Bman's Blues Report

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Men Are Like Potato Chips , by Anni Piper and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with Devil Bride , Brian Foxworth really set a solid drum rhythm giving Anni Piper on vocal and bass a great platform for her chugging rocker. Ted Swanson   lays in some nicely stylized guitar work and Jimi Bott rounds out the band on percussion. Sassy, title track, Men Are Like Potato Chips , has a vintage blues style lead by Chris Shuttleworth on tuba and Steve Kerin on keys giving the full range to Piper on lead vocal. I do like  Shuttleworth's tuba solo on this one. Cheetah , is my favorite track on the release is tasty guitar work by Swanson, and strong drum beat by Foxworth, John Dover contributing a tight trumpet lead and of course smooth lead vocal by Piper. Thunderous drums by Foxworth open Match With A Sasquatch rocking with Piper's vocals and Tim Langford and the track picks up a hot James Brown funky drum rhyth...

I just received the newest release, More Guitars Than Friends from Anni Piper and I think that it may be her best effort to date. Opening with Wonder Woman , a early boogie style rocker, Piper hits a real nice bass solo and Dave Kury rips a nice one of his own, joined by Frank Hetzler on drums making for an interesting start. On Big Mama's, Just A Little Bit , Piper sets a great bass line and with solid vocals gives Kury room to rip again and he shows that he's not bashful. Very nice! Buckle Bunny is a cool Boogie Woogie with a super bass line and one of Piper's best vocal tracks. Mike Franklin adds some real nice keyboard work on this track giving it a sweet kick in the pants and again Kury digs in for a super solo of his own. Very cool! On title track, More Guitars Than Friends , Piper brings the pace down low and her vocals are rich. With the general feel of St James Infirmary, this is a real nice track with well phrased guitar lines, sax by Charlie de Chant and shi...