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Derek Trucks Band
"Songlines"
© Columbia/Legacy Records
Year of Release: 2006
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track listing
Volunteered Slavery
I'll Find My Way
Crow Jane
Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni
Chevrolet
Sailing On
Revolution
I'd Rather Be Blind Crippled And Crazy
All I Do
Mahjoun
I Wish I Knew
This Sky
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Derek Trucks Band "Songlines"
It's a coincidence that the Derek Trucks Band is chosen as this week's Album Pick of the Week -- His latest album,
Revelator is by him, along with his wife, Susan Tedeschi. Both husband and wife are no strangers to the Billboard
Blues Album chart. They have had their fair shares of #1 albums there. Together, they have formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Trucks' 2006 releae, Songlines, would become their first #1 album on the Blues Albums chart.
The album starts out with a very good instrumental, "Volunteer Slavery,"> as it has a good mix of blues and jazz.
"I'll Find My Way" is also a good tune, having an almost jazz style, and soulful blues. "Crow Jane" has a
Little Feat feel; the vocals have a resemblance to the early Prince. Carlos Santana comes to mind on "Sahib Teri
Bandi/Maki Madni." An instrumental, it resembles the sound of Santana's albums,when he experimented with "earth music,"
such as his albums Welcome and Caravanserai.
Standard early blues, that of John Lee Hooker, and the early Animals defines "Chevrolet." Derek Trucks' slide
guitar is truly the standout on "Sailing On." "Revolution" is a good rocker, with southern rock guitars that
work well on this track. A soulful blues mix has (what a title...) "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy."
"All I Do" is another good blues/soulful/jazzy tune, and "Majjoun" is jazzy in a way, yet different, as
like the Santana reference mentioned earlier. "I Wish I Knew" is one of those "smooth, cool tunes"; it could easily
fit the Smooth Jazz format. The album closes with "This Sky" -- another "cool" tune, relaxing, and a great way to
end the album.
There is no doubt that Songlines is a very definite creative, soulful blues album. His guitar style is also
very noticeable. It's easy to see this album reaching the highest spot on the chart. It's an album you can enjoy
while driving in your car, or just relaxing by the pool (or other places). It's a blues album, yet it has songs that
could be classified as Jazz, Soul. It's all Blues with a zest of other musical flavors mixed in.
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