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Robben Ford & the Blue Line Band: Robben Ford & the Blue Line
Title: Robben Ford & the Blue Line
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Release Date: 1992-09-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Brother 2: You Cut Me to the Bone 3: I'm a Real Man 4: My Love Will Never Die 5: Step on It 6: Prison of Love 7: Tell Me I'm Your Man 8: Start It Up 9: Life Song

Great player, very humble
He's fresh, talented and a super nice guy as well. This guy is my favorite blues guitarist. I'm a blues bassist and member of the Alabama Jazz & Blues Federation. Robben Ford was the headliner at an all-day annual concert under the train-shed in Montgomery. I had a few moments to speak with him before he came on stage. He was very humble and gracious, yet so impressive as an artist and songwriter. Excellent 3-piece band. This is my favorite CD by him. His DVD's are good too!.


Who knew?
Don't mistake versatility for imitation. Perhaps Robben Ford's first and best recording. . . his homage to the Vaughn brothers is genuine and personal. Nothing thin about the Blue Line either.


Robben Ford One Hot Guitarist!
Before that show I must confess that I was unaware of this fine musician! Since that show I wanted to hear more of Robben but unfortunately the record stores in Tokyo that I frequent had nothing in stock by him, nor had they even heard of him! So, I went to my trusty Amazon. I recently had the distinct pleasure of seeing Robben Ford live in Tokyo with the incredible guitarist Larry Carlton at Tokyo Blue Note in Omotesando. com for CD`s of Robbens and bought three & have been listening to almost nothing else for the last month. This CD is dated, from 1992, but don`t let that keep you from buying it as it really is hot! I will not take the time to discuss each song, but the whole CD rocks! The first track "The Brother" and the 5th track "Step on it" are instrumentals and are incredible songs with searing leads & a fantastic bassist & drummer! Not a bad song on this CD & I highly recommend! Go see Robben if he is ever in your town as he will not disappoint! Cheers from Tokyo! Greg.


Still Packs a Wallop after almost 15 years
He's spread out in different directions since then, as any artist or musician with a nagging muse would do, and has done so wonderfully for the most part. Of all of Robben Ford's albums, this is the one I keep coming back to.

If anyone ever wanted an encyclopedia (read: lesson) of blues-based electric guitar styles embedded in solid songsmanship and tunecraft, this CD is the one to reach for. The guitar playing on this album should set the standard by which all similar efforts are measured. It's solid, melodic, and it soars. The songs are wonderful, and don't wear thin after even years of repeated listening; the guitar playing is dynamic without ever descending into cheap or gratuitous virtuosity, although RF can let it rip as well as anyone when it suits the movement of the music and the spirit of the moment. The solos are both blazingly and subtly alive, amazingly well-constructed, their notes and melody lines seldom predictable yet honoring tradition and never contrived, and I could go on and on . . .

Let's just say that when I first saw Robben Ford perform live, shortly before this CD was released, I said to myself, "Somehow, I always knew the guitar could be played like this, and now I've finally heard it". It was a reaction that I also had, in its own unique way, when I saw John Scofield play for the first time that same year. And while Scofield's playing may be the more idiosyncratically intriguing of these two musicians, Ford's playing grabs my heart and guts like no other guitarist ever quite has.

This CD offers a good opportunity to get grabbed.


A-W-E-S-O-M-E
Very few blues discs possess this power and remain accessible to those who have yet to appreciate the blues venue. This is the ultimate blues masterpiece for the uninitiated. Can't say much more than this should appeal to anyone. . . it is that brilliant!.


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