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Home | Delmark News Blog | BLUES NEWS MAGAZINE APPLAUDS LINSEY ALEXANDER LIVE AT ROSA’S ALBUM.

BLUES NEWS MAGAZINE APPLAUDS LINSEY ALEXANDER LIVE AT ROSA’S ALBUM.

October 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

See English and German versions of the review

Jörg Palitzsch in bluesnews 102

Recorded in the legendary Chicago club Rosa’s Lounge, the album is further evidence of authentic blues. The 77-year-old American songwriter, singer and guitarist Linsey Alexander is in the best mood and proves to be among the best with his cover version “Please Love Me” B.B. King his reference. Freddie King’s “If You’ve Ever Loved A Woman” is a pearl that Linsey Alexander fills with melancholy guitar and vocals. The mentor for many young artists, in this piece Linsey moves entirely in the tradition of the blues, characterized by a virtuoso and extensive guitar solo.

“Snowing in Chicago” opens with a whimsical riff, followed by the Chicago blues “Ships On The Ocean” by Junior Wells. Almost absorbed in himself, he presents the seven-minute composition with perfect melody lines. It makes no difference how you interpret and re-interpret this song. It stands for the blues genre, which has a very specific playing style and a very specific spirit. With “I’m Going Back to My Old Time Used To Me” a live album is rounded off with deep longing and pure joy in playing the guitar, modern ways of playing the blues, melodic riffs, classic hooks, funky cool grooves and brilliant keyboard performances.

German…

Aufgenommen im legendären Chicagoer Club Rosa’s Lounge ist das Album ein weiterer Beleg für authentischen Blues. Der 77-jährige US-amerikanische Songwriter, Sänger und Gitarrist Linsey Alexander zeigt sich in bester Spiellaune und erweist zum Auftakt mit der Coverversion „Please Love Me“ B.B. King seine Referenz. Freddie Kings „If You’ve Ever Loved A Woman“ ist eine Perle, die Linsey Alexander mit Gitarre und Gesang voller Melancholie anfüllt. Der Mentor für viele junge Künstler bewegt sich in diesem Stück ganz in der Tradition des Blues, geprägt von einem virtuosen und ausgedehnten Gitarrensolo. Mit einem launigen Riff wird „Snowing In Chicago“ eröffnet, dem sich der Chicago-Blues „Ships On The Ocean“ von Junior Wells anschließt. Geradezu selbstversunken präsentiert er die über siebenminütige Komposition mit perfekten Melodielinien. Dabei ist es völlig gleichgültig, wie man diesen Song interpretiert und deutet. Er steht für das Bluesgenre, das eine ganz bestimmte Spielweise sowie einen ganz bestimmten Geist durchzieht. Mit „I’m Going Back To My Old Time Used To Me“ rundet sich dann auch ein Livealbum, auf dem tiefe Sehnsucht und pure Gitarrenspielfreude, moderne Spielweisen des Blues, melodische Riffs, klassische Hooks, funky coole Grooves und brillante Keyboard-Aktionen zu finden sind.

Jörg Palitzsch in bluesnews 102

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Linsey Alexander – Live at Rosa’s

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