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] Cincinnati CityBeat : 10/12/2005 : Locals Only: Local Disc-O-Mania
· THE SONNY MOORMAN GROUP CROSSROADS MOTEL (ATLAS RECORDS)
Crossroads Motel is a fitting title for the latest from the Sonny Moorman Group. The trio has not only visited the cross section between Blues and Rock -- they've grabbed a room and set up camp for the long haul. (Hope they don't charge by the hour!) Moorman is a masterly guitarist and vocalist, well versed in Blues' various forms. But as Crossroads expertly shows, it's a fool's move to try to pin Moorman down to just one thing. The album kicks off with the crackle of old vinyl before kicking in full-bore for the slide-guitar and harmonica-drenched "Rainmaker," which is reminiscent of Alt.Blues revivalist The Black Keys in its riff-and-melody mirror imaging. After throwing stakes down in the Blues, Moorman and Co. jam the gears and skid into "I Forget to Forget You," a remarkable, highly melodic slab of Heartland Rock that wouldn't be out of place on your favorite Rock radio station. From there, the trio skips between roadhouse rumble ("Texas Blues"), sky-is-cryin' balladry ("Last Call"), Hendrixian expansiveness ("Remembering Cal"), creeping, smoky swingers ("Blues After Dark"), monstrous Riff Rock ("Chance We Take For Love," "House of Thunder") and reverential acoustic minimalism ("Souled Out"), never sounding like musical tourists at any turn. The Sonny Moorman Group is the full package -- ace chops, soulful vocals, proficient songwriting and a daredevilish adventurousness that not only helps make the band dynamic and multifarious, but also gives them a distinct identity in a field where distinctiveness isn't always evident, let alone celebrated. The Sonny Moorman Group plays Ivey's Pub Friday and Saturday. (Mike Breen) Grade: A-
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Crossroads Motel
The Sonny Moorman Group
Atlas Records
The Sonny Moorman Group have followed up some good time live albums in recent years with a new studio effort that finds them kicking some blues-rock tail. The title cut exemplifies the rockin’ side of the band, while “Change My Mind” finds Sonny breaking out the wah-wah to good effect. “Texas Blues” is just that, Lone Star stomp that burns its groove into the wood, and “Last Call” has Sonny and his band mates, Marc Hoffman on bass and Jamie Combs on drums, slowing it down for some straight-no-chaser blues. Sonny also takes the time to pay tribute to his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio with “Remembering Cal,” a sendoff to the late and great jazz guitarist Cal Collins, and a bonus track, a live version of Freddie King’s “Hide Away,” a song King recorded in Cincinnati and made history with. Classify this CD as ‘Turn It Up.’
By Derek Halsey
Derek Halsey
Gritz Music Magazine
513-825-8918
1114Imprint lane
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240http://www.gritz.net/
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