|   Dean
Hall and The Loose Eels – Shed My Skin
{1994 | Python Records}
Shed My
Skin is the debut album featuring nine songs
from the Kentucky guitar slingin’, hard
rocking, bluesman Dean Hall. His second CD “The
Ghost of James Bell” (1997) features my
favorite track - My Baby’s a Pig. I like
the bluesy feel of Shed over the harder rock
intensity of Ghost.
I
saw Dean at the ZZ Top
concert 7/27/05 – he’s a big
dude, kinda looks like Mr. Clean – he
can sing, write and plays a mean guitar. At
the time of ZZ concert Dean was playing guitar
and touring with Gretchen Wilson on Kenny Chesney’s
Somewhere in the Sun tour.
 The
Loose Eels are: With special guests:
Dean Hall – guitar & vocals Ron Gannaway
& Milton Sledge – drums
Peter Newland – harmonica Dow Tomlin,
Willie Weeks & Warren Gower – bass
Boyd Lefan – bass Jim Piekarski –
Hammond B-3
Gene Weatherbee – drums Jeff King - slide
The
Songs:
1. My Milkman Was Freddie King
– searing guitar.
2. I Know Something ‘Bout The
Blues – Dean is a bit of a Stevie
Ray / Kentucky Headhunter combo and mighty powerful
in his delivery.
3. I’m The Reason (That
She Walks That Way) – great harmonica
with a great beat and soulful southern rock-like
vocals.
4. You Can Never Take Me Home
– fantastic funky bass groove.
5. Dancin’ Shoes –
a traditional bluesy shuffle with perfectly
placed harmonica and guitar snippets.
6. Mr. Fun – fast, loud,
hard rockin’ blues.
7. Fat Bottom Girl –
a blues gumbo of Texas and Chicago styles with
lots of mojo.
8. Moonshiners’ Daughter
– electric blues with a taste of slide
and consistent bass line.
9. If You Play Another Country Song
(I’m Gonna Have To Kick Your Ass!) –
a catchy country parody. The inspiration for
this song came when Dean was in a fairly empty
bar, he put a quarter in the jukebox and played
a Zeppelin song. The other dude in the bar then
put in 40 quarters and played the same country
over and over and over.
I
liked this CD a lot. Learn more about Dean visit
him at www.deanhall.com.
Ciao’
for now, peace.
Cornbread
Cornbread@stlblues.net
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