"He should stick to blues, and stay away from Funk. Still great guitar, though, and vocals."
Ivank
Ivan Sarria | Danville, PA USA | 03/23/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Well, I made a sort of mistake when I purshased this item. I thought it was the last piece from BA and I was waiting his bluesy songs with some aroma of funk , but oh! this is crispy funky music. He has better productions and the blues is his forte not funky music...is what I think."
Channeling Rick James
TeeJayEff | Arizona | 03/09/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Yes, Bernard did funk it up on this one. It's an OK diversion, almost a tribute to Rick James and his influence, and most of this disc is listenable. I also prefer more straight-ahead blues or blues-rock from him, and having seen him live several times, his audiences seem to prefer it as well. Avoid the last track: I'm no prude, but dropping the f-bomb a few too many times just seems old and uninspired."
Ah, like B.A. says, "$%#* if he knows"
Diamond Dave | Chicago, Home of the Blues | 01/21/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Oh how the mighty have fallen. You can't help but listen to the son of Blues Guitar Legand -Luther Allison- with out some hope. But in the case of this CD, it is the bottom of the barrel, plastic funk grooves, lyrics so shallow you could wade thru them, and a musical direction filled with lurid images and tired ideas.
I don't wanna hear about your drinking problems, your girl troubles, or hopes for world peace...I wancha to rock out and bend the guitar strings, dude.
I recall watching an 18 year old Bernard playing so proudly with his pops on stage at Biddy Mulligan's in Chicago in the 1980s. Luther would make rare visits back to Chicago from France, where Luther lived in exile because the Amercian audiences would not support blues in the 70s, 80s & 90s. This is Luther's legacy?
It hurts me so, cause this CD is the pits. R.I.P Luther."
Worth it
Earl I. Myers | Cincinnati, OH United States | 05/24/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Bernard allison never let's me down ! I'm more of a blues fan than funk man but bernard flawlessly plays both on most of his albums."