Them Update Blues | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Blues, West Coast blues | |||
Length | 42:31 | |||
Label | Bullseye Blues | |||
Producer | Ron Levy | |||
Lowell Fulson chronology | ||||
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Them Update Blues is an album by the American musician Lowell Fulson, released in 1995. [1] [2] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. [3] Them Update Blues was Fulson's second album for Bullseye Blues as well as his final studio album. [4] [5]
Them Update Blues was produced by Ron Levy. [6] Fulson wrote or cowrote the album's eleven songs. [7] He was backed by the South Central Rhythm section. [8] The Memphis Horns contributed to some of the tracks. [9]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that "these are picture-perfect West Coast blues—like fine brandy—smooth and sensuous with just the right edge." [14] Stereo Review said that Fulson's "electric-guitar playing, juke-joint raw, wastes no notes, and his simultaneously gruff and mellow vocals get the job done with economy." [15] The Retford, Gainsborough and Worksop Times noted that Fulson maintains "very high musical standards with gritty commitment." [16]
The Age praised Fulson's "unhurried voice and flowing guitar" on "Sun Going Down". [9] The Lake Geneva Regional News labeled the music "seductive and spiky." [17] Metro Silicon Valley opined that "Sun Going Down" "ranks up there with the best of the West Coast blues pioneer's midnight-hour grinders, while the title track percolates with the down-home soul of Memphis-cooked stew." [8]
AllMusic noted Fulson's "customary biting guitar and insinuating vocals." [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "What's the Matter Baby" | 3:58 |
2. | "Think About It" | 4:56 |
3. | "Don't Lie" | 3:45 |
4. | "My Secret Love" | 3:15 |
5. | "Sun Going Down" | 5:18 |
6. | "Get On Down (Them Update Blues)" | 3:29 |
7. | "Lonely Man" | 2:58 |
8. | "Forty-Four" | 4:00 |
9. | "Too Soon to Tell" | 3:55 |
10. | "Not a Dime" | 3:15 |
11. | "L & L Special" | 3:42 |
Total length: | 42:31 |
Them Update Blues | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Blues, West Coast blues | |||
Length | 42:31 | |||
Label | Bullseye Blues | |||
Producer | Ron Levy | |||
Lowell Fulson chronology | ||||
|
Them Update Blues is an album by the American musician Lowell Fulson, released in 1995. [1] [2] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. [3] Them Update Blues was Fulson's second album for Bullseye Blues as well as his final studio album. [4] [5]
Them Update Blues was produced by Ron Levy. [6] Fulson wrote or cowrote the album's eleven songs. [7] He was backed by the South Central Rhythm section. [8] The Memphis Horns contributed to some of the tracks. [9]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that "these are picture-perfect West Coast blues—like fine brandy—smooth and sensuous with just the right edge." [14] Stereo Review said that Fulson's "electric-guitar playing, juke-joint raw, wastes no notes, and his simultaneously gruff and mellow vocals get the job done with economy." [15] The Retford, Gainsborough and Worksop Times noted that Fulson maintains "very high musical standards with gritty commitment." [16]
The Age praised Fulson's "unhurried voice and flowing guitar" on "Sun Going Down". [9] The Lake Geneva Regional News labeled the music "seductive and spiky." [17] Metro Silicon Valley opined that "Sun Going Down" "ranks up there with the best of the West Coast blues pioneer's midnight-hour grinders, while the title track percolates with the down-home soul of Memphis-cooked stew." [8]
AllMusic noted Fulson's "customary biting guitar and insinuating vocals." [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "What's the Matter Baby" | 3:58 |
2. | "Think About It" | 4:56 |
3. | "Don't Lie" | 3:45 |
4. | "My Secret Love" | 3:15 |
5. | "Sun Going Down" | 5:18 |
6. | "Get On Down (Them Update Blues)" | 3:29 |
7. | "Lonely Man" | 2:58 |
8. | "Forty-Four" | 4:00 |
9. | "Too Soon to Tell" | 3:55 |
10. | "Not a Dime" | 3:15 |
11. | "L & L Special" | 3:42 |
Total length: | 42:31 |