Live Review
The Back Porch Rockers
(CD Release Party)
Dave Ray, Tony Glover, Reggie Scanlan, Camile Baudoin
The Turf Club, St. Paul
February 20, 2000
by Dick Houff
Photography copyright © 2000 by Tom Asp, all rights reserved
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Several days before the gig, I had a gut feeling that this would be no ordinary show. With Dave Ray, Tony Glover, and The Radiators very own Camile Baudoin and Reggie Scanlon, how could a show of this magnitude be anything less than extraordinary. In my heart, I'd have to call it historic. The Turf was packed to capacity, and by the end of the night every CD (By The Water) had sold out! Dave started the first set with his infamous 12 string picking followed by Tony's harp, Camile Baudoin on guitar, and Reggie on bass. When Dave opted for electric and plugged-in, all hell broke loose! The frenzy and totally in-sync phrasings between Camile and Ray were mesmerizing. Baudoin's attack was riff with countless hammer-on and pulls using his index finger to get a double-string slide effect-he would also back pedal using the same method! Ray was glowing and the karma was in evidence between these two warriors as Dave answered the attack with his own blistering chops. Tony's harp was up front and in your face, and when he took command; both Ray and Camile stepped back. Reggie Scanlon has got to be one of the finer base players that I've seen in quite some time-brilliant beyond words and right on top of the action; minus a drummer, I might add. Too many times, I walk away from shows that have a commercial polish to them. Without mentioning names or causing ill feelings, I'll refrain from trashing-that's not my style. The same with records: when they all start sounding alike, then you know a change needs to be
addressed. Listening to this band was a refreshing move from the above. Original and relentless right to the end; total heart and soul to the max. When a band gets three standing ovations and the crowd wants a fourth!-then and only then, can you say: "This is the real deal!"
Click Here to order the new CD! www.jdray.com/cdads/btwcov.html
Dave Ray: www.jdray.com
Camile Baudoin: personal.msy.bellsouth.net/msy/r/a/radi8
The Radiator's: www.radiators.org
This review is copyright © 2000 by Dick Houff, and Blues On Stage, all rights reserved. Copy, duplication or download prohibited without written permission.
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