Bill Perry - Come On In My Kitchen (1998)

Bill Perry's musical focus tends to be on blues-rock, but he mixes in some blues & rock ballads, solo accoustic blues, blues shuffle, slide guitar, and one straight blues song to give Greycourt Lightning a good variety of styles. Of the thirteen songs on this CD, all but two are originals. Bill plays guitar and does all the vocals on the CD. His slighly gruff voice comes across pretty well, and his guitar playing is excellent, whether playing acoustic solos, hard-drivin' blues-rock, or anything in between. And when the time comes, he plays straight blues with the best of them. On Sneaking Around, the only electric straight blues number on the CD, and About Me (Why I Got The Blues), Bill's guitar is powerful and emotional. The Other Night features Bill on slide guitar, Greycourt Lightning is an upbeat blues-rock instrumental, and My Life could easily be mistaken for a Bill Perry/ZZ Top jam. Roll With Me is a catchy blues shuffle, and leaves you in finishing the CD in a good mood. The only song I don't really care for is Blue Suede Shoes. Bill's interpretation of this song is just two far removed from the original for me to enjoy it. Some more blues-rock, a ballad or two, and a couple of acoustic solo numbers make up the rest of Greycourt Lightning. There might be too much rock and not enough blues on this CD to satisfy some blues fans. But if you like guitar driven blues-rock, this CD is a good bet. Although apparently not currently available in the US (I believe it is available in Europe), I think I like Bill's first release, Love Scars, just a bit better overall. But both are fairly similar in content, and both have plenty of Bill's excellent guitar work.

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[N8tiveArcher]

Nobody did it like Bill,man.His blues was pure and honest,something a lot of todays blues players are lacking.He wasn't so concerned with perfection,if you listen carefully the fuckups are there,but thats what the blues is all about.The moment and the emotion at that moment.Like Bill said,"Why can't things go smooth?"People tell me," not in the blues."

[geetarxist]

superb