 Lil
Ed and the Blues Imperials - Full Tilt
Recorded mixed and mastered in Chicago in summer of
2008 and yet another in the terrific releases by Alligator
Records. The slide guitar player Ed Williams, aka
Lil' Ed, is continuing a family tradition as he tours
and records with his band mates of 25 years, the Blues
Imperials. Williams' uncle, Chicago blues great J.B.
Hutto, is a major influence on his career. 14 great
cuts on this great CD. This CD inspires me to coin
the expression “Chi-town Blues” as I see
it as an iconic style of blues much like Delta Blues
is iconic.
Lil’ Ed Williams on Guitar and Lead Vocals
Michael Garrett on Lead Guitar and Background Vocals
James “Pookie” Young on Bass Guitar and
Background Vocals
Kelly Littleton on Drums
Johnny Iguana on Piano and Organ
David Basinger on Baritone Sax
The tracks are:
1 – Hold That Train – hard drivin’
“Chi-town Blues”
2 – Housekeeping Job – follows the first
track perfectly keep it up Ed
3 – Don’t Call Me –Chi-town Blues
at its best
4 – Check My Baby’s Oil – Slow it
down its still a groove
5 – First I Look At The Purse – Great
production on this cut good rythems
6 - Love Don’t Live Here Anymore – Put
on your hi heeled sneakers and rock to this
7 – Life Got In The Way – “gimme
a cig and a beer I got the blues” down and dirty
like
8 – Candy Sweet – bring me back up with
a great rockin’ blues beat
9 – Woman, Take A Bow – a Frankinstien
beat blues that cries with the slide - outa sight
10 – My Baby Moves Me – “Pookie”
on Bass drivin’ this down the road
11 – Dying To Live – great little easy
blues thing
12 – Open Invitation – here is the shuffle
blues thing needed to “stick the landing”
13 – Every Man Needs A Good Woman – slow,
sexy, ‘nuff said
14 – Take Five – now let’s rock
on out of here with the fast Chi-town blues shuffle
Later gator.
Jim “Gator” Kottmeier
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