Bayou Lightning
On his first widely available album, guitarist/vocalist Brooks slams through the 1979 stylistic barriers separating Chicago blues, early rock 'n' roll, Louisiana swamp pop, funk, and Southern soul. For all the fulgurations of his fretted conductor, he maintains a degree of control and reserve that instantly stamps him a noble bluesman-as if anyone who'd encountered him in any Chicago bar during the past twenty years had any doubts. Casey Jones expertly mans the drums.-- © Frank John Hadley 1993--From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD