Bad Habits

Bad Habits Artist: Colin James
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 075596183529
EAN: 0075596183529
ASIN: B000002HJX


Release Date: 1995-09-19

Bad Habits


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Tracks:

  1. Saviour
  2. Freedom
  3. Standin' On The Edge
  4. Real Stuff
  5. Better Days
  6. I Can't Hold Out
  7. Bad Habits
  8. Forty Four
  9. Walkin' Blues
  10. Atlanta Moan
  11. Speechless

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  1. Colin James and the Little Big Band II
  2. Colin James and the Little Big Band
  3. Sudden Stop
  4. Limelight
  5. National Steel

Amazon.com

Maturity, style, restraint, and confidence mark the Vancouver string-bender's first album of his thirties, one that smartly balances Memphis-styled originals with elegant deep blues covers (Howlin' Wolf's "Forty-Four," Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues"). The classiest track on a very classy disc is "Freedom," a rich, horn-driven slow burner featuring Mavis. Once a likeable bantamweight, James is evolving fast into a heavyweight contemporary bluesman. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of Canada's best kept secrets..........2006-11-03

It's tempting (very much so) to compare Colin James with Stevie Ray Vaughan, but that doesn't really do him justice. Where SRV relied on himself and his guitar to drive almost every song, Colin's approach gives everyone involved their own space, making the album sound more like a band than a solo artist. This is a good thing. His discipline opens up everything for a collaboration that allows the music to rise above first glance expectations. The first time I listened to it, I gave it a nod as a decent piece of work. It was the third time around that I began to notice the little things that make the difference between a garden variety blues album suited to background music while balancing my checkbook and a carefully crafted effort that reveals a tacit love for the music they play, demanding the listener's attention and appreciation. The songs themselves fall into a fairly narrow range of blues and blues rock, but the variety he offers within that scope sets this album pretty close to the top of the genre.

4 out of 5 stars Bad Habits.......2006-01-30

Colin James, rocker from Canada shows his blues talent on this CD. Very good effort and the beginning of a trend for Colin James. Actually, the trend began with 'The Little Big Band I' in 1993. This CD was a mix of rock and blues. The trend would then continue with 'National Steel' in 1997 and 'The Little Big Band II' in 1998.

5 out of 5 stars bayou/funk from vancouver?.......2003-03-25

First off, I'm a strat playin blues dude, took a chance on this cd and WHEWEEEE this guy sounds like he's been hanging around with Dr. John for the last 20 yrs. Excellent production, vocals, kim wilson on harmonica. There is'nt a dog on this cd, 100% listenable. He's not Walter Trout or Alvin Lee, maybe Sonny Landreth kicked up a notch. Backup vocals & the B-3 round the cuts out to the max. I guess in Canada they don't believe in filler cuts. Ax players take notice, TONE TO THR BONE!!

5 out of 5 stars A NOTHER GREAT BLUES CD.......2003-03-11

Once again I was too quick and reviewed this CD after only a couple of listens and got it wrong. After another week it has grown on me. The singing is like a slightly rougher ROBBEN FORD and suits most of these songs very well. The songs are excellent and the guitar work very tasteful. His phrasing and guitar styling at times sound familiar but he adds enough of his own to create his own style. His guitar tone is gorgeous, complimented by first class backing and superb production. Colin James promises great things for the future and I will have to buy the rest of his releases.

4 out of 5 stars A great bluesman.......2003-02-14

Listening to this album is such musical pleasure. It has all the great stuff you could expect from a modern bluesman. Colin James is a world class guitar player, a grat singer with a great voice. His vocal performance on this album just blows me away. It is just awesome. The songs are very different which give a more interesting listening. If you like good music this one is a "must have".

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