Blues
Suzi and her red-hot Blues Experience. Bernard Allison likens Suzi to “a bluesy/soulful mix of Etta James, Janis Joplin and Koko Taylor.” She and her tight band lead a pack of excellent Long Island blues bands, with a strong rhythm section and horns that remind me of early Blood, Sweat & Tears— all this with tasty guitar licks and a heaping helping of good ol’ funk. Sweet Suzi comes out swinging with her feisty version of Son Seals’ “Bad Axe,” augmented by a quick and tight horn section with a sharp axe solo. “Does Your Wife Know?” is a slow, sensuous conversation between two cheating lovers, and Suzi takes on a Billie Holiday classic ballad, “God Bless the Child.” A bit more relaxed and smooth here, Suzi shows she has a sensational voice and doesn’t have to go over the top to deliver the goods. Saving the best for last, Suzi tears down the house with her tribute to Etta James on “I’d Rather Go Blind.” To see her do this number live is to see a crowd of people breaking out into a hot sweat as she belts out the blues. Suzi’s musical selection is superb—mixing in originals and interpretations, she has quite an arsenal at her disposal—the blues the way it oughta be.
By Ken Shankman Elmore Magazine
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Once you’ve seen a live performance by “Sweet Suzi and the Blues Experience”, you will be hooked. They put their own unique spin on the blues…this is not a female singer who has been wronged but a female singer who has done the wrong doing…the tough, “take that!” attitude of this band is addictive. Sultry yet powerful vocals backed by a band of extremely soulful musicians churns up the “perfect storm” of blues. With original tunes as well as cover songs by legends such as Koko Taylor, Robert Cray and Shemekia Copeland in their basic set list, “SS&BX” promises to stimulate every die hard blues fan who is tired of hearing the same old stuff. They reached down deep into the blues archives and came up with some raw and intense blues magic made up of guts, growl and emotion. Anytime “SS&BX” hits the stage, they prove that they are a ****blues hurricane*****, a phrase coined by Howie Haber, Vice President of the Downstate NY Blues Association, to describe a past SS&BX show.
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01. Bad Axe 4.17
02. Unbroken 4.04
03. Does Your Wife Know 5.42
04. Shadows 3.07
05. Mama 2.37
06. You’re Mama’s Talking 4.12
07. I’d Rather Go Bind 5.58
08. Pretty Little Lies 4.22
09. God Bless The Child 5.24
10. Slippin Out Slippin In 3.35
11. The Weight 3.55
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