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Artist
Big Al Jano
8+ albums
bluesbluesrock
about
Trying to produce an original concept CD album is rather difficult these days because just about everything has been done since albums were first introduced around 1947. Therefore, this CD is an eclectic indie compilation of 23 lead singers and 24 tunes that have either blues roots or “bluesy” subject matter but are also uniquely different from one or other. The only common thread that ties all the various tunes and genres together on this CD is the bass that Big Al Jano provides on each of the tracks. Considered an indie producer and a bassist first and a satirical songster on occasion, the only tune that Big Al is actually featured on for this collection is the broadcast version (or politically correct version) of The Condom Man, his 1987 college cult classic. To the best of our knowledge, there is no other 50-year compilation of indie tunes with this unifying concept. If there is one, Hottrax Records condolences to the producer for the stress endured while restoring old master tapes and deciding which tracks were to be used. The tunes selected are Big Al's fave picks for each singer that seem to work together for this quasi-blues compilation. Some tracks were produced in world class, multi-track studios and some were simply caught live to tape with no remixing. Long ago Al realized that an attempt to achieve “perfection” in a recording can be quite boring and sterile. As quoted, "I ‘ve always preferred the ‘feel' of a track over its preciseness and picked the selections f
top songs
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The Way It Used to Be Feat. Little Phil
412Condom Man
83Problems Of My Own
84Blindside - Feat. Bobby Bones Jones
45The Way It Used To Be - Feat. Little Phil
46Auld Lang Syne (Hip Hop) - Feat. Mike Lorenz
47Silver Grill Blues Feat. Diamond Lil
38Give It Everything We've Got Feat. Rick Ware
39Oh Linda Feat. Allen Collay
310Auld Lang Syne (Hip Hop) Feat. Mike Lorenz
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