Artist: Fenton Robinson
Title Of Album: Special Road
Year Of Release: 1989
Label: Evidence
Genre: Blues
Notes:
Review by Ron Wynn
Fenton Robinson is among the second-line blues musicians who have come close but never made it over the hump. He has certainly got the guitar goods, and his vocals are often memorable and anguished. Unfortunately, the 13 songs he did on this 1989 date were mostly good but nowhere as intense as he has delivered on other occasions. Neither is the instrumental work on this Evidence CD; his solos are firmly articulated, often elaborately constructed and paced, but they lack impact. Too many times Robinson falls just short of turning in a triumphant or exciting number, either through a less than emphatic vocal or a mundane solo. This is not necessarily a bad session, just a disappointing one.
Tracklist:
1. 7-11 Blues
2. Love Is Just A Gamble
3. Special Road
4. Too Many Drivers
5. Baby Please Don't Go
6. Crying The Blues
7. Find A Way
8. R.M. Blues
9. Slick And Greasy
10. Blue Monday
11. Money Problem
12. Nothing But A Fool
13. Little Touch
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