|  Tinsley
Ellis - HIGHWAYMAN
{2005 | Alligator Records}
Returning to the Alligator
label for this, his 10th studio album, this
is a powerful live performance recorded at Chord
on Blues in St. Charles, IL. The man eats, sleeps
and lives the blues through and through. His
raw vocals and righteous guitar licks will blow
you away. Tinsley Ellis has performed in all
50 U.S. states and in 18 foreign countries.
Tinsley has spent on average, over 200 days
on the road per year since the 1980’s.
He is A HIGHWAYMAN.
Tinsley Ellis –
Guitar and Vocals
Todd Hamric – Keyboards and Background
Vocals
The Evil One – Bass and Background Vocals
Jeff Burch – Drums
1.
INTRODUCTION – Live Introduction
2. TO THE DEVIL FOR A DIME -
slow start but the guitar gets you wanting more
3. HIGHWAYMAN - wha wha peddle
wows and reminded me of some Hendrix licks
4. A QUITTER NEVER WINS –
Rips into the blues from beginning to end
5. REAL BAD WAY - upbeat and
full of da’ blues
6. HELL OR HIGH WATER - hard
driving song about a woman
7. THE NEXT MISS WRONG - a little fancy
piano impresses on this one
8. THE LAST SONG - slow soulful
tune with a long soulful guitar solo, nice!
9. LEAVIN’ HERE - crowd
involvement and the guitar slinger pleases here
10. PAWNBROKER - groovy organ
and guitar work
11. THE AXE - another gem that
starts slow and gets your blood boiling with
guitar licks
12. DOUBLE EYED WHAMMY - a
whammy of a song with great keys and guitar
This
is an enjoyable cd for a fan of some hard driving
blues and gritty guitar work. I give this disc
4.0 out of 5 on my STLBluesometer rating. Go
check them out yourself live or on the web at:
www.tinsleyellis.com
Joseph
'UJ' Miller
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