Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Charlie Musselwhite Title: Sanctuary Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Real World Release Date: 4/6/2004 Genres: Blues, Pop Styles: Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Modern Blues Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 724359737928 |
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Harmonica giant Charlie Musselwhite has evolved from stone traditionalist to blues experimentalist in recent years, with excursions into Tejano, country, and jazz. Now, with the help of Blind Boys of Alabama producer John ... more » |
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Amazon.com Harmonica giant Charlie Musselwhite has evolved from stone traditionalist to blues experimentalist in recent years, with excursions into Tejano, country, and jazz. Now, with the help of Blind Boys of Alabama producer John Chelew, the 60-year-old has made a masterpiece that balances his music's Delta soul with sonic innovation. Musselwhite's world-weary singing is perfect for the haunting textures that the scraped and bell-toned guitar strings bring to "Train to Nowhere" and Randy Newman's "Burn Down the Cornfield," songs where the fog of danger hangs in the air like ectoplasm. Slide-guitar guests Sonny Landreth and Ben Harper bring rippling energy to the bad-luck story "Shootin' for the Moon" and the Harper-penned spiritual "Homeless Child." And the Blind Boys' zesty old-time harmonies turn Musselwhite's biographical "I Had Trouble" into a gospel-tent confession. But, if the voice of God appears anywhere, it's in Musselwhite's always lush and mesmerizing harmonica. --Ted Drozdowski Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsThe Haunted Shadow People of the Blues!! chris meesey Food Czar | The Colony, TX United States | 10/13/2004 (4 out of 5 stars) "Listen to this album once. No, don't form any judgements yet, just listen. And then listen again. And again. See if this haunted, evocative world of midnight blues doesn't stick in your craw somewhere. That's the effect of veteran Chicago/Mississippi/Memphis harp player Charlie Musslewhite's latest effort, Sanctuary, will have on you. There are some first rate individual songs here, especially "Homeless Child," "My Road Lies in Darkness," and a fabulous cover of the Savoy Brown classic "Train to Nowhere," featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama, but mostly, the whole effort is greater than the sum of the parts. Musslewhite has the perfect voice for 3AM reflections with a glass of booze (or whatever), and Charlie Sexton's ringing guitar parts are first-class all the way. Great vocal tracks, but also incredible instrumentals, such as "Shadow People," "Alicia," and the harmonica-fest that is "Route 19". The album's total effect is at once troubling and eerily comforting, as Musslewhite clearly implies that the blues can be a sanctuary from problems, as well as a way to confront them. Purchase Sanctuary right away, and see if the shadow people don't pay you a visit some morning at 3AM." Review of Charlie's Sanctuary CD M. Andis | WV | 09/21/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "Okay CD but not terrific. I recently saw Charlie Musselwhite live and thought he was great. The band was excellent, the music was tight, intense, and had a lot of punch. This CD did not have that punch. Much more laid back and some selections boring. The discrepancy betwen the live performance and the CD disappointed me." >>>>> *** MINDBENDING BLUES POWER *** Pat Walker | CA USA | 01/29/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "> It is almost impossible for any professional musician to put out a CD with 60% or more excellent songs >>> Charlie Musselwhite put this one out with what I would rate at 92% or 11 out of 12 >>> all were excellent but "1" did not fit...
> Charlie Musslewhite WROTE "3" Incredible Blues songs (#1: MY ROAD LIES IN DARKNESS - #2: SHADOW PEOPLE - #3: I HAD TROUBLE) on this album and they can be Clearly Labeled as the: "CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE BLUES BRAND" which will go down in Blue's History as "CLASSICS"... > CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE has locked in his Very Clear and "UNIQUE BLUES BRAND" and is same League as: Muddy Waters - John Lee Hooker - Stevie Ray Vaughn - Buddy Guy - Jr. Wells - BB King - Koko Taylor - Elvin Bishop >>> and many more who Had That Key Ingredient to have THEIR UNIQUE SOUND which is "THEIR UNIQUE BRAND" they were Born With... > Every Blues Person has to have at Least "1" Charlie Musselwhite >>> Get This One >>> ***** SANCTUARY ***** ... " |
