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Jimmy Hall & The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Collective: Build Your Own Fire
ByWith Build Your Own Fire, Jimmy Hall and this selected band of blues regulars resurrects that music with flair. There's plenty of heart to go around. Vocals, harmonica, guitars, organ, bass and drums come together in contemporary blues band fashion to make things happen.
Hall delivers with authority. He's got the genuine spirit to move people in ways that the blues has always intended. His soulful reading of these songs, coupled with complementary asides from the band, keep that flame alive. "Build Your Own Fire burns with a blues/rock backbeat that centers on Hall's extended lyric message. Unlike most blues tales of woe and sorrow, this one uplifts with a message that encourages us to get back on track, make your own way in the world, and make sure that positive things happen to you.
Elsewhere, the album attempts to allay our fears and ease our difficulties by tellin' stories that relate to our everyday lives. Hall's soulful voice and blues harp put the message right there in our laps. He's a comfort to all, and a beacon of strength for blues lovers the world over.
Track Listing
Still Want to Be Your Man; Salty; Here I Am; Poor Old Me; Coming After You; Cover Me; Build Your Own Fire; It
Personnel
Jimmy Hall: vocals, harmonicas; Clayton Ivey: keyboards; Larry Byrom: guitars; Greg Martin: guitars; David Hood: bass; Jonathan Dees: drums; Delbert McClinton: vocal (1); Kira Small: vocals (2, 12), Bruce Dees: vocal (3).
Album information
Title: Build Your Own Fire | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: Zoho Music
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