Sonny Landreth – Grant Street
{Recorded April 23 & 24, 2004, released 1/25/05 | Sugar Hill}

Sonny Landreth has been busy, very busy. In 2004 he performed at Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, Jazz de Montreal, New Orleans Jazz Festival, performing with Jimmy Buffett at Fenway Park and a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues. Landreth has had seven solo albums, this is his eighth CD and first live recording.

Landreth’s live performance at Grant Street in Lafayette, Louisiana with Dave Ranson on bass and Kenneth Blevins on drums is fantastic.

From the start of the first song you’ll realize that Landreth is master of his domain, a combination of Jimi Hendrix with the precision of Santana. Need proof, check out song 2 (my favorite track). Broken Hearted Road has more guitar than vocals. Gone Pecan is a fast paced tune with a southern flair to it.

This CD has plenty of hard core guitar playin’. Vocals get a bit rooty on Blues Attack. Congo Square has a solid beat, distorted guitar – that note seemed to hold on and not let go.
Rating 4.013.

Check out Sugar Hill Records and Sonny Landreth’s sites for more information.