Label: DIW
Recorded 24/25 October and 6/7 November 1990 at The Power Station, NYC
Blues
In the '90s, Ulmer mounted a two-pronged attack with uneven results. He continued to veer closer to commercial rock territory and failed both financially and artistically. His more jazz-oriented outings, however, redeemed many of his missteps. Blues Allnight, with second guitarist Ronnie Drayton, drummer Grant Calvin Weston and frequent Ulmer bassist Amin Ali, opts for straight-up rock production and employs cloying synth interjections, weak tunes and the occasional anthemic quality found in beer commercials. It's quite possibly Ulmer's worst album. But while Black and Blues was recorded with the same group a year later and goes for much the same over-the-top attack, the performances avoid the chintzy gloss of the previous effort. The effects-heavy guitar playing continues to flirt with mersh-metal sounds, but it's leavened with an unreconstructed hard funk wallop. Ulmer's singing exudes a renewed, raw vigor, and the propulsive support of Ali and Weston is impressive.
By Peter Margasak/Graham Flashner.
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James "Blood" Ulmer- GUitar, Vocal
Ronald Drayton- Guitar
Amin Ali- Bass
Grant Calvin Weston- Drums
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01. Burning Like Love (5:54)
02. Crying (6:12)
03. Lady Of Colours (5:38)
04. Tower Of Power (3:54)
05. New York Day (6:32)
06. Make It Right (5:39)
07. Sign Language (6:30)
08. No Other Lover (4:40)
09. Uptown (6:02)
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