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One for the British blues rock fans

richard leathers | seattle, wa USA | 09/09/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers once again show why they are one of the premiere west coast blues rock bands. This fine tribute cd to the past masters of British blues rock is yet another example of their versatility. Covering songs by Jethro Tull, John Mayall, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum to name a few, Mick and the boys inject new found energy and their own brand of blues into each and every song. Among the standouts are "Ridin' on the L&N", originally done by Mayall and Paul Butterfield, and knock em' dead redo"s of "Whisky Train" and "I'm Your Kingpin". If you haven't yet heard Mick and the Blues Rockers, this is as good a place to start as any. Mick Martin is truly one of the most gifted blues harp players going today and Tim Barnes guitar work is as good as it gets. So get "goin' down the line" and hookup with Mick Martin and his rockin' Blues Rockers."

Tip of the Hat, my review from Barcelona

Jose Maria Domenech Fedi | 09/05/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Admittedly, I am also in love with 60's and 70's British Blues because many bands from England started out playing Blues: The Animals, Them, Cream, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mc., Climax Blues Band, Rory Gallagher's Taste, Savoy Brown, Blodwin Pig, Ten Years After, some many themes of the very great Kinks, Spencer Davis, Procul Harum, Manfred Mann, Jethro Tull and so on and of course John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Mike Abrahams, Rory Gallagher, Mick Clarke,Gary Moore among others.



`Tip Of The Hat' is a very correct tribute to some of these bands mentioned before Procul Harum, Manfred Mann, Blodwin Pig, Jethro Tull, Savoy Brown, John Mayall, Kinks, The Rolling stones; Mick Martin & the Blues Rockers are in very good form recreating the 60's sound, ¡what a great musical period!. My favourite Blues are "Gotta see her tonight" great stuff, "Broken Wings", KINK's "Got to get the first plane", Jethro Tull's "It's breaking me up", the amazing Pretty Things/Yarbird Band's "No Questions" and of course! Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster" the Blues that turned a whole generation onto the Blues and the sensational cover I heard first, was The Rolling Stones's version really superb, a little later the not less good Howlin's Wolf cover. Nevertheless all the others themes have a high level also, in a short words those who wants to hear very good Blues I recommend it, I give it 4 stars."

A Nice Tribute To The British Bands Of The 60's

deepbluereview | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA | 12/27/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Tip Of The Hat is a tribute CD of sorts. On this disc, Mick Martin gives a tip of the hat to British Blues bands of the 60's, selecting some obscure songs that are in some way representative of compositions released by these British bands over the years and which influenced many American musicians. Covered here are Procol Harum's "Whiskey Train", Manfred Mann's "Empty Heart" and the Stones version of "Little Red Rooster" to name a few. Mick Martin and crew do a fine job recreating the 60's sound and Mick's voice never sounded better. Favorite track, Jethro Tull's "It's Breaking Me Up". Nothing original but, fun nonetheless."