Year: 2012
Time: 45:02
Size: 103,5 MB
Label: Self Released
Styles: Blues/Electric Blues
Art: Front
Tracks Listing:
1. Cold Cold Heart - 3:47
2. Really Gets My Best - 4:21
3. Devil Fishin' - 4:20
4. You've Been Warned - 3:54
5. Home Cookin' - 2:53
6. Living Close to the Flame - 4:38
7. Dirt Nap Serenade - 3:14
8. Ain't No Way - 4:56
9. Bad Axe - 3:31
10. Love is in Your Eyes - 5:55
11. I'm Just Your Fool - 3:29
Past IBC competitor representing the North East Ohio Blues Association, Memphis Cradle is a straight ahead, hard rockin' blues power trio. Exploding with the first track "Cold Cold Heart" we are shown what these boys can do and how they do it. Joe King certainly knows how to slash and burn the guitar (it must be his on the cover photo)!. While Gary Sands on bass, and Bruce Woodring on drums more than hold their own. The thing about power trios is that all three musicians have to be exemplary in their craft for it to work...these cats are. Taking to the amplified swamp for some "Devil Fishin'" we hear a cautionary tale of the ages of how the evil one baits the hook to catch us when we let our defenses down and stray to far from the path and before we know it we are hooked. Well constructed tune and the feel that it imparts with the cymbals riding and drum acting as a metronome we can feel the time slipping away from us and darkness creeping in. The guitar work of Mr. King is packed tightly within the song and make it a package deal that is hard to resist.
"Dirt Nap Serenade" serves as another sort of warning. The warning is to that person who just runs their mouth ad nauseum, or lives their live in the fast lane with reckless abandon, and the end it inevitable - hence the dirt nap. A forceful hard rocking edge to this track combined with the lyrics makes it fun and almost anthem like, well for some, at least. They show how they can slow it down to a slow burning blues number with "Love Is In Your Eyes". With tone to spare, Mr. King shows his understanding of the softer side of fretwork, working his solo from full mellow toned notes to fiery distorted rock riffs we see his wide range of influences and interests nicely performed here.A kicking live version of Little Walter's "I'm Just Your Fool" reminds me of what was done in the sixties -seventies when Blues were being covered by young British or American bands. Rockin' & rollin', reelin' & rockin' and fun all the way with just enough updated sound and fury to make it fun for all.Like your blues from the rock side of the tracks, these bad boys are for you.Heavy guitar driven, solo acoustic or piano rollin' big mamous, the blue sis there for you at blues411.com
Love, Lies, Burning
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