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ARTIST :...: Ray Bonneville
ALBUM  :...: Roll It Down
LABEL  :...: Red House Records
GENRE  :...: Blues

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Release Date :...: Jan-10-2005
Street Date  :...: 000-00-2004
Source       :...: CDDA

List of the Tracks

[#] [Track Name]                                     [time]

01. Tomorrow's Yesterday                              03:19
02. Under the Bridge                                  03:24
03. July Sun                                          04:23
04. Roll it Down                                      03:01
05. Oxford Town                                       04:31
06. Walk with Me                                      02:52
07. Tiptoe Spider                                     03:31
08. Slow Matin                                        03:01
09. Who's Talkin' to Me                               03:24
10. Stand Real Still                                  03:34
11. You Know What I Mean                              03:21
12. I Been A Train                                    02:37

40:58 min

53,7 MB

Roll It Down begins with a funky, roots
rock-based "Tomorrow's Yesterday,", a song
that immediately brings to mind the
super-group Little Village featuring John
Hiatt. The bass line is also more
prominent here. "Under The Bridge" is
another slow blues-oriented song that
could draw comparisons to Robert Cray
without the great blues guitar solo but
with a credible backing keyboard. The
relaxing nature of most of Ray
Bonneville's work is ever-present through
the baker's dozen of offerings, especially
the bounce emanating from "July Sun." "You
might know the way to go/If you ask a
passing crow," he sings as Colin Linden
helps out on mandolin. Most of the time
the arrangements work but the title of the
album gets the tracks off on the wrong
foot, and they can't quite right
themselves. The shining moment comes
during "Oxford Town," a heartfelt duet
with Jonell Mosser on harmony vocals,
bringing to mind a possible duet between
Daniel Lanois and Emmylou Harris. Another
very good effort comes from "Walk With
Me," a toe-tapping melody straight from
Waylon Jennings with some fine guitar
picking. Carrying the momentum during
"Tiptoe Spider," this track showcases
Bonneville at his best: vocal and guitar
with minimal backbeat. Near the
homestretch of the album, though, it
appears that he is repeating himself ever
so slightly. "Who's Talkin' To Me" sounds
adequate, but the arrangement appears to
have been done before. A Dylan-like
attempt on "Stand Real Still" results in a
creeping blues song that should be found
on Time Out Of Mind. Finishing up with "I
Been A Train," Bonneville has created
another solid album blending blues, folk
and a few things in between.

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