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Robben Ford - Soul On Ten
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Artist...............: Robben Ford
Album................: Soul On Ten
Genre................: Jazz
Source...............: NMR
Year.................: 2009
Ripper...............: NMR
Codec................: LAME 3.97
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Standard, (avg. bitrate: 195kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.0, ID3 v2.3
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Ripped by............: NMR
Posted by............: 6 on 11/4/2009
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News Group(s)........: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.jazz
Included.............: NFO, SFV, M3U
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Tracklisting
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1. (00:07:50) Robben Ford - Supernatural
2. (00:05:16) Robben Ford - Indianola
3. (00:08:27) Robben Ford - There'll Never Be Another You
4. (00:06:08) Robben Ford - Spoonful
5. (00:11:09) Robben Ford - Nothin' To Nobody
6. (00:05:50) Robben Ford - Please Set A Date/You Don't Have To Go
7. (00:07:45) Robben Ford - Earthquake
8. (00:06:45) Robben Ford - How Deep In The Blues (Do You Want To Go)
9. (00:04:18) Robben Ford - Don't Worry 'Bout Me
10. (00:04:36) Robben Ford - Thoughtless
Playing Time.........: 01:08:04
Total Size...........: 94.87 MB
NFO generated on.....: 11/4/2009 8:41:08 PM
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Review by Hal Horowitz
Some of guitarist Robben Ford's weaknesses, such as song composition and
vocals, are rectified or at least made less obvious, on this predominantly live
release. On his fourth release for the Concord label, and first live CD in about
a decade (although there have been some concert DVDs during that time),
Ford is able to cherrypick better material from inconsistent albums, unearth
choice covers, and generally broaden the music with his fiery playing. This,
along with the natural energy generated by the stage environment, focuses
attention on the guitarist's skills as a creative six-string bluesman who expands
the somewhat narrow confines of the genre by adding soul and jazz
influences. He kicks off the set with a lazy, wah-wah enhanced
"Supernatural," the title track to his 1999 disc, and revs up the energy from
there, jumping into the instrumental "Indianola." This is where Ford seamlessly
combines rock, blues, jazz, and surf into a five-minute tour de force that leads
one to believe that a vocal-free show might display his superb guitar talents
better than one where he sings. Still, he acquits himself admirably in front of
the microphone to pull together "Nothin' to Nobody." That selection from
Supernatural is extended to twice its original playing time with an 11-minute
version that finds its groove as Ford's guitar spars with Neal Evans' husky B-3
organ and Travis Carlton's (son of Larry) bass solo. Ford is no Howlin' Wolf, or
even Jack Bruce, but he tears into "Spoonful" with enough guitar guts to make
it easy to ignore his well-meaning if slightly listless vocals and concentrate on
the combo's taut playing, led by Ford's tensile, stinging solo. The combination
of Elmore James' "Please Set a Date" with Jimmy Reed's "You Don't Have to
Go" has Ford diving into traditional Chicago blues, something he does not
typically do. Unfortunately, "Earthquake," a new composition in the set (as
opposed to two other fresh songs tacked on as studio versions) suffers from
the same weak writing that mars much of Ford's work, although his Steely
Dan-inspired solo rescues it. The concert portion ends with a rugged, funky
"How Deep in the Blues (Do You Want to Go)," a highlight from his previous
album Truth performed here with amped up energy. The two original tunes
that close out this project are pleasant but superfluous and probably should
have been saved for his next studio outing while adding more live
performances to this one. Since it clocks in at only 68 minutes, there is room
for more material recorded at the same shows.
Credits
Jon Button Bass
Travis Carlton Bass
Larissa Collins Art Direction
Karl Denson Saxophone
Oscar Doniz Engineer
Neal Evans Organ (Hammond)
Robben Ford Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Eric Gerber Management
Larry Goldings Organ (Hammond)
Dave McNair Mastering
Toss Panos Drums
John Paterno Engineer, Mixing
Seth Presant Engineer
Albert J. Roman Package Layout
Rob Saslow A&R
George Wells Photography
Rick Wheeler Management
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