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Apr 26, 2022You could spend a lot of time thinking about why these songs and what Terry and McGhee meant in their own time and what they mean now, but the songs are pure visceral experiences that you feel in your gut and your heart.
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Apr 22, 2022Mahal and Cooder stay close to the originals, but whether faithfully evoking the sound and spirit of their mentors or using them as lift-off points for expansion, this glorious album honors their subjects with joy and swagger as well as devotion.
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Apr 21, 2022Theirs is a very relaxed approach, two longtime friends totally immersed in joyous music. The feel is far more important than precision. ... The gritty, gravel-toned voice of Taj is always a treat and Cooder’s masterful picking and slide skills are always impressive.
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Classic Rock MagazineApr 20, 2022There's a straight-forward brilliance to this covers set. [May 2022, p.85]
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UncutApr 20, 2022A record that acts as both a good-humour history lesson and a rousing party-starter for future generations to discover. [May 2022, p.22]
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Apr 20, 2022Whether they’re being more or less faithful to the sound of Terry and McGhee or taking off from it, these two masters have made an album that honors the artists who inspired them so many years ago.
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Apr 20, 2022What could have been a tasteful salute becomes a record that’s bristlingly, viscerally alive; it’s like a ride in a classic old car with long-gone shock absorbers.