!!