| Artist |
Sonny Landreth |
| Album Title: |
Blacktop Run |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Blues: Electric Blues |
| Format |
FLAC 24.96 |
| Released |
02/21/2020 |
| Label |
Provogue |
| Catalog No |
NONE |
| Bar Code No |
None |
| Packaging |
Download |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Blacktop Run (3:38)
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| 2.
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Lover Dance With Me (2:49)
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| 3.
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Mule (2:59)
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| 4.
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Groovy Goddess (3:48)
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| 5.
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Somebody Gotta Make A Move (3:54)
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| 6.
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Beyond Borders (4:10)
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| 7.
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Don't Ask Me (4:14)
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| 8.
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The Wilds Of Wonder (3:06)
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| 9.
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Many Worlds (3:01)
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| 10.
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Something Grand (3:58)
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| Date Acquired |
04/06/2020 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Qobuz |
| Purchase Price |
9.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide entry:
Discogs entry: (for CD, not digital release which this is)
MusicBrainz entry: |
Notes |
Bass – David Ranson
Design – Megan Barra
Drums – Michael Burch (tracks: 6)
Drums, Percussion – Brian Brignac
Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Mixed By – Sonny Landreth
Keyboards – Steve Conn
Mastered By – Jim DeMain
Producer, Mixed By – R. S. Field
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Tony Daigle
Written-By – Sonny Landreth (tracks: 1 - 4, 6, 8 - 10), Steve Conn (tracks: 5, 7)
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Analyzed Folder: Sonny Landreth - Blacktop Run_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR7 -0.39 dB -8.71 dB 01 - Blacktop Run.flac
DR7 -0.39 dB -8.06 dB 02 - Lover Dance With Me.flac
DR6 -0.39 dB -7.87 dB 03 - Mule.flac
DR7 -0.39 dB -7.76 dB 04 - Groovy Goddess.flac
DR7 -0.39 dB -9.09 dB 05 - Somebody Gotta Make A Move.flac
DR6 -0.39 dB -7.68 dB 06 - Beyond Borders.flac
DR8 -0.39 dB -8.85 dB 07 - Don't Ask Me.flac
DR7 -0.39 dB -7.99 dB 08 - The Wilds Of Wonder.flac
DR6 -0.39 dB -8.72 dB 09 - Many Worlds.flac
DR7 -0.39 dB -8.95 dB 10 - Something Grand.flac
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Number of Files: 10
Official DR Value: DR7
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek:
Louisiana guitar slinger Sonny Landreth returns to the studio with his quartet two years after 2017's Grammy-nominated Recorded Live in Lafayette. Blacktop Run is more than just a new studio outing, however. Landreth reunites with producer R.S. Field for the first time since 2005's Grant Street. Field produced Landreth's three breakout sets for Zoo as well as several later albums. He is a studio empath and extends artists full faith and credit. Landreth possesses a distinct sound to be sure, direct, resonant, and simple, but he's restless when it comes to experimenting with styles. He juxtaposes, combines, and balances them with alarming regularity and reckless abandon. But he always anchors them into easily relatable grooves. He and the band recorded live to tape at Dockside Studios.
Landreth's band includes keyboardist Steve Conn, drummer Brian Brignac, and bassist David Ranson. The guitarist wrote eight of these ten tunes; Conn penned the other two, which include the stellar instrumental "Beyond Borders," a jam that melds hard Southern swamp rock, electric slide blues, and Latin cumbia. The opening title track begins with fingerpicked National Steel guitar, a droning bassline, washboard, and bumping tom-toms. Landreth's singing voice at almost 70 years of age is better than ever: he glides through the lyrics, allowing his guitar to help carry them with his deft plectrum and slide-guitar picking, often in the same line. The tune is a rambling blues, infused with the energy of a pickup rolling down the open highway. "Lover Dance with Me" is a dirty Cajun blues instrumental with funky overtones. Landreth's scorching leads crisscross jazz, R&B, and garage rock on his way to blues while Ranson's bass growls with distorted passion in the backdrop propelling him forward. "Mule" is a Cajun stomper complete with button accordion; zydeco and Delta blues melt together on a honky tonk dancefloor. "Groovy Goddess" is a spiky instrumental showcasing Landreth's electric slide-playing swing. It has a hooky chorus line inserted to break up the pyrotechnics, but only holds them in check momentarily "Somebody Gotta Make a Move" is a cautionary tale with a reggae-cum-R&B backbeat injected into swamp blues. "Don’t Ask Me" brings the acoustic National Steel back to the fore in front of a shuffling drumkit and singing accordion. While "Many Worlds" commences as a slow-ish Americana tune, Landreth's nasty electric slide delves deep into shades of Southern blue. "Something Grand" is a country song written by Landreth. Accompanied by martial snares and a shimmering, soulful Hammond B-3, Landreth's fingerpicked acoustic frames a vulnerable lyric that amounts to narrative poetry. It argues the place for love: one that heals tragedy, ruin, and broken promises. It sends Blacktop Run out on notes of tenderness and mercy born of grit. Landreth and Field bring out the best in one another. They are symbiotic in their restless energies and experimental visions, and have consistently delivered excellence together; Blacktop Run is no exception.
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