John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers Road Dogs (CD, Eagle Records, 2005) ***
Genre: Blues rock
Places I remember: Vinyl Countdown (New Plymouth
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Black Cat Moan
Gear costume: Road Dogs
Active compensatory factors: The nineties version of Mayall on A Sense Of Place is still remarkably full of passion and commitment.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Black Cat Moan
Gear costume: Road Dogs
It features some spirited songs and in Black Cat Moan - one of his all time best. Only slight blemish is an okay version of Let's Work Together (best left to Canned Heat that one, John).
By 2005's Road Dogs the Mayall vocal chops are showing some signs of wear and tear and the songs aren't as memorable. Mayall has always taken an autobiographical position in a lot of his songs. They sometimes work and sometimes they don't. An even split in this set.
It all sounds like good late period Mayall blues which is still better than most white boy blues albums, but he's sounded more inspired elsewhere (before and since).
Where do they all belong? Yes, there's more to come when we return to the vinyl.
Where do they all belong? Yes, there's more to come when we return to the vinyl.
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