A throwback to delta blues that comes off convincingly
audio phile | BC Canada | 02/03/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This album testifies to a band being able to reunite and connect with its earlier roots. Canned Heat started out as a blues/rock band, with a folk twinge to boot. Gamblin' Woman boasts some impressive tracks which harken back to Delta blues. "Hucklebuck", "Drifting" and "Gamblin' Woman" are upbeat numbers that dont overdo it.
Some of the tunes I find a bit repetitive (Remember Woodstock and Dear Mother Earth are clones). but on the whole if you like a compatible marriage between Delta blues and rock, you will like this album"