Another View of Overnight Sensation
Hi,
I want to present another opinion regarding your review of the Jackie Payne/Steve Edmonson CD. Although I can appreciate the difference of opinion, I wonder if you have seen this group in a live performance. If not, I do hope you will get an opportunity to see the band live. Since I am also a journalist, sometimes I listen two or three times before I get the full flavor of what is coming through a cold environment. If I am reviewing a CD, I listen much more over a period of time.
Since I have been a fan of Jackie Payne's for many years and have seen him in many venues (just recently at the 2009 Blues Music Awards show), I can tell you that his live performances are sensational--and his "partner in the blues" Steve Edmonson is just icing on the cake.
BTW, I love "Overnight Sensation"!
Hi Dorothy
Thanks for the response to the review, it's good to have an alternative take. As you will note from the entry, I didn't dislike the album at all but stand by my view that it's not at all out of the ordinary. I still maintain that the songs don't hold up that well to close scrutiny. I know Jackie et al is a great live show, but it wasn't the live show that Shades was reviewing.
Anyway, there's always room for more than one opinion - one man's meat etc....Shades visitors can make up their own minds, but I'd still prefer them to buy the entire Bobby Bland catalogue first if they don't already own it :-)