Resonating Return
This album, four years after Miller’s stroke put a halt to
its initial recording and the normalcy of his life at that time, is a return to form in
more ways than one [to state the obvious].
It is the blues through and through. From ripping it up to
acoustic sensitivity, Miller plays brilliantly and is again in fine voice.
Opener I Gotta Turn the Corner chugs
out the most chugging blues delight imaginable, and we’re off, followed by a
riff bliss with Women and the Blues. I Want My Life Back is a Gary Moore-esque
lament that resonates for, again, obvious reasons though it is lyrically the
blues of romantic loss.
There’s a resonator rendition of Black Oak Arkansas’ Hangman which is superb, and this is
followed by the lamenting mandolin beauty of Your Tears Will Hit the Floor, a paradoxical upbeat folkblues in
the way it deals with loss again – what
goes up must come down.
The Outlaw Named
is a sweet acoustic ballad reflecting his continuing deep Christian
sensibilities; this followed by Taste My
Love, an electric ballad featuring Miller playing his classic full-toned and
bending lead, and penultimate track Why Don’t
You Believe returns to riff with the addition of accompanying Hammond. Closer
Ain’t No Love Anymore is another Moore-esque
slow blues with organ also soothing the plaintive tone.
It is genuinely brilliant to see and hear this return. See
other Larry Miller reviews on this blog here.
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