Roy Gaines - In the House (Live at Lucerne 4) (2002)

The Volume by Roy Gaines starts with a rock’n’soul number, full of punchy horns a la Stax Records and stinging guitar, but with every passing song it settles down and going through classic uptown blues of “I Got My Thang On You” and “Lucille Works For Me” it reaches a jazzy blues shore in “Rag Blues”. An amazing combination of styles, played with another memorable guitar tone. Not only the music is absolute high class (…) but the sound quality, production values and packing also set high standards. I love this kind of live production, real concert played from the first song to the last one, no silence or fading. If there is something as good as being there in Lucerne, sitting in a first row and listening to the blues, this is it, “In The House”. This series is as essential as “The Bluesville Years” classic blues series releases some years ago by the Prestige/Fantasy label. A must have for all serious blues fans.