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This 1996 album picks up where Dancing the Blues left off three years earlier, with producer John Porter and most of the same studio cast. There is more of a New Orleans flavour this time, with barrelhouse pianist Jon Cleary contributing a couple of originals to go with such classics as Jesse Hill's "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" and Fats Domino's "Let the Four Winds Blow". Bonnie Raitt and a full vocal chorus help kick "I Need Your Loving" into overdrive. Mahal's one original is the tender, acoustic country-sounding "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes". --Rick Mitchell
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
if you are not familiar with taj mahal then you would be better of starting with the "very best of" double collection - if you have that, or if you want to check out a studio lp that doesn't overlap (bar 1 track) - the fact that only 1 track from this lp made it onto the "best of" should in no way put you off - this is as good a starting point as any. well worth checking out. top draw light rock blues.
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This record is mainly Taj doing old R&B material like Doc Pomus's "Lonely Avenue" and Little Milton's "We're goin to make it" and doing it very well with a great band that includes contributions from both his British keyboard players/MDs - Jon Cleary and Mick Weaver. There are also some stellar guests - Eric Clapton plays some really nice blues guitar on "Here in the dark" and "Love her with a feeling" and Bonnie Raitt sings beautifully with Taj on "I need your loving". The record also ends with "The car of your dreams" Taj entering Little Axe-style modern blues territory that he was to revisit later with "Squat that rabbit.
Taj contributes one new song to the party and what a song, "Lovin' in my baby's eyes" is a fabulous song, worth the price of the CD on its own (and I really mean that.) With it's beautiful melody underpinned by plucked National guitar and Taj's harmonica, it's a song that really grows on you and must be one of the best songs Taj has ever written. "Phantom Blues" mainly carries on from Taj's previous album the Grammy winning "Dancin' the blues" but "Lovin' in my baby's eyes" is a wonderful bonus.
Taj contributes one new song to the party and what a song, "Lovin' in my baby's eyes" is a fabulous song, worth the price of the CD on its own (and I really mean that.) With it's beautiful melody underpinned by plucked National guitar and Taj's harmonica, it's a song that really grows on you and must be one of the best songs Taj has ever written. "Phantom Blues" mainly carries on from Taj's previous album the Grammy winning "Dancin' the blues" but "Lovin' in my baby's eyes" is a wonderful bonus.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Upbeat Blues from on of the Best
24 Oct 2003
Format:Audio CD
From the opning notes this album is great. I've been listening to it for 6+ years and it never bores me. Upbeat tracks, good horns and great guests (Clapton & Raitt) I think this is an essential Taj pick.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great New Orleans experience!!!
15 April 2001
Format:Audio CD
This is a great album,specially enriched with the marvellous participation of Jon Cleary,for me,one of the best piano players of ever.Really a participation of any Louisiana's piano player is a great thing for a good blues album!!!Specially some musicians like Jon Cleary,Dr.John,and Professor Longhair... This is a very true experience of this great bluesman,Taj Mahal,with guest appearances of Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt.I really loved the first track,an original of Taj's style.All of the others are pure Louisiana blues,and i really recomend to the bluesfans all over the world to listen this fantastic, Jon Cleary. He's a bluesman unrecognized,that deserves an accurated listened from those that really loves good music.You must try to listen the other Cleary's works such "Alligator Lips and Dirty Rice" and recently "Moonburn".What we can say is that Taj worked right to choose those great musicians and the results, are all inside this great cd!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Enthralling opener but by-and-large a tame effort for Taj.
6 Jan 1999
Format:Audio CD
There is certainly nothing wrong with this album, everything is done quite well. It's just that once you've listened to Taj enough, you get to start expecting the unexpected, and this album is as straight-forward as I've heard him play. "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes" is an absolutely beautiful and highly emotional original. If you don't get shivers after listening to that one, you best pick up a new hobby. After that though, it's surprisingly simple blues. Nothing wrong with any of the tracks, but it's just not very adventurous.
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