Artist: The Incredible Blues Puppies
Title: In The Doghouse
Label: Note
Genre: Blues
Bitrate: 195kbit av.
Time: 00:55:33
Size: 81.61 mb
Rip Date: 2008-09-17
Str Date: 2008-00-00
1. Tuff Days 3:25
2. I Don't Get It 4:11
3. Zip You Lip 3:33
4. A Hard Way To Suffer 3:38
5. Away From Here 2:24
6. Too Bad 4:07
7. Chilled Down To The Bone 4:40
8. Mean Mistreatin' Mama 6:02
9. Shivering In My Shoes 3:06
10. No Time For You 4:05
11. In The Doghouse 2:23
12. Don't Keep Me Waiting 2:29
13. Hungry Man 4:03
14. Gerard's Jump 2:42
15. Got Love If You Want It 4:45
Release Notes:
"Puppy Fat", the debut album from the seasoned performers in
the Incredible Blues Puppies was a really enjoyable album, and
I'm delighted to say that this is an equally enjoyable
follow-up.
If you don't know the pups in question, there's Alan Glen
(Yardbirds, Nine Below Zero, Dr Feelgood etc), Jim Mercer
who's worked with Paul Lamb and Pinetop Perkins, Dino Coccia
who drummed for Jo-Ann Kelly and Lowell Fulson, and John
O'Reilly from the Big Town Playboys. There's also room for a
wide array of guest puppies including Paul Cox, Gypie Mayo and
Roger Cotton amongst others.
Unlike the first album, which was mainly covers, "In The
Doghouse" only has four covers out of the fifteen tracks on
offer. This time, they've dipped into the back catalogue of
T-Bone Walker, Eddie Boyd, Leroy Carr and Slim Harpo, with the
highlights being 'Mean Mistreatin' Mama' and 'Got Love If You
Want It'. However, the success or failure of the album is
mainly down to the writing efforts of Alan Glen who nabs
credits on eight of the original tunes. And to his credit.
it's a solid, if not sensational, set of sturdy, guitar driven
Blues, which sits snugly into the sixties British Blues
template.
Things liven up a bit when they expand their sound a bit, and
I'd like to hear more harmonica work from Alan Glen, as it's a
treat when its up front. You often find that when musical
veterans with a certain pedigree get together it all goes
horribly wrong, but the Incredible Blues Puppies have put
their pedigree to good use on an enjoyable album.