Bman's Blues Report

I just received the newest release, Terraplane , from Steve Earle and its a cool mixture of blues, country and all Earle! Opening with easy shuffle track, Baby Baby Baby , Earle leads off with vocal and harp and Chris Masterson laying in some cool guitar riffs. You're The Best Lover I Ever Had has a real rural country blues feel with acoustic guitar and rudimentary percussion by Will Rigby. A cool pace, catchy melody and Eleanor Whitmore on fiddle makes for a great radio track. The Tennessee Kid opens with a storied talk but quickly emerges as a driving boogie. This is a real cool song with a lot of musical tension. Excellent! Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now is a free wheelin' blues track primarily featuring Earle on guitar and Whitmore on fiddle. Nice track. Better Off Alone is a somber ballad more fully orchestrated with Kelly Looney on bass and low cello like violin sound and Earle's vocals complimented by Masterson with a cool guitar solo. The Usual Time is a cas...