author: Tom Kruger
A damn good cd! Long Distance Call really makes the Blues come alive. A perfect blend of intence and soulful blues. The guitarplaying is definitely top class and the distortet harmonica howls out any tune with passion and perfection. This cd is what it´s all about. A contemporary bluesrecord with great respect for the roots.
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Fine debut CD
author: Blues Magazine
"This quintette from North Carolina, that sings three originals on the album, are no green horns. They have been around in the blues scene for some twenty years each (which allows them to say they share a 100 years of musical experience) and are thus able to revisit such fine rockin' blues as "Other side of town", "Mississippi steamboat" or "Willie Brown" or to introduce their own "Can't stop the pain". Fine debut CD which deserves a studio follow-up for more elaborate production. You can get it from their Internet site"
Bernard Boyat
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- a throwback to the days when Peter Haycock, old Fleetwood Mac, and Muddy Water
author: earbuzz.com
earBuzz Review: Blues Live - is there any other? Long Distance Call has assembled 13 lucky blues tracks on their "Live Blues" record that is as honest and pure to blues roots as you can get. The harmonica sizzles with passion, slightly distorted and right - the vocalist ain't pretty. .just soulful and sad - the guitar expresses despair to our joyful experience. The band is really the finest blues we've got here on earBuzz - a throwback to the days when Peter Haycock, old Fleetwood Mac, and Muddy Waters were first recording their bare and intimately raw blues. For contemporary blues lovers - there is a taste of Stevie in the up-riffed lead parts. The opening track, "The Other Side of Town", is a boogie showcase of harp. Track 3, "Taildragger", is medium tempoed and laid back. Track 5, "Help Me", is a green onionish groove. Our favorite track is "Willie Brown Blues" - and it's probably because we're in the SF Bay area. . .upbeat mover. The final track, in its rightful place, is the slow slow blues number, "Buckwheat's Blues". the guitar is over the top acrobatic blues love. The record is a must for any classic lover of soulful blues rock.
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