CD Review
Anders Osborne
"Living Room"
Shanachie (5375)
by Gordon Baxter
Review date: December 1999
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"Living Room" is an excellent album which showcases Anders Osborne's considerable talents as a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter. Rather than playing straight Blues, Osborne marries together the musical traditions from his home in New Orleans, with elements of funk, roots rock and Delta Blues. Although taking the Blues in new directions, Osborne's style has a cohesiveness which belies the diversity of his influences--Dr. John, the Nevilles, and Lowell George are most evident--and the end result is very enjoyable. Osborne who sings a bit like Steve Miller in places (e.g., "Coast to Coast Blues"), had a hand in writing all but one of the tracks. Best tracks include "Greasy Money", "Jetstream", and the CSNY-like "That's All" although there's positively no turkeys here.
Shanachie Records: www.shanachie.com
This review is copyright © 1999 by Gordon Baxter, and Blues On Stage, all rights reserved.
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