Kenny Neal - What You Got (2000)

Artist: Kenny Neal
Title Of Album: What You Got
Year Of Release: 2000
Label (Catalog#): Telarc [CD-83467]
Country: USA
Genre: Modern Electric Blues, Swamp Blues
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue+.log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 51:50
Full Size: 396 MB



Review by Philip Van Vleck, Allmusic.com:
This is Neal's third album for Telarc and it's definitely one of his best releases to date. He's long been known for his Louisiana blues groove, but this CD will force critics and fans to reassess their take on Neal's sound. Tracks like "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right," "Little Brother (Make a Way)," "I'm The Man Your Mama Told You About," "Loving on Borrowed Time," and "Deja Vu" are robust numbers that variously evince Chicago and Memphis influences, while the title track is a gorgeous bit of soul music that showcases Neal's mature voice. In fact, one of the major highlights of this collection is Neal's vocal work. He has become an exceptional blues singer, with a powerful and wonderfully nuanced voice. Add his excellent lead guitar work and make note of the fact that he wrote, or co-authored, nine of the 12 songs on this disc. The guy has become a multiple-threat bluesman and this album, in demonstrating that, has to be seen as a pivotal point in Neal's discography.

Tracklist:

01. I Smell Smoke (04:41)
02. Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right (04:04)
03. Neal And Pray (03:30)
04. Little Brother (Make A Way) (04:30)
05. What You Got (04:31)
06. Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Man Feeling Bad (04:16)
07. Deja Vu (04:01)
08. I'm The Man Your Mama Told You About (02:46)
09. Loving On Borrowed Time (04:02)
10. You've Been Spying On Me (05:15)
11. Never Thought About Growing Old (05:51)
12. Killed The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg (04:18)

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