Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind

Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind Artist: Kelly Joe Phelps
Label: Rykodisc
Category: Music


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


UPC: 014431080128
EAN: 0014431080128
ASIN: B0006ZFQLW


Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind


Related Categories:

General General
Categories | Blues | Styles | Music
General General
Categories | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music
Acoustic Blues Acoustic Blues
Categories | Blues | Styles | Music
Modern Blues Modern Blues
Categories | Blues | Styles | Music

Tracks:

  1. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
  2. Not So Far To Go
  3. Jericho
  4. Fleashine
  5. Cardboard Box Of Batteries
  6. Gold Tooth
  7. Tommy
  8. I Am The Light Of The World
  9. Waiting For Marty

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Album Description

Kelly Joe Phelps is the premier acoustic blues guitarist. For years his fans have been begging him to release a live CD. At last, Tap The Red Cane Whirlwind is the long-awaited opportunity to hear Kelly Joe recorded live in concert! Over an hour of pure unadulterated Kelly Joe Phelps at his finest - recorded in the intimate environments of two favorite venues - McCabe's in Santa Monica and The Freight And Salvage in Berkeley. The repertoire features Kelly Joe favorites, including "Jericho," "Tommy," "Not So Far To Go," plus astonishing versions of two classic cover songs - "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues" and "I Am The Light Of The World."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars incredible live cd........2007-02-25

kelly joe phelps is an extraordinaryly talented guitar picker who also happens to possess a wonderful resonant voice. you won't hear many live recordings as moving as this one. all on the long side, the songs range from six and a half minutes to almost ten minutes each; as mr phelps makes effective use of space and silence around his playing to work brilliant song sculputures out from these compositions. quiet and intense, this is blues and folk music that enthralls. if you have yet to discover kelly joe phelps, this is the place and time. don't miss him.

5 out of 5 stars 'no slide' - who cares?.......2006-12-08

I've seen Kelly Joe Phelps many times live, going back to when he first started out in his native Portland. I think he is one of the most original and interesting musicians/guitarists around, and his recordings don't really do his talent justice - until now. He takes a revolutionary approach to traditional fingerstyle country blues, which you really hear in his live shows. His live playing has alot in common with jazz improvisation, albeit within a country blues framework. Indeed, some live songs are almost unrecognizeable from the recorded version - sometimes you have to wait to catch a snippet of lyric just to get your bearings. The fact that he does this using fingerstyle technique and many different alternate tunings make it all the more unbelievable.

I have to say I'm really tired of people yelling 'slide, slide' throughout the show - I can't imagine how annoyed he is with it. His interests and technique have moved on since Lead Me On, which was about 15 years ago. Perhaps he said it best at a live show in 2003: 'You don't need a slide, you need a musician.'

4 out of 5 stars no slide.......2006-05-03

I bought this cd to learn the potential of slide guitar, figuring that a live album would best capture it. So you can understand my disappointment when I patiently listened to the first song, assuming that he'd pick up his slide later. But he doesn't.

I'm unfairly writing this after listening to two songs on the album, and I'm sure it'll still be worth the purchase, but make no mistake...

Kelly doesn't play slide on this recording.

5 out of 5 stars Doesn't get much better than this.......2005-12-15

I had the privilege of taking in a live performance by Mr. Phelps in Fall River MA this past weekend, and all I can say is that it was mesmerizing. This live CD does an excellent job of capturing his utterly unique take on the acoustic blues. It's a must have for any serious blues afficionado. However, you MUST see this man live - I promise you will not regret it.

5 out of 5 stars

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