R.L. Griffin
Reconsider
The ‘Right Reverend of the Blues,’ Mr. R.L. Griffin, has put out another great collection of songs in this album. R.L.’s extensive background in the blues allows him to take classic songs along with his own material and give them a healthy old school sound.
The cover song “Reconsider” (Lowell Fulson) gets the party started with a head bobbing, chair rocking request for his lady to take just a little more time before she leaves him. He starts playing with the classics when he touches up “Part Time Love” (Clay Hammond), the guitar strokes must be a little love by Lucky Peterson, because I nearly got up and started dancing in my office. All of the men who have ever really loved a woman can identify with “When Something’s Wrong With My Baby”.
His versions of “Doggin Me Around” and “I Got To Go On Without You” (R. L. Griffin) have enough hot guitar licks to satisfy any guitar lover. “It Don’t Have To Be This Way” (R. L. Griffin) finally gets to the belly rubbing dance floor music. Now I hope I don’t make Mr. Griffin upset, but “A Woman, A Lover, A Friend” (Sidney Wyche) is my favorite of the album. A woman who is a lover and a friend! Can I get an Amen?
The Al “TNT” Braggs cut “Bringing My Love Down” is simply a hot, throbbing, you need to touch somebody kind of song. “I Wanna Be Rich” (R.L. Griffin) is a nice little addition to the album, but I want to know why R.L. waited until the last cut to take you to that down home dirty blues with “I Can Talk To You” (R. L. Griffin)?
This is a nice album to add to your Blues collection.
- Roman Ross -
Southwest Blues CD Review - February 2010
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