This is his most commercial recording to date and should bring him wider exposure on the mainstream blues-rock field with enough pop sensibility to ensure airplay anywhere where a good tune and delivery are required. This one should appeal to generations of lovers of fine music and will probably gain Pattison much needed and deserved exposure on both sides of Atlantic. Excellent support by his backing musicians, some original and clever arrangements within the genre frame make for fine listening throughout this collection of 14 songs, mostly penned by Pattison and his band members. Steve Canali play some fine slide guitar on mid tempo rockers “Married To the Blues” and “Mr.Henpecked”, while Mark “Fenny” Fenichel supplies some great harp on “John Lee, Jimmy Reed And Mississippi Fred”, while “Blues At My Window” evokes piano blues of the past masters courtesy of Pete Sears.

Though there not much blues structure, unless in song titles (“Married To The Blues”, “John Lee, Jimmy Reed And Mississippi Fred”, “Gypsy Woman’s Got The Blues”, “Born To The House Of Blues” and “Blues At My Window”), there’s a fine overall blues feeling in these songs. “I’m The Only One” and “Just Who You Are” are fine rock ballads along with “Gypsy Woman’s Got The Blues” are too radio friendly to be ignored by the general public.”Hollywood” has some seventies Elton John feel to it and that cannot be bad a tall, while “Wild Mountain Thyme” is gospel flavored closer, perfect ending to a song collection to sooth your mind on rainy evenings. “Pictures” is an eloquent and intelligent reflection of present day experiences and his band extends rich musical textures to complement lyrics in unobtrusive way, giving Davey Pattison every opportunity to present his excellent vocal delivery. Fine production could probably win him a few rock radio staples soon, I could suggest Davey for his next effort to do some cover songs, for he can easily handle such stuff and make it his own and that would only help him to move forward and win more fans and critics alike.

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