Play 90 second soundbite of 'Big Town Playboy' @ 'CD quality'
'Big Town Playboy' finds the Omar vocal chords workin' out just fine as he rattles and grinds his way through twelve great blues tunes from across the years. Masterful and majestic, Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan join forces once again as a seamless and seemingly natural pairing.
Carefully selecting his 'band' for this crackin' studio work, Omar ensures all due respect is shown and given in the re-working's offered here. Omar's distinctly earthy vocals are balanced beautifully by some exceptionally tasty harmonica work whilst guitars play effortlessly around the themes. The inspired pairing of Omar and Vaughan once again paying dividends and showing a natural coming together of two like-minded blues pilgrims with one aim - to get the blues out there whilst keeping it real. Again it works - the whole thing coming together quite superbly to result in one helluva tidy blues album.
Omar Kent Dykes' penchant for the 'classic' blues groaning style is once again aired and captured with crystal clear clarity. Omar cries, wails and croons the blues whilst his 'team' lay down the backbone of often chilled but always precise electric ramblings - this is blues at its best! Of course, you'd expect nothing less than perfection from this amazing artist; with his massive pedigree and wealth of experience Omar could probably do this standing on his head in a bath a pig-shit. The guy's a master of this form and 'Big Town Playboy' is simply one more fantastic blues album to add to his and your collection.
'Big Town Playboy' by Omar Kent Dykes is exactly what you'd expect it to be; there are no surprises, there's no bull-shit as Omar Kent Dykes gets down and dirty with his wonderfully gritty blues wailings. Faultless and flawless, 'Big Town Playboy' by Omar Kent Dykes is a must-have album for any lover of electric blues!
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