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Kenny Wayne Shepherd: Goin' Home

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Label: Concord Record
Released: 2014.05.17
Time:
 57:53
Category: Blues-Rock
Producer(s): Brady Blade, Bill Pfordresher, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.kennywayneshepherd.net
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2015
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Palace of the King (Donald "Duck" Dunn / Don Nix / Leon Russell) - 3:48
[2] Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Walter Jacobs) - 4:18
[3] I Love the Life I Live (Willie Dixon) - 5:39
[4] The House Is Rockin' (Doyle Bramhall / Stevie Ray Vaughan) - 2:59
[5] Breaking Up Somebody's Home (Al Jackson, Jr. / Timothy Matthews) - 5:01
[6] You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (Joe Josea / Riley King) - 8:04
[7] You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover (Willie Dixon) - 3:28
[8] Boogie Man (Charles Blackwell / Leon Russell) - 4:05
[9] Looking Back (John Watson) - 4:06
[10] Cut You Loose (Melvin London) - 4:34
[11] Born Under a Bad Sign (William Bell / Booker T. Jones) - 4:23
[12] Still a Fool (Muddy Waters) - 7:28

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Guitar, Vocals, Producer

Riley Osbourne - Keyboards
Tony Franklin - Bass
Chris Layton - Drums
Noah Hunt - Vocals

Joe Walsh - Vocals & Guitars on [3]
Kim Wilson - Vocals & Harmonica on [3]
Warren Haynes - Guitars & Vocals on [5]
Pastor Brady Blade Sr. - Vpcals on [7]
Ringo Starr - Vocals on [10]
Keb' Mo' - Vocals & Guitar on [11]
Rebirth Brass Band:
Gregory Veals - Brass on [1,11]
Vincent Broussard - Brass on [1,11]
Stafford Agee - Brass on [1,11]
Chadrick Honore - Brass on [1,11]
George Hancock - Horn on [1,11]
Stefan Poole - Horn on [1,11]
Robert Randolph - Pedal Steel Guitar on [12]

Mollie Corbett - Background Vocals
Sereca Henderson - Background Vocals
Sara Patronella - Background Vocals

Brady Blade - Producer
Bill Pfordresher - Producer
Ken Shepherd - Executive Producer
Chris Bell - Engineer, Photography
David Eaton - Second Engineer
Eric "ET" Thorngren - Mixing
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Brent Mullins - Guitar Technician
Tony Pro - Art Direction, Cover Painting, Design
Mark Seliger - Photography
Rob Senska - Videography

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Goin' Home, Kenny Wayne Shepherd's seventh studio album, is all about going home in more ways than one. Now well closer to 40 years old than he is 30, Shepherd isn't the hot kid electric guitar prodigy he once was, but an experienced player who has taken his considerable guitar skills all around the globe and back again, back home to Shreveport, Louisiana, to be exact, his hometown, and where this set was recorded. After flirting with a more contemporary, pop-influenced sound a couple of albums ago, Shepherd has firmly settled back into playing the blues, and on Goin' Home he pays tribute to his influences in that arena, covering songs by Albert King (the William Bell and Booker T. Jones-penned "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Breaking Up Somebody's Home"), Muddy Waters ("Still a Fool"), Magic Sam ("Everything Gonna Be Alright"), Stevie Ray Vaughan ("House Is Rockin'"), Bo Diddley (the Willie Dixon-penned "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover"), Freddie King ("Boogie Man," "Palace of the King"), and B.B. King ("You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now"), all backed by an all-star band of drummer Chris Layton (Double Trouble), bassist Tony Franklin (the Firm), and keyboardist Riley Osbourn (Willie Nelson), and featuring a host of guest spots from the Rebirth Brass Band, Keb’ Mo’, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Warren Haynes, and Robert Randolph, that make this release feel as much like an event as an album. Shepherd delivers blistering guitar leads, doesn't fuss over his vocals (admittedly his weakest musical component), and delivers a comfortable, warm, and perhaps wise return to where it all started.

Steve Leggett - All Music Guide



In a 20-year recording career that began when he was just 16, Shepherd has established himself as an immensely popular recording artist, a consistently in-demand live act and an influential force in a worldwide resurgence of interest in the blues. Now, the five-time GRAMMY® nominee delivers one of his most personal projects to date with Goin' Home, his eighth album and his first to be recorded in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Recorded in a mere 11 days, Goin' Home finds Shepherd revisiting a dozen of the vintage blues classics that first ignited his love of the blues and inspired him to play guitar. The artist's sharp interpretive skills and sublime guitar work shine on his renditions of tunes originally popularized by such blues icons as B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells.

Amazon.com



Goin’ Home is a sensational ode to the blues. Cascading down the ladder of greats, Kenny Wayne makes the effort to bring the blues that inspired his music into his studio for one hell of a jam session. The album features the likes of Joe Walsh, Warren Haynes and Robert Randolph, among others on the star-studded ballot. Comprised of tributes, Goin’ Home delivers one hit after another, with vocal reins exchanged throughout.

The album kicks off with “Palace Of The King,” a rocking tribute to the late Freddie King. The song features soulful vocals, along with stellar backing accompaniment. “The House Is Rockin’” pays homage to the next fallen heroin, Stevie Ray. Killer keys drive this track and propel its upbeat jive. “You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover” is yet another keyboard heavy jam, and a soulful swing at that. “Born Under A Bad Sign” reprises an Albert King classic. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd band nails every nuance of these tracks, providing a powerful taste of brass, bass and percussion to relive each track as it was intended to be.

Kenny and his band take things up a notch on Goin’ Home, likely influenced by the company they shared in the studio. Playing what you loved as a kid is like returning to Disney World for the first time. On the album, Kenny got to reenact scenes from the albums that inspired generations of music, most notably his own. Those who got to take part must have been honored to be a part of such magic, while those who have fallen must be dancing in the grave.

The Review: 9/10

Don Tice - May 27th, 2014
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