Woke up this morning with the 'I've heard this kind of stuff a thousand times before' blues.
This is the fourth album by a band formed in 2004 by Michigan guitarists Rusty Wright and Laurie La Cross.
They claim to want a "variety of vibes" but what you hear are merely variations on a very tired sounding theme, with predictable lyrics, passionless vocals and proficient, yet soulless, guitar solos.
Rusty does most of the singing as on Mississippi Queen ("if you know what I mean") although Laura steps in occasionally for numbers such as Man On Fire (he knew he was gonna burn).
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The low point is the profoundly un-funny Alarm Clock Blues and there's nothing in the other ten tracks to convince the listener that the band are doing anything other than regurgitating a set formula, free of any emotional engagement with the material.
If you don't have the blues before listening to this album, you sure as hell will afterwards; and that's not a compliment.
Rusty Wright Band website
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