Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, A Month of Sundays , from Jim Roberts & The Resonants , and it's a cool blues, rock country fusion. Opening with blues rocker, Skeeters , Jim Roberts on lead vocal and slide guitar sets a strong pace. With a funky bass line by Rick Hollander, a hot sax solo by Pat Zicari and with Bobby Spencer on sax and Michael Leasure on drums, this is a solid opener. With a contemporary take on delta style blues on What Her Evil Do , Roberts vocals are deep and rich, slide acoustic guitar  is tight and mandolin tasty and Joey Gomez adds a nice harmonica top giving it just the right touch. Title track, A Month of Sundays is a cool, jazzy track with a great bass line by Hollander. Hi fret slide work by Roberts over Hollanders bass line and the crisp drum work of Mike Harvey is strong. This track has that special weave making it my radio choice on the release. Long Haired Mississippi Hippie has a great groove with that North Mi...

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Beneath the Blood Moon, from Jim Roberts and the Resonants and it's cool pop blues. Opening with the title track, Beneath the Blood Moon, Roberts on vocal and slide, joined by Mike Harvey on drums, Tony Jack Grigsby on bass and Mike Finnigan on keys sets the pace for this cool new release. Dog Done Bit My Baby gives Roberts a nice opening to show his slide work with a a cool blues rocker. Rick Hollander joins on bass laying down a driving bass line. Funky, Tupelo Fool, has a real nice groove with gritty vocals and a cool slide refrain. Ballad, May All Your Regrets Be Small, has the standout radio track on the release with solid lyrics, nice lead vocals, a sweet melody and the addition of Nathan Rivera on accordion. Another solid radio track, Southern Hospitality has just the right blend of smooth vocals, slide guitar and cool rhythm. One of my favorite tracks on the release, Dark Down On The Delta, has a laid back ro...