Audio CD review:
Taj Mahal - Phantom Blues

Taj Mahal - Phantom Blues

Band: Taj Mahal Title: Phantom Blues Rating: Release Date: 1996-02-27 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes - Taj Mahal, Mahal, Taj 2: Cheatin' on You - Taj Mahal, Cleary, Jon 3: The Hustle Is Om - Taj Mahal, Owens, Horace 4: Here in the Dark - Taj Mahal, Anders, Bernard 5: Fanning the Flames - Taj Mahal, Cleary, Jon 6: I Need Your Loving - Taj Mahal, Gardner, Don 7: Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Taj Mahal, Hill, Jessie 8: Lonely Avenue - Taj Mahal, Pomus, Doc 9: Don't Tell Me - Taj Mahal, McLaughlin, Pat 10: What Am I Living For? - Taj Mahal, Harris, Art 11: We're Gonna Make It - Taj Mahal, Barge, Gene 12: Let the Four Winds Blow - Taj Mahal, Bartholomew, Dave 13: (You've Got to) Love Her With a Feeling - Taj Mahal, King, Freddie 14: The Car of Your Dreams - Taj Mahal, Kelly, James

Upbeat Blues from on of the Best I've been listening to it for 6+ years and it never bores me. From the opning notes this album is great. Upbeat tracks, good horns and great guests (Clapton & Raitt) I think this is an essential Taj pick. ...bruh taj be puttin the rhythm to some blues!... "here in the dark", "fanning the flames" and "love her with a feeling" are THE MOST SENSUALLY HOT BALLADS FROM ANY MALE ARTIST OUT THERE, R-N-B OR OTHERWISE! neo-soul cant e'en come close to the dirt and desire in those cuts! this is the artist that D'angelo will be inspired by 10 years from now. i'm not a big fan of most contemporary blues singers, prefering that stuff they got goin' on in the mississip; pr'oly at best a 3anahalf-star rating, but seriously, Taj got that deep-from-some-gutter type sputter/growl goin' on and when he sings them love songs of his, it's some real hot stuff. Great New Orleans experience!!! Really a participation of any Louisiana's piano player is a great thing for a good blues album!!!Specially some musicians like Jon Cleary,Dr. This is a great album,specially enriched with the marvellous participation of Jon Cleary,for me,one of the best piano players of ever. John,and Professor Longhair. . . This is a very true experience of this great bluesman,Taj Mahal,with guest appearances of Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt. I really loved the first track,an original of Taj's style. All of the others are pure Louisiana blues,and i really recomend to the bluesfans all over the world to listen this fantastic, Jon Cleary. He's a bluesman unrecognized,that deserves an accurated listened from those that really loves good music. You must try to listen the other Cleary's works such "Alligator Lips and Dirty Rice" and recently "Moonburn". What we can say is that Taj worked right to choose those great musicians and the results, are all inside this great cd!!!. Taj is back big time! " I now have a 4th! Get down!. My 3 favorite Taj Mahal albums so far had been his first two (both released in the 60's) and "Dancing the Blues. Good dancing, good vibes! We play it almost every day! He is authentic, soulful and grounded in the culture of folk and blues. Taj Mahal's voice is like the sound of the Earth singing. He is a national treasure!. You can see a complete list of all Taj Mahal discography, or go back to the Taj Mahal tabs