"Michael Burks is an awesome combination of soulful blues singing and fiery guitar licks. He is a great blues story teller and the songs on this album demonstrate his talents. I think that Michael Burks and Larry McCray (another unheralded blue phenomenon) offer a good glimpse at the future of the blues."
THis bluesman is AMAZING
Ben Ryan | Kirksville, MO USA | 04/10/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw this guy about a month ago in concert at a small club. He blew me away, I hadn;t heard of him before this, now i am telling everyone about him. His tone is incredible, has been likened to that of Albert King, well he does an astounding job upholding this feat. Not only his tone is great, but his powerful licks are something else too. Be on the look out for this guy in your area, he is down right great. And this CD captures that power and tone beautifully. Check him out people."
The Blues Are In Good Hands
RogerOutWest | San Mateo, CA USA | 06/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw Michael Burks live at the Santa Cruz Blues Festival and bought this CD on the spot. I really like this CD. He is true to the tradition of blues, but he brings a bit of his own style as well. It not the same old tired blues stuff. ... and it makes you feel good about the future of blues.In the middle of his set he broke into a long version of "Who Knows." Michael, if you are reading this, you have to record that number!!! It was amazing!"
Real music for a change
softcat | Farmingdale, New York United States | 02/27/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My husband and I saw Michael Burks at the South Street
Seaport in NYC last summer. It was so refreshing to hear someone
with talent peform live. (As you can tell I don't get out much!)
Anyhow I was enthralled with the performance and sat through the whole set in very hot weather. I could have listened to him for
hours. His accompanying musicians were great also and it was a
magical time. I immediately looked for a cd on Amazon.com and found
this one. Overall the cd is great but I guess I was spoiled by the live performance and in comparison it was better. I guess
this is to be expected and I don't was to discourage anyone from buying the cd. I hope he releases a new one soon."
A must listen for any electric blues lover
softcat | 05/04/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album is awesome. You will not need to fast forward to any track on the album because they are all great. Michael Burks is similiar in style to Luther Allison & Larry McCray. This disk will stay in your player for a long time. Bravo..."