Bare Bones Boogie Band - Red Album (2010)

“It is to their credit they can also be filed next to The Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin. The opener, 'Baby, Baby Be Mine' has the infectious riff and rhythm of the latter two in particular. Guitarist Iain Black composes six of the tracks, so it's no surprise that the album is a guitar gumbo, with shades of Peter Green most welcome. 'Black Cat Strikes Back' has an air of early Texas, only better, with Helen Turner giving heartfelt feeling to the vocals, certainly more Lorna Fothergill than Sharlene Spiteri. The boogie element of the band only comes across on a couple of tracks and is almost a misnomer, as their focus works best on the slow shivering Blues. Turner rejuvenates Joplin in 'One Good Man' and this sound is surely their stripped down bare bones niche. A crowd-pleasing precipitator, 'I'd Rather Go Blind' is emotively raw and leads sweetly into the Jagger/Richards avalanche of rock 'Live With Me'. It's a super debut.”