Name: This Is the Blues, Vol. 2 [Eagle]
Brand: Eagle Records (USA)
SKU: 1180903
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This Is the Blues, Vol. 2 [Eagle]

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Album: This Is the Blues, Vol. 2 [Eagle]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Leaving Town Blues - John Cook/Spoon/Rich Newman/Rory Gallagher
2)	Send for Me - Dick Heckstall-Smith/Clem Clempson/Jack Bruce/Neal Wilkinson/Ronnie Leahy
3)	Love That Burns - Harvey Brooks/Mo Potts/Rod Price/Southside Johnny/Tommy Mandel
4)	Red House - Phillip Chen/John Lee Hooker/Randy California/Booker T. Jones/Bruce Gary
5)	Whatcha Gonna Do - John McKenzie/Jeff Allen/Zoot Money/Bobby Tench
6)	Stop Messin' Round - Savoy Brown
7)	Go Down Sunshine - Dick Heckstall-Smith/Duffy Power/Alex Keen
8)	Albatross - Pete Brown/Max Middleton/Paul "Wine" Jones/Paul Jones/Bobby Tench
9)	Traveling Riverside Blues - Peter Green
10)	Baby When the Sun Goes Down - Dave Peverett/Harvey Brooks/Mo Potts/Rod Price/Southside Johnny/Uptown Horns/Tommy Mandel
11)	Ramblin' Pony - Wilbur Bascomb/Harvey Mandel/Jon Paris/Damon Duewhite
12)	Nine Below Zero
13)	Closing My Eyes
14)	Rocks in My Bed - Pete Brown/Dick Heckstall-Smith/Henry Thomas/Bob Jenkins/Pete Brown/Les Davidson/Phil Ryan
15)	I'm Leaving - Dick Heckstall-Smith/T.S. McPhee/Clem Clempson/Jeff Allen/Dave Hadley

Album: This Is the Blues, Vol. 2 [Eagle]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Leaving Town Blues - John Cook/Spoon/Rich Newman/Rory Gallagher
2)	Send for Me - Dick Heckstall-Smith/Clem Clempson/Jack Bruce/Neal Wilkinson/Ronnie Leahy
3)	Love That Burns - Harvey Brooks/Mo Potts/Rod Price/Southside Johnny/Tommy Mandel
4)	Red House - Phillip Chen/John Lee Hooker/Randy California/Booker T. Jones/Bruce Gary
5)	Whatcha Gonna Do - John McKenzie/Jeff Allen/Zoot Money/Bobby Tench
6)	Stop Messin' Round - Savoy Brown
7)	Go Down Sunshine - Dick Heckstall-Smith/Duffy Power/Alex Keen
8)	Albatross - Pete Brown/Max Middleton/Paul "Wine" Jones/Paul Jones/Bobby Tench
9)	Traveling Riverside Blues - Peter Green
10)	Baby When the Sun Goes Down - Dave Peverett/Harvey Brooks/Mo Potts/Rod Price/Southside Johnny/Uptown Horns/Tommy Mandel
11)	Ramblin' Pony - Wilbur Bascomb/Harvey Mandel/Jon Paris/Damon Duewhite
12)	Nine Below Zero
13)	Closing My Eyes
14)	Rocks in My Bed - Pete Brown/Dick Heckstall-Smith/Henry Thomas/Bob Jenkins/Pete Brown/Les Davidson/Phil Ryan
15)	I'm Leaving - Dick Heckstall-Smith/T.S. McPhee/Clem Clempson/Jeff Allen/Dave Hadley

Performer Notes

The This Is the Blues series from Eagle Records (there are four volumes thus far, of which this is the second) features players from the late-'60s/early-'70s golden age of classic British blues-rock covering, for the most part, songs by Willie Dixon and John Lee Hooker, all drawn from a series of tribute albums originally produced by Peter Brown. The fact that everything on these volumes was overseen by the same producer means that there's an unusual unity of sound throughout the series, and listening to these collections feels a bit like listening to concert recordings at some super all-star British blues festival. The lineup is impressive, including the likes of Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Rory Gallagher, Jack Bruce, former members of Foghat (Lonesome Dave Peverett, Rod Price), and Peter Green, who has several of his own songs also covered in the series. It's a compelling set, but it's really more blues-rock than blues (think Cream rather than Muddy Waters), which doesn't give these volumes lesser appeal but serious blues listeners might find it all a bit too much. If you like Foghat, Cream, Jethro Tull, early Fleetwood Mac, or the Yardbirds, though, these volumes are going to feel like listening to a delightful reunion concert. ~ Steve Leggett