Genuine Rhythm & The Blues
This CD offers high-grade bar-band music, nothing more and nothing less. And while Delbert McClinton occasionally approaches the shadow of the greatness of Jerry Lee Lewis on this collection of mildly countrified bluesy rock from the mid to late 1960s, flashes of originality and spark are few and far between. That said, these are credible renditions of such tasty boomer-centric fare as "Blue Monday," "Before You Accuse Me," "Have Mercy," Turn on Your Love Light," and "Spoonful."--Mike McGonigal