There was almost certainly a lot of lip-pooching going on at the sessions for Raw Blues Power, which teams shred virtuoso Paul Gilbert with his uncle and childhood hero, Jimi Kidd, for a disc of blues-rock.
The results certainly sound nothing like anything resembling traditional blues, instead gravitating more toward the late 20th century bastardization of the genre as a platform for fast playing.
Accepting that as a genre of its own, Raw Blues Power contains some fine dual playing from Gilbert and Kidd.
The songs are mostly interchangeable and veer toward power pop at times (such as the anthemic "Freedom").
For Gilbert, late of Mr.
Big, the project is surely a step in an interesting -- or at least new -- direction.
The record doesn't necessarily push in bold new directions, but it's well played, well produced, and the musicians are clearly having a good time at the gig.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls WatchingPaul Gilbert | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | A 180Jimi Kidd | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Pacific Coast HighwayPaul Gilbert | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Good FootJimi Kidd | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 06:30 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 5 | 12 Days of the BluesPaul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | FreedomJimi Kidd | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | StrandedPaul Gilbert | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Play GuitarJimi Kidd | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Sookie SookieDon Covay | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Blues PowerJimi Kidd | Paul Gilbert, Jimi Kidd | Play | 09:28 | 21 MB | 64 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 305 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Covay | Composer |
| 2 | Johnny Fedevich | Drums, Vocals |
| 3 | Harry Freemantle | Art Direction |
| 4 | Kate Gilbert | Photography |
| 5 | Paul Gilbert | Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 6 | Steve Hall | Mastering |
| 7 | Jimi Kidd | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Jeff Martin | Bongos, Vocals |
| 9 | Mike Szuter | Bass, 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). |