BRODY BUSTER ONE MAN BAND
DAMN! I SPILLED THE BLUES
VIZZTONE VT–BOOGA-01
OLD DOG BLUES–BAD NEWS–2029–THE WIND–THE REASON–ALLIGATOR BLUES–LIKE ‘EM LIKE THAT–THE HUSTLE–WEEK LONG–THIS TIME I GOT THE BLUES
Louisiana bluesman Kenny Neal has just developed his own record label, BOOGA Music, under the Vizztone umbrella. The first release from this label is from a fellow who busted out big at the 2017 IBC’s in Memphis. Yep, Brody Buster, the One-Man Band, won Second Place in the Solo/Duo Competition, and took home the top prize in the Harmonica category. Judge Kenny Neal was so enamored of him that after the competition, he brought him to his Louisiana studio to begin work on Brody’s debut. It is entitled “Damn! I Spilled The Blues,” and all ten cuts are Brody originals and co-writes, done up in the style that captivated the judges in Memphis.
Leading off, our hero is hopelessly in love in “Old Dog Blues,” but shows his devotion by being willing “to learn some new tricks!” A cheatin’ lover who “takes three hours to run to the store” is given the boot, as she is sho’ nuff “Bad News,” while one of our favorites is a clarion call for the Apocalypse, scheduled for “September 23, 2029!” It rocks from start to finish, given the tenuous subject matter! “Alligator Blues” is another Delta-fied, harp-a-licious rocker, as is Brody’s penchant for the rather zaftig women, “Like “Em Like That!”
Our other favorite closes the set. Brody is bemoaning his continued string of bad luck and his bad dreams that keep coming true, “This Time I Got The Blues!”
It is easy to see why the judges all dug Brody Buster. A personable artist with a knack for a good lyric, Brody plays all the instruments on “Damn! I Spilled The Blues,! keeping alive that tradition that goes back to the glory days of Sun Records and Dr. Isaiah Ross and Joe Hill Louis! It’s also a dazzling beginning for Kenny Neal’s new label! Until next time…Sheryl and Don Crow, The Nashville Blues And Roots Alliance.
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