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When you mix blues, zydeco, rock and jazz in a big pot and bring it to fierce boil, you get Big Al & the Heavyweights latest release, "Nothin But Good Lovin". Produced by one of blue?s music most noted producers and the founder of Alligator Records, Bruce Iglauer , this is definitely the band?s best effort. The CD starts out rockin with a swamp boogie, dance craze, called the "Alligator Crawl". Next, the band shifts gears and heads west for the Texas shufflin?, title track, "Nothin But Good Lovin Baby". If you like your blues hot and smoking, the band delivers with "Bad For the Blues". Its back to party time with the swinging, "Party Tonite". The harp heads are going to love Harmonica Red?s incredible solos on this one. Get your pen and paper out ?cause there?s a funky recipe that you?ll find in "Good Gumbo." Dr. Dave thumpin on the bass and Big Al?s groovin? drums are laying the ingredients down. Guitarist, vocalist, Tim Wagoner breaks out the slide and tears it up on the righteous, southern rockin, "Down To The River". Then its time to hold your sweetheart close and sashay across the dance floor for the swamp ballad "Our Own Love Song" The band stretches out the solos and jams out on "Hard Times". Its back down to New Orleans for the Dixieland inspired, "Carnival Day". Ease on back into the blues with "Uptown Woman" and close out our journey south Louisiana style with Big Al?s drumming serving up some "Big Boudin". If you like your grooves rockin, GUMBO style, this CD is for you. From start to finish, the band delivers a tasty menu of eclectic musical pleasures.