Mason Ruffner "Gypsy Blood" LP
(CBS) 1987 made in USA
cat. num. FZ 40601
#blues rock #rock&roll
Gypsy Blood | 4:32 |
Fightin' Back | 4:10 |
Dancin' On Top Of The World | 3:39 |
Distant Thunder | 4:40 |
Courage | 3:45 |
Runnin' | 4:18 |
Under Your Spell | 3:52 |
Red Hot Lover | 3:28 |
Baby, I Don't Care No More | 3:30 |
Ain't Gonna Get It | 4:34 |
This album, in places, just cranks it up and spits out a wall of undiluted rock and roll. Straight ahead full speed ahead and tell everything to get out of our way. "Gypsy Blood," and "Dancin' on Top of the World," are two cuts that really stand out in this vein. A couple of the tracks just seem to be languishing in a daze as if they've suffered a concussion, and can't decide which way to go. This album is produced by Dave Edmunds, and I like a lot of his work because when it hits, it hits hard. However, when it misses it leaves you scratching your head wondering. The band is tight, just sometimes lacking that guiding hand. The hard-charging "Courage" alone makes this a worthwhile disc, and there is more than just that track to pick the listener up.