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The D. Smith Blues Band's Playing
in the Dark contains a wealth of 50's and 60's-vintage blues styles, nearly
all originals from singer/harpist Bob Orsi despite recycled titles. Clear
sound and crisp arrangements boost the back-scratching "It Ain't Right," the
Broadcasters groove of "Playing in the Dark," the Junior Wellsian proto-soul
number "Got Love (If You Want It)" and the raunchy swamp-cum-Elmore blues
"Booty Call." With none of the bulk of a freight train but all its momentum,
it's a clear winner. Great guitars, swinging energy, just plain exciting
stuff!!
Tom Hyslop
Blues Revue Magazine
Dec. 2000 issue #63
Listen to a
portion of Playing in the Dark!
Monkey Time was the best $12 I've
spent in a long time!...
I was driving home today, in a real feel-kind-of-sorry-for myself mood, listening to Monkey Time. I started to feel a
little better by Love Me or Leave Me and by Howlin' for My Darlin', I was
really feeling pretty good.
...D. Smith Blues Band Fan...
