Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Ledbetter Heights
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd is part of the new generation of young gifted guitar players that entered the Blues scene a few years ago. His first album, "Ledbetter Heights", contains twelve songs of electrical Blues-Rock, and pure, clean guitar playing. Kenny Wayne Shepherd is still in his twenties, but he sure knows how to hold a guitar. His surprising solos sometimes have a Stevie Ray Vaughan taste, which is rather promising for this young artist. Similar success as Vaughan's is all one can hope for Kenny Wayne Shepherd - "Ledbetter Heights" encountered a great deal of popularity - but the man still has to confirm this promising debut. Unfortunately, the two albums he released since : "Trouble is..." (1997) and "Live On" (1999), are a step below the main critics' expectations. Anyway, "Ledbetter Heights" is still a great recording ; nothing really soulful here, but an amazing Blues-Rock guitar player, worth discovering. |
TRACKS
| 1. | Born with a Broken Heart (Shepherd/Tate) - 5:56 |
| 2. | Deja Voodoo (Selby/Shepherd/Sillers) - 6:09 |
| 3. | Aberdeen (White) - 4:15 |
| 4. | Shame, Shame, Shame (Nadeau/Shepherd) - 6:05 |
| 5. | One Foot on the Path (Selby/Shepherd) - 3:49 |
| 6. | Everybody get the Blues (Michael) - 5:58 |
| 7. | While We Cry (Shepherd) - 6:17 |
| 8. | I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime) (Howlin' Wolf) - 4:16 |
| 9. | (Let Me up) I've Had Enough (Nadeau/Selby/Shepherd) - 2:43 |
| 10. | Riverside (Bowe) - 3:46 |
| 11. | What's Goin' Down (Nadeau/Shepherd) - 5:30 |
| 12. | Ledbetter Heights (Shepherd) - 6:11 |
(Audio snippets in Windows Media format)