Here’s a hard-driving, Blue-collar Blues album with a whole pile of grit. The kind of music you’d like to drink-and-dance-to, losing your inhibitions and leaving all troubles behind as you shuffle-stumble all the moves you thought you’d forgotten. Yes sir, this is what I call Foundation Blues; Truthful, Soul-ful and to-the-point. Nothin’ fancy, but then again, so few bands can even play like this anymore. It comes from knowing your Blues History and paying-your-dues. Rich ‘The Flavor’ Cohen has obviously absorbed countless hours of Freddy King, Eddie Taylor and Luther Johnson a.k.a ‘Guitar Junior’ Johnson as his playing is definitely Chicago style and outstanding from start to finish. Cohen’s a picker a lot of guys wish they sounded like. Harpman Jason Ricci is a real surprise too; this guy can wail and he’s got loads of tone. Inventive melodic playing abounds. Well-known Hammond organ star George Papa George is on 6 of 9 tracks, Admir Hadzic handles bass throughout and drum chores are shared by Rod Gross or Barry Harrison. “Can’t Do Nothing About It” is a very solid, swinging opener featuring an almost free-form harp solo from Ricci and a fast, tasty guitar solo from Cohen on top of a driving groove. Nice. “Sour Mash” really kicks this into high-gear with Cohen showing his chops off and I have to admit this guy plays nice stuff. Finding musicians who possess both technical expertise and inventive sense of melody is a rare occurrence but Cohen makes his instrument sing. “2:19” is an example of both Ricci and Cohen cutting loose with Harrison laying down a funky New Orleans style beat. Tom Waits would definitely dig this take on his tune. “Bounce and Burn” is an up-tempo romp with Cohen going-for-the-throat. Man, this guy can play. Oh ya! Tasty is an understatement. I can see the Flyin’ Lyndy-hoppers dancing to this one. A perfect example of all-the-right-notes reminiscent of Joel Scott Hill’s “Hill Stomp” (only better…). The Sleepy John Estes tune “Floating Bridge” is a unique choice for coverage and the New Orleans Gretna Incident in Sept 2005 comes to mind when listening to the lyrics. Ricci shows he’s got great acoustic harp chops as well and Cohen does a fine job on arrangements. “Shame On You” is a Texas-style grinder with hormones to spare, while “Rx Blues” (“Prescription Blues”?) is definitely out of the Howlin’ Wolf school of hypno-Blues and Cohen pulls out all the stops on this one. Fiery playing with some ‘Evil’ wah-wah thrown in to the mix. Cohen’s got all the bases covered when it comes to Blues Guitar Genres. Nice Hammond organ from Papa George. This is probably the set-closing number on ‘live’ shows as it certainly has Power to blow minds. “Who’s That Knockin’?” takes us down to Louisiana for a dose of Swamp Blues. Nasty stuff. But nice! Guaranteed to cause dance-floor pandemonium with Ricci blowing like Jerry McCain or Frank Frost. Cohen picks out Blue notes and sends them cascading down like rain. God this tune is incredible! Best track! Naturally, we end up with Slim Harpo’s “Shake your Hips” from a ‘live’ gig and Ricci goes nuts blowin’ his face off and taking the vocals. These guys prove that they’re a Powerful Force to be reckoned with when playing live and the audience is definitely cryin’ for mercy by the end of this 9-minute rave-up. There’s little difference between the band’s studio tracks and this ‘live’ closing number, which is the way it should be with Great Blues bands. Don’t be surprised if this CD elevates Rich Cohen and Jason Ricci to the Upper Echelons of Blues Players. It is deserved. I will be doing my workouts with this CD on my Discman and only heavy-testosterone stompin’ Blues discs accompany me on my calorie burning/muscle building routines. Rich Cohen & The Blues Prescription are a highly addictive stimulant. Consume in large quantities. 5 Bottles for one of the finest and toughest Indie releases we’ve heard in a long while. Watch for them. …Andy Grigg/Real Blues Magazine

I'm fairly new to the blues scene but was given this Cd ~2 weeks ago and I listen to it EVERYDAY since. It touches me deep down asif it playing inside of me. The guitar playing is astounding, the voice AWESOME. Thanks for a great play and looking forward to more of you in the future. GREAT TALENT.

Rich Cohen leads this fine four-piece outfit with some understated swagger. From the off/on 'Can't Do Nothing About It', the music is right on the button! Fine fretwork throughout, steady rollin' work on the skins by Barry Harrison, neat harp presence from Jason Ricci while on bass, Admir "Dr. Blues" Hadzic keeps it poppin' along nicely. A fine opener indeed that gives you a good idea of what you're in for. 'Sour Mash' is really an instrumental with small spoken parts- a real foot tapper again with fine fret work from Rich. The band gives a good seven minute account on the Tom Waits composition '2:19'. There's nothing rushed here, nothing over the top or too rocky, these guys establish a groove and command your attention with interest. 'Bounce and Burn', an apt title- one to surely get you up on your feet. 'Floating Bridge' has an extended harp intro and is easy going as it bubbles along. 'Rx Blues' leads in with hints of Howlin' Wolf's 'Smokestack Lightnin' with repeated guitar phrases that hypnotize, along with the organ of George Papa George. The last of these fine nine tracks is a live recording of Slim Harpo's 'Shake Your Hips' running over nine minutes and setting a pace with harpman Jason Ricci taking the vocals as well. Always a good live number, this ebbs and flows and rounds off a fine album.

Definite must have for every blues collection.This is a rare jewel of great tunes fantastic guitar work and burning hot harp in 4rth gear,put on your seat belt and enjoy the ride of your life.Im a blues musician with over 200 blues and Blues /Rock cds and this is one of my favorites.Do yourself a favor and buy this one.