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Keb' Mo': Slow Down

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Label: Epic Records
Released: 1998.08.25
Time:
 55:04
Category: Blues
Producer(s): Keb' Mo', John Lewis Parker
Rating: ******.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.kebmo.net
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Purchase date: 2003.10.02
Price in €: 9,99



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[1] Muddy Water (Graper/Moore) - 4:21
[2] I Was Wrong (Keb' Mo'/Osborne) - 4:20
[3] Everything I Need (Moore/Streetman) - 3:56
[4] Henry (Moore/Parker) - 5:19
[5] Soon as I Get Paid (Moore/Parker) - 4:37
[6] A Better Man (Moore/Osborne) - 5:15
[7] I Don't Know (Graper/Keb' Mo') - 4:12
[8] A Letter to Tracy (Moore/Parker) - 4:08
[9] Slow Down (Keb' Mo'/Parker) - 4:52
[10] Rainmaker (Moore/Shepard) - 4:15
[11] Love in Vain (Johnson) - 3:05
[12] God Trying to Get Your Attention (Linden/Moore) - 4:08
[13] I'm Telling You Now (Fisher/Keb' Mo') - 2:38

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KEVIN "Keb' Mo'" MOORE - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals

JOHN LEWIS PARKER - Keyboards, Sampling
GERALD ALBRIGHT - Tenor Saxophone
JOHN BARNES - Keyboards
LAVAL BELLE - Drums
MUNYUNGO JACKSON - Percussion
COLIN LINDEN - Guitar, Mandolin
REGGIE MCBRIDE - Bass
ANDERS OSBORNE - Guitar, Background Vocals
JOELLEN R. FRIEDKIN - Synthesizer, Accordion, Keyboards

SWEET PEA ATKINSON - Background Vocals
SIR HARRY BOWENS - Background Vocals

CHUCK TRAMELL - Producer
ROSS HOGARTH - Engineer, Mixing
JONATHAN "Grave Digger" BURTNER - Engineer
DAVID BRYANT - Engineer
POSIE MULIADI - Assistant Engineer
KENNY YBARRA - Assistant Engineer
MICHAEL CAPLAN - A&R
JOE GASTWIRT - Mastering
JANET BOYE - Art Direction
KELLE KUTSUGERAS - Stylist

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1998 CD OKeh/550/Epic 69376
1998 CS OKeh/550/Epic 69376
2002 CD Sony International 652200



At the beginning of his career, Keb' Mo' appeared to be a clever update of the acoustic bluesman, one that managed to recall country-blues but offer a contemporary spin on tradition — sort of like a '90s version of Taj Mahal. With each new album, however, it became clear that authenticity was not a concept that troubled Keb' Mo'. He was more concerned with offering a nice, smooth bluesy pop that was perfect for the House of Blues, not for seedy roadhouse. That's not necessarily a bad thing — it's just the kind of thing that would irritate blues purists who may have placed hope in him in the first place. Slow Down, Mo's third album, will nevertheless be the kind of album that will please listeners who like laid-back, polished blues, not gritty Chicago or Delta blues. Approaching Slow Down with this knowledge is helpful, since it isn't a bad album — it's well-constructed and professionally performed, emphasizing Keb' Mo's ability to craft good, slick blues-rock. If you like that sound — the sound of post-Robert Cray blues, with no trace of Stevie Ray Vaughan pyrotechnics — Slow Down may be just your pace.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All-Music Guide, © 1992 - 2003 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



Keb' Mo's third album is a beautiful blend of Mississippi Blues and contemporary pop, the two styles he's gone back and forth between on his last two releases. His warm baritone, acoustic slide and downright addictive hooks make him one of blues pop's new masters. Having already earned a Grammy for 1996's Just Like You, Keb' improves on his trademark style with improved songwriting and a killer backing ensemble. His overwhelming charisma also goes a long way here, making his songs about cheating ("I Was Wrong") and dodging creditors ("Soon As I Get Paid") seem as innocuous as sugar in a candy factory.

D.M. Avery: CMJ New Music Report Issue: 587 - Sep 14, 1998
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Zu sirrender Akustik-Slide-Gitarre, swingendem Baß und knochentrockenen Drums - bei Bedarf sind Bläser, Akkordeon, Harmonika oder Orgel im Einsatz - bringt Keb' Mo' rustikale Midtempo-Songs, relaxed rollende Shuffles, federleicht funkende Grooves und - seine größte Stärke - soulig-sahnige Schleicher zu Gehör.

ME/Sounds 10/98



Guitarist and vocalist Keb' Mo' seems to be continuing in the direction suggested by his previous album, Just Like You, with this release. That is to say, mixed in with the country-blues style that dominated his self-titled debut are elements of soul, R&B, and rock (the opening "Muddy Water" sounds, in Keb' Mo's hands, a great deal like the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman"). When this works, as it does on Slow Down's title track, it works very, very well. Some of the ballads, though, sound a little bland, and when the album returns to the tight, rock-inflected "Soon As I Get Paid" or the funky "A Letter to Tracy," it's refreshing. The real treats, however, come late in the album. With "Love in Vain" and "God Trying to Get Your Attention," Mo' gets down to the roots, and the sheer simplicity of the closing "I'm Telling You Now" is nothing short of beautiful, allowing Mo's considerable talent as a singer and guitarist to shine through.

Genevieve Williams, Amazon.com



Keb' Mo' succeeds on Slow Down because he is able to blend traditional acoustic blues with pop sensibilities. Both vocally and instrumentally he owes much to the groundbreaking work of Taj Mahal, although Mo's lyrics are often more introspective.

Living Blues



Der Junge aus New Orleans hat mehr Blues, als er verbrauchen kann. Trotzdem verbeugt er sich tief vor dem Godfather Robert Johnson, wenn er "Love In Vain" spielt; da spätestens merkt man, wie besessen er vom Blues ist. Auch die übrigen Tracks, alle aus seiner Feder, sind von großartiger Intensität, obwohl sich Mo' mit bewußt schlichten Mitteln "back to earth" bewegt. Gerade daß er Zugeständnisse an City-Blues meidet, macht die CD überzeugend. Perfekt geriet auch der Ton. Hut ab vor diesem Großmeister.

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Zu seinen Idolen zählen die Blueser Robert Johnson und Muddy Waters. Doch Keb'Mo' alias Kevin Moore schafft es, den traditionellen Themen ("Meine Alte liebt mich nicht mehr") und Klängen vom Mississippi eigenwillige Aspekte abzugewinnen, wobei er manchmal stark an Taj Mahal erinnert. Sein Spiel auf Steel-, Elektro- und Akustik-Gitarren zeugt von intensivem Geschichtsstudium und dem Bemühen, rostig gewordene Sounds neu aufzupolieren. Was viele zeitgenössische Blues-Interpreten Kraftakte kostet, legt Keb' Mo' mit bewundernswerter Leichtigkeit hin.

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