KB's Real Bad Day Reviews.......YO!

November 2011

Trombone Shorty- Live

Rock-funk-Jazz and good rock-funk-jazz. Elements of Chicago/Prince/JB Horns with energy to spare. Great heavy guitar/bass, horn riffs and funked up solos. Vocals could be nixed because I didn't think they added anything and actually slowed down the performance. Still a (4)

Dennis Coffey- S/T

Who says a 70 year white man can't funk it up. This former Funk Brother can still bring it both in his guitar prowess and his Detroit grooved, hard driving arrangements. The more I listened the more I liked. Take the time to look up his catalogue with the Funk Brothers and by himself- he's played on countless, awesome tracks.  (4)

Queen - Jazz

One of my favorite Queen albums but for me it's still second to News to the World.  Jazz has great songs across many genre's truly showcasing Mercury's vocal depth and range. There's rock, metal, slight country, ballroom, pop you name it and it's all done pretty darn well. "Fun It", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy" and "More of that Jazz" don't hold up  but it doesn't completely derail Jazz. (3.5)

Jayhawks- Hollywood Town Hall

IMHO the best Jayhawks album but I find their Americana sound fairly forgettable. "Waiting for the Sun" and "Take Me With You (When You Go)" are great songs but many of the others blend together with the same structure and similar melody. Individually the songs are fine and work perfectly on shuffle, but strung together they get mundane. (2.5)

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa- Don't Explain

Hart's voice conjures up the devil if ever a voice could and Bonamassa's guitar is just as evil. Want to get fucked up on a sweaty summer night- this is what you listen to. Their performances range from in your face American blues to sweet and mournful blues. The pacing on the disc felt weighted too slow from mid-point on. A little better mix of tempo I think would have helped greatly.  (3.0)

Warren Zevon- I think he is totally underrated and deserves much more respect than lesser songwriters who do.