As hyperkinetic blues albums by white English kids go, this is a good one.
Dave Edmunds, armed only with a 1959 Gibson 335 and a 100-watt Marshall stack, cranks through these recognizable blues covers (with one original instrumental) with reckless abandon and gobs of technique. Backup support is handled by bassist John Williams and drummer Bob "Congo" Jones, who do their best to keep up and provide a rhythmic foundation for
Edmunds to wail over.
Edmunds also handled nearly all the vocals, and as blues singers go, he's merely serviceable, but what makes this album worthwhile is the revved-up guitar playing, especially when
Edmunds shreds both
Freddy King's "The Stumble" and
Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle." ~ John Dougan