J. Geils & Magic Dick - Bluestime (FLAC)
Release Date: 1994


Review by Steve Kurutz:
The debut issue from two former J. Geils Band members, Bluestime finds Magic Dick and J. Geils still mining their old Chicago blues influences, but with much more depth and sophistication musically. Whereas the J. Geils Band of the '70s would have hammered away at the songs with volume and intensity, Bluestime approaches tunes such as Sonny Boy Williamson's "Pontiac Blues" with a jazz-flavored subtlety. More swinging than rocking, the album proves that both Geils and Magic Dick have lost none of the chops they had in their prime, perhaps even gaining a few over the years.



Track List:
1. I Got To Find My Baby
2. Pontiac Blues
3. Can't Hold Out Much Longer
4. She's The No Sleepinest Women
5. The Stuff You Gotta Watch
6. Nine Below Zero
7. I Stay In The Mood
8. Too Young To Die
9. Little Girl
10. Full Court Press
11. (I'm The) Coolest Cat In This Car
12. Iodine In My Coffee
13. Roller Coaster/Crazy Legs/I Got To Go


Personnel:
J. Geils - Guitar, steel guitar
Magic Dick - Harmonica, vocals
Jerry Miller - Rhythm guitar, mandolin
Steve Ramsay - Drums
Michael Ward - Bass, piano