Blues: L.A. Blues Authority, Vol. 2

Artist: Glenn Hughes
Label: Shrapnel
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 026245200425
EAN: 0026245200425
ASIN: B000003ZBN

Release Date: 1993-03-09

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Tracks:

The Boy Can Sing The Blues
I'm The Man
Here Come The Rebel
What Can I Do For Ya?
You Don't Have To Save Me Anymore
So Much Love To Give
Shake The Ground
Hey Buddy (You Got Me Wrong)
Have You Read The Book?
Life Of Misery
Can't Take Away My Pride
A Right To Live

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Customer Reviews:

It Ain't the Blues, but its Sure Rock & Roll.......2006-07-21

4 Stars = Classic

Glenn Hughes is known by millions as the bassist/vocalist in Deep Purple's MK III line up & to a much lesser extent Trapeze, but many don't know about Glenn Hughes as an solo artist with quite a few albums to his credit, many of them excellent.

Glenn has a phenomenal voice, truly one of the finest in rock, hell, the whole music world, as a matter of fact he has been dubbed "the voice" by many in the business. Glenn's vocals are drenched in soul & R & B, with an amazing range of growls, phrasing, vibrato & a perfect silken tone, which makes Glenn a versatile singer indeed, covering everything from soul & funk to heavy metal flawlessly. So one would expect his solo albums to follow suite, & they do. My fave would probably be the hard rocking set " Blues," which features the guitar & co-writing talent of Craig Erickson (Craig plays all rhythm guitar, but only plays lead on two songs).

"Blues" is an album that kicks hard & long with Glenn going back to his 70's roots. The name "Blues" is a little misleading, for this album grabs straight for the gut with a hard to heavy 70's vibe. The stand out cut here is "I'm the Man," a marriage made in rock & roll heaven of Glenn's wonderful voice & a killer rhythm section with hot guitars from Craig Erickson on rhythm & John Norum on lead. "I'm the Man" comes off like the best song ZZ Top never wrote on steroids & methamphetamine, a true monster if there ever was one, & the rest of the album not far behind.

"Blues" is well worth your time if you're looking for an album that rocks with authority for the most part, but if your looking for B.B. King, Albert Collins, or even SRV, you won't find it here.

Glenn Hughes Rocks!.......2001-04-05

This is one of the finest recordings of Glenn Hughes' career. He's surrounded by some of the 80's best guitarists on this one. Standouts include "I'm The Man" with John Norum, (Europe/Don Dokken) "What Can I Do For Ya" with Richie Kotzen, "You Don't Have To Save Me" with Mark Kendall (Great White) & Warren DeMartini, (Ratt) and all the songs with Darren Householder & Craig Erickson. Erickson also plays all rhythm guitars. Top all that killer playing off with one of the best voices in rock, not to mention most other forms of music, and you've got a near perfect recording. Sorry Crue fans, but Mick Mars was NOT a good fit.

Slightly overrated but still welcome comeback album.......2000-07-11

"Blues" is Glenn Hughes' early '90s comeback bid, after several years of being by and large out of the public eye. It seems that during the whole grunge period it was hard for one of the world's pre-eminent soulful hard rock singers to find his niche, so he released this album of him doing blues-type tunes backed by a slew of LA guitarists (Mick Mars, Mark Kendall, Warren deMartini, etc.) The result is a mostly fun album, although some of the songwriting is somewhat derivative (shades of Stevie Ray Vaughn can definitely be heard in places). Of course, Glenn's voice is as strong as ever. It's a pity he didn't play more bass on it. I do not mean to knock the album, 3 1/2 stars is more on the mark, but as the '90s went on his albums became more daring (especially Addiction), and he is obviously a source of pride for Brummies everywhere.

VOICE ofrock.......2000-01-06

Glenn , he is still cool,...ex the bass and Former of the legendary DEEP PURPLE.Hestill rocks, the boys can sing the blues, IAm a man are the best tips on this cd. A must for DP fans.

A new twist in blues music.......1999-10-22

As a old fan of blues music with a picky taste for oldies such as T-bone Walker, Robert Johnson and others, I'm not sure this is a TRUE blues CD. But Glenn's stunning vocals, well-played songs and hard feelings from a rock star are all here. Not easy listening for hard rock fans, not easy for old blues lovers, but truly a masterpiece of fusion, this album overrates this kind of hard rock-blues experiments made until now. I wonder why you haven't kept the direction doin' such low profile CDs as The Way It Is, which is clearly a step backwards. For when an all-new recording of the phenomenal Phenomena album??

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