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	South of I-10 by Sonny Landreth & Bayou Rhythm
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Product Details EAN 0724451107025 Label Bmg Music Manufacturer Bmg Music Number Of Discs 1 Release Date January 10, 1995 UPC 724451107025 Availability Usually ships in 1-2 business days Disc 1: Shooting for the Moon Creole Angel Native Stepson Orphans of the Motherland Congo Square - Sonny Landreth, Landreth, Sonny. Turning Wheel South of I-10 Cajun Waltz Mojo Boogie - Sonny Landreth, Lenoir, J.B. C'Est Chaud Great Gulf Wind - Sonny Landreth, Toussaint, Allen Product Description Sonny Landreth is a special guitarist. He has combined the idiosyncratic rhythms of his home state, Louisiana, with the intricate finger-picking of Chet Atkins, and the blues-rock slide of Duane Allman, into a distinctive style entirely his own. When he was backing up John Hiatt, John Mayall, or Beausoleil, his astonishing guitar licks were all Landreth needed, but now, as a bandleader himself, he has to rely on his songwriting and singing skills, which are considerably less impressive. On his 1996 solo album, South of I-10, Landreth does his best job yet in shoring up his weaknesses and showcasing his strengths. Landreth's best-known composition, a 1985 tribute to New Orleans called 'Congo Square,' has been recorded by Mayall, the Neville Brothers, Tom Principato, and Landreth himself, who re-records it for this album with help from guitarist Mark Knopfler and pianist Allen Toussaint. Landreth's vocal is much better this time, sticking close to the notes and timbres he can control and staying away from those he can't. With the help of his guest soloists and his producer R.S. Field (Webb Wilder), Landreth has his voice set the scene and then lets his guitar provide the eloquence. The new album features similar tributes to the music and weather of Louisiana: the title track, 'Cajun Waltz,' 'Mojo Boogie,' 'C'est Chaud,' and 'Great Gulf Wind.' These simple reflections of subjects close at hand are far more successful than Landreth's attempts at poetry and sweeping commentary. Most successful of all are Landreth's dazzling guitar fills and solos that express far more than his voice ever could. --Geoffrey Himes Customers who bought this item also bought From the Reach Grant Street The Road We're On Levee Town Down In Louisiana Customer Reviews for: South of I-10 Rating - A Great Great Album The Music Gods have been very generous in sending us Sonny Landreth. This is the album that really puts Sonny on the map. Recorded back in 1995, guests such as Mark Knopfler (he shares lead guitar duties with Sonny on the masterpiece "Congo Square") appear throughout the album. If you love slide guitar, your collection is not complete if don't have Sonny's work. This album is an excellent place to start your collection, because once you hear Sonny, ... Read More Rating - Sonny Landreth - HIs Best Studio Album Many Landreth fans regard this album as his masterpiece and I would tend to agree with that assessment. It is, at the least, his best album in my opinion. The songwriting is all solid and Landreth's guitar has never sounded better. A lot of people quibble over his voice, but again I find that it pretty much fits the music to a T here. The album seems to have a theme telling stories of Landreth's youth in the bayous of Louisiana. Songs like "Creole ... Read More Rating - Brilliant An amazing album. Sonny writes deeply personal songs about growing up in Southern Louisiana. His guitar playing is brilliant and his songs have the amazing ability to transport you to the dancehalls and bayous of his home state. The ultimate album from the King of Slideco. Rating - Heart, Heart, Heart This man has Heart and Soul. I have been a musician for over 30 years and I have NEVER heard Slide Guitar like he plays. I discovered this Album from a promo CD in 1995 while working as manager of a record store. Now, I love my hard rock and I love my Beatles but when I heard the first opening chords of the CD I knew I was hearing something special. As I listened to the whole thing I have to say a tear came to my eye hearing the chord progressions and ... Read More see more reviews See all music titles by Sonny Landreth & Bayou Rhythm

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