Byther Smith // Addressing The Nation With The Blues

Addressing the Nation with the Blues Review

 

by Bill Dahl

Smith was so far outside the domestic blues loop that this Chicago-cut set only found release on a British logo, JSP. It was our loss -- Smith is typically brusque and ominous, threatening to "Play the Blues on the Moon" and "Addressing the Nation with the Blues" as only he can. Nothing derivative about his lyrical muse -- he's intense to the point of allowing his words not to rhyme to make his points, while his lead guitar work is inevitably to the point. 

Byther Smith   

Addressing The Nation With The Blues

01. Hello Mrs. Brown 04:46 02. I Was Coming Home 06:00 03. Looking For A Woman 04:00 04. Play The Blues On The Moon 05:50 05. What Have I Done 07:01 06. You Should Be Proud Of Your Daughter 04:47 07. What Is This 04:42 08. Addressing The Nation With The Blues 05:41 09. Movin' On 03:39 10. I Wish My Mother Was Here 06:29 11. Put Your Arms Around Me 05:03

Release Date

 1989

Recording Date

1989

Recording Location

• Soto Sound, Chicago, IL