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...show had all the trappings of an old time R 'n' B show--plenty of brass (Marshall Cyr and Mike McLellan, trumpets, and Jon Smith and Jerry LaCroix, saxophones), a hard-driving rhythm section borrowed from his brother Johnny's band (Randy Hobbs, bass, and Bobby Ramirez, drums) and guitarist Rick Derringer, also from Johnny's band. The material was presented faithfully and with polish and included Stevie Wonder's "Do Yourself a Favor," the old Rhythm and Blues standard "Turn On Your Love Light" and a syncopated winter original "Cool Fool," Winter, who plays piano and sex, also...
...ballad, are the most memorable. "Been on the Road Too Long" is energetic and catchy, but the other songs, even when pretty or genuinely interesting, are not especially exciting. The drive of the performance generally outclasses the material itself. Paul, like Mary, has a superb voice. A fine folk guitarist, he has had enough sense to keep his voice out in front of back-up instruments...
...last two weeks Zircon has presented besides Montgomery two other local bluesmen of extraordinary calibre: Luther Johnson, a black guitarist who used to play in Muddy Water's band; and last week, Billy Colwell's blues band. Colwell is a longtime veteran of the Boston music world who has seen enough ups and downs to send any sensible person into retirement. Fortunately for the world, however, Colwell is so demented that he continues performing phenomenal music for obscure personal reasons. The core of his band consists of Colwell on lead guitar, a second guitarist with a flair...
...been waiting for the right opportunity to investigate these affairs, you should not ignore the Otis Rush concert in the Leverett House dining room at 8:30 pm this Sunday. Best known for his song "I Can't Quit You, Baby", Rush is a young, intelligent, left-handed guitarist from Chicago who rarely leaves his home town. He is credited with having helped Buddy Guy and Magic Sam begin their recording careers. Rush can handle a wide variety of guitar styles and he sings falsetto, breaking voice. If this concert duplicates the success of Hound Dog Taylor's visit...
Simon's lyrics express a mixture of urban and exurban complaints: carbon monoxide ("the ole Detroit perfume"), thin motel walls ("Couple in the next room/Bound to win a prize"), everybody's Congressman ("He's avoiding me"). Simon has always been a fine rock guitarist-indeed, his guitar was usually all the accompaniment S & G had at their concerts-but the new LP is filled with the unexpected lights and shadows of a newly refined classical technique. The best thing in the album, though, is a number that Simon just sings, leaving the accompaniment to others...