Sunday, October 18, 2009

Burton GAAR - Mighty Long Road 2000


Burton GAAR - Mighty Long Road 2000
Label: Louisiana Red Hot
Recorded at Colemine Studios, Nashville, Tennesse

Blues

I have been a blues music fan for many years, and I have a large collection of albums fom Blind Lemon Jefferson to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Burton Gaars' disc, Mighty Long Road ranks high on my rotation. Gaar tears out a mean guitar riff that will make the hair on your neck stand straight up on "Somebody Broke My Lock" then turns around and tears your heart out with his soul and whiskey tinged voice on "Willingly". Gaar sings and plays with depth and feeling, very rare indeed. The band is tight, the music is hot, and this disc should be in your player right now.
By  Sean D. Moore.
**
There's a lot of young wanna be blues artists on the scene now, and if you're one and reading this review, take some advice...get this CD now to see how it should be done. I'm sure Burton Gaar has been payin' his dues to play the Blues for a long time. What a great set of vocal chops he's got. The real bonus here is, not only can he sing his ..... off, but the man writes some tasty, intellegent & soulful lyrics. You put together his voice, his lyrics, backed up by some fantastic Memphis musicians and you got a great lesson in how to sing & play the blues.
I could make comparisons to other great blues singers, but why? Burton sets a standard that others should shoot for. Every once in a while I get lucky and come across a real gem...Burton Gaar is a polished, smooth diamond and I hope that he's going to be around for many years to come writing & singing the blues
By  George Andrus.
**
Burton Gaar- Vocals
Randy Coleman- Bass, Background Vocals #5, 6
Roger DeLiso- Guitar #3, 4, 10
Tim Gonzalez- Harmonica #1-3, 7, 11
Nioshi Jackson- Drums #1, 2, 5-9, 11-13
Johnny Neel- Keyboards, Background Vocals #4, 9, 10, 12
Marty Ojeda- Saxophone #4, 13
Jack Pearson- Guitar # 2, 6, 8, 9, 11
Don Smith- Drums #3, 4, 10
Shane Theriot- Guitar #1, 5, 7, 8, 11-13
Dennis Gully- Background Vocals # 4, 9, 10, 12
Chris Thompson- Background Vocals #4, 9, 10, 12
**
01.  Bad Motor Scooter (4:46)
02.  Homewrecker (3:48)
03.  Mighty Long Road (4:21)
04.  Leave It Alone (3:32)
05.  Somebody Broke My Lock (3:48)
06.  Willingly (3:56)
07.  Low Down Blues (4:17)
08.  Big Mama Gumbeaux (3:33)
09.  Truth Is (5:11)
10.  I'm Down (3:33)
11.  Soft Place To Lay (4:51)
12.  One Night Lying (4:59)
13.  I'm Gonna Be The One (4:33)
**
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