Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band - The House of the Blue Lights (1969/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 43:07 minutes | 927 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 43:07 minutes | 927 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
This is not the vintage Don Covay sound that many of his fans may know about and you won't find any of his big hits on this CD but this 1969 album sounds like a labor of love, something that Covay was dying to record for a long, long time. You can hear the sincerity, vitality and enthusiasm on every track. Wonderful album. As other reviewers have noted. this is a bit of a hybrid. Not a traditional blues album by any means, but one that mixed blues with soul and a dash of rock too. Very satisfying results. There are times when Covay is singing, that I swear it's Mick Jagger. The vocal inflections are that similar sometimes. But the real highlights are the songs themselves, plus the guitar playing. Something to savor.