Search - Mighty Sam Mcclain :: Joy & Pain

Great Rhythm and Blues is not Dead!

musicnu | Deerfield, IL | 02/24/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Sam McClain is a blues singer aka rthym n' blues. Sam started his career towards the end of the soul era but has continued performing and is one of those excellent blues vocalists playing small clubs (in Sam's case, mostly around Boston). "Joy & Pain" was recorded live in Germany in 1997. McClain has surrounded himself with a great band and the songs are all first rate. If you like the late Otis Redding or Bobby Blue Bland then you will truly enjoy Mighty Sam McClain and his great band."

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Ronnie Cowlishaw Sr. | AUBURN WASHINGTON | 07/29/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of my favorites (a classic) the more you listen the better it gets. The band is as tight as it get's, very strong as you listen you wait for a bad tune there is not one. The guitar is excellent as for the horns, which I am not real big on can't be matched. The vocals are awesome I can't get enough of this one. I have over 1,000 blues cd's and this is a real stand out. I have 8 of his cd's this is my favorite, just buy it you will be amazed. Also it is over an hour of pure heavy rocking blues live in Germany."