Various - Exile On Blues St.
	Released: 2003 Label: Telarc Cat. No.: 83571 Total Time: 48:28
	Reviewed by: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck, September 2003 I am a big fan of the Rolling Stones and I always have been. When I saw Exile On Blues St. in my mailbox it got my attention. I must say that I am not exactly the perfect candidate to review a tribute to the Stones' Exile On Main St because I never heard it in its entirety, the only song I remember is “Tumbling Dice.” This is the type of release I unfortunately look upon with both curiosity and pessimism, which is nothing new for this writer. I cannot help this attitude, there have been far too many of these albums coming out recently and more than I ever expected from Telarc. This is the best one yet if you were to compare all of them this year, which does not necessarily mean that it is a great compilation either. If you like modern electric blues most of this is very entertaining. If you were to compare it to the original album by the Rolling Stones, I am not sure there would be any comparisons to make. The group of musicians gathered for this session is out of this world, you will recognize the names …Thackery, Walker, Benoit, Castro, Shannon, Layton; the list is long and impressive. Regardless of the talent available, it never seems to be enough to make these tributes come together as you would hope. I think this label should step back and take a closer look at what they are doing with all of these tributes and concentrate more on each individual artists’ projects, they certainly have the cream of the crop to work with. [Like Keith, I'm not familiar with the Stones' Exile , but I will note that not every track has been covered here, just a little more than half, as Exile… was a 2 LP set when it was released in 1972… -ed.] Rating: 3/5 More about Exile On Blues St.: Track Listing: Ventilator Blues (performed by Lucky Peterson) (5:37) / All Down The Line (performed by Christine Ohlman) (4:22) / Rip This Joint (performed by Tommy Castro) (3:29) / Sweet Black Angel (performed by Otis Taylor) (4:00) / Sweet Virginia (performed by Jeff Lang) (6:15) / Tumbling Dice (performed by Andrea Re) (4:16) / Shake Your Hips (performed by Tab Benoit) (6:05) / Shine A Light (performed by Joe Luis Walker) (5:50) / Happy (performed by Deborah Coleman) (3:16) / Rocks Off (performed by Jimmy Thackery) (6:38) Musicians: Lucky Peterson - Organ, Guitar, Vocals Joe Louis Walker - Guitar, Vocals Colin James - Guitar Jimmy Thackery - Guitar, Vocals Tab Benoit - Guitar, Vocals Tommy Castro - Guitar, Vocals Chris Layton - Drums David Noyes - Trombone Christine Ohlman - Vocals Tommy Shannon - Bass Otis Taylor - Guitar, Vocals Brian Stoltz - Guitar Andrea Re - Vocals Rob Roy- Vocals Deborah Coleman - Guitar, Vocals Ryan Zoidis - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Jeff Lang - Guitar, Vocals Cassie Taylor - Vocals (bckgr)
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