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 | Title : Let's Roll
Author : James, Etta
Release Date : 20030506
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
'The blues is my business and business is good,' Etta James growls over a churning rhythm section on the appropriately titled 'Let’s Roll.' Although not entirely a rock & roll album, the disc is a rousing reminder of the gritty 'Tell Mama'/'Roll with Me Henry'-style of tough R&B that caught the world’s attention more than 30 years ago. From this disc’s swampy 'Wayward Saints of Memphis' to the brazen 'Lie No Better' and the Stones/Faces boozy slap of 'Somebody to Love' (all co-penned by Delbert McClinton), James, now in her mid-60s, is back in her element. With a brassy, sassy attack more powerful than that of vocalists half her age, the singer--who also produced--works her wiles on a stunning collection culminating in a gutsy eight-minute version of Billy Wright’s 'Stacked Deck.' Declaring, 'the Queen, that’s me, and I’m about to wear my crown,' there’s no doubt that Etta James is blues-rock royalty and definitely on a roll. --Hal Horowitz
Buyer Reviews :
Etta James has a LOT of great albums. This is one of them, and it shows how talented she is. This album is a fine example of her great bluesy singing and an awesome showcase for her backing band, too. Believe it,there is something here for everyone. No one has ever phrased a lyric like Etta. No one. You feel her pain, her pathos, her happiness, her despair and her loneliness. It is a completely joyous experience to listen to this woman sing. Others have greater range or greater voices. None have the inimitable gift that Etta James possesses, allowing you to understand a lyric and feel it deep down in your soul.
(by Joe Dean)
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