Ah! The blues with a guy named Johnson! What more could you want?
Here, you’ve got Bill Johnson on all the guitars and singing with a rough and ready voice. He’s teamed up with Rick Erickson/b, Darcy Phillips-David Vest-p—org and Ross Hall-Joby Baker/dr for a collection of earthy tunes. He likes the slow boogie, and it fits with his picking and singing on “True Love” and “Baggage Blues” while the B3 moans on the smoky “My Natural Ability” and the funky “Angry Guitar.” He growls a bit when he taps into his inner Johnny Cash on “Night Train” and can spin an ominous story during the title track; he’s able to take you to the front porch with his acoustic guitar during the folksy “Angeleen” and the evocative “Driftin’ and Driftin’” switching between electric and hollow body depending on the amount of electricity. Good enough for a low ceilinged juke joint late at night .