Guitar hero Leslie West has issued countless albums over the years, mostly either as a member of Mountain or as a solo artist.
But he has never set out to record an album comprised entirely of classic blues rockers.
Then 2005's Got Blooze came along.
While this sort of thing has been done by countless fellow veteran classic rock acts of late (the best-known of the bunch being Aerosmith's Honkin' on Bobo), it turns out to be custom-made for a player like West.
Throughout the 12-track set, West keeps things raw and gritty, as evidenced by such standouts as the extraordinary "Third Degree" and a cover of the oft-overlooked Cream gem, "Politician." West also surrounds himself with a fantastic rhythm section, comprised of Vanilla Fudge's Tim Bogert on bass and session ace Aynsley Dunbar on drums (turns out the pair pulled double duty, as they also backed ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E.
Lee on an additional album full of covers, Retraced).
While we probably could have done without the umpteenth cover of "Baby Please Don't Go" (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, and countless others have played it over the years), overall, Got Blooze is a welcome return for West, and easily his strongest, most focused work in quite some time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baby Please Don't GoMcKinley Morganfield | Leslie West | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Third DegreeEddie Boyd, Willie Dixon | Leslie West | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Louisiana BluesMcKinley Morganfield | Leslie West | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | I Can't Quit YouWillie Dixon | Leslie West | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Riot in Cell Block #9Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Leslie West | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | House of the Rising Sun | Leslie West | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | (Look Over) Yonder's WallE. James | Leslie West | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | The Sky Is CryingElmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson | Leslie West | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | PoliticianP. Brown, Jack Bruce | Leslie West | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | The Thrill Is GoneRick Darnell, Roy Hawkins | Leslie West | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 11 | Walk in My ShadowAndy Fraser, Paul Rodgers | Leslie West | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Heartbreak HotelMae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | Leslie West | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 53 mins | 122 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 372 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mae Boren Axton | Composer |
| 2 | Tim Bogert | Bass |
| 3 | Eddie Boyd | Composer |
| 4 | P. Brown | Composer |
| 5 | Jack Bruce | Composer |
| 6 | Kevin Curry | Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Engineer |
| 7 | Rick Darnell | Composer |
| 8 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 9 | Aynsley Dunbar | Drums |
| 10 | Tommy Durden | Composer |
| 11 | Rob Fraboni | Mastering |
| 12 | Andy Fraser | Composer |
| 13 | Roy Hawkins | Composer |
| 14 | E. James | Composer |
| 15 | Elmore James | Composer |
| 16 | Michael Lardie | Bass Engineer, Drum Engineering |
| 17 | Jerry Leiber | Composer |
| 18 | Clarence Lewis | Composer |
| 19 | Chris Marksbury | Photography |
| 20 | McKinley Morganfield | Composer |
| 21 | Elvis Presley | Composer |
| 22 | Morgan Robinson | Composer |
| 23 | Paul Rodgers | Composer |
| 24 | Dave Stephens | Cover Design, Graphic Design |
| 25 | Mike Stoller | Composer |
| 26 | Mike Varney | Producer |
| 27 | Leslie West | Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Primary Artist, Producer, Slide Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |