Magic Slim has released a pile of albums, all of them true to his group's house-rocking credo. The idea this time around was to hook him up with producer Dick Shurman and get
Slim to record tunes he hadn't committed to wax yet. With a tight version of the
Teardrops aboard (the ubiquitous
Nick Holt on bass and vocals, Michael Dotson on rhythm, Allen Kirk on drums, and
Slim's son Shawn Holt making a guest appearance on "Young Man's Blues"),
Slim turns in a solid effort here. But perhaps the biggest change this time around is the inclusion of four original tunes from
Slim, big news for a combo that many consider to be the ultimate blues cover band. Counting
Nick Holt's "Playin' with My Mind" and Shawn Holt's "Young Man's Blues," the original material is up to the 50-percent mark, making this their most adventuresome outing to date. ~ Cub Koda