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Blues Revue magazine
Brian
Curran's debut, Straight Up Blues (Wildstone Audio 2012),
features tunes by John Hurt, Tampa Red, and Robert Johnson.
On guitar pioneer Sylvester Weaver's "Guitar Rag"
and his own "Find Me A Place," Curran's droning
style is deep and hypnotizing; his personable take on Charles
Browns's "Drifting Blues" is the closest he gets
to the gutbucket. Curran describes his "Bring Me Flowers"
as being in the style of Tampa Red, with a lyric borrowed
from Peetie Wheatstraw- a nice mix, one of those upbeat songs
about death you only find in blues. Curran is unaccompanied
on most songs, but you won't miss the other instuments.
Wow!
Kevin
from St. Louis, MO.
For
a real blues treat come to St. Louis and see Brian live at
BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups or the Broadway Oyster Bar. This
is a hard working bluesman who puts it all in his music.
The Blues are Alive!
Dan from
St. Louis, MO
Brian
Curran is the future of the blues with both feet planted firmly
in the traditions of the past. He's still in his 20's but
has the technique and ability to sound like he's decades older.
His original songs are a wondrful mix of heartfelt lyrics
and stellar quitar playing and his blues covers show a respect
for the masters of the past with a keen ear for the taste's
of today's blues listeners. I'm sure we'll hear more from
in the future. Highly recommended!
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