Candye
Kane - - White Trash Girl
{2005 | Ruf Records}
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by Shannon
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When I first got asked to review this CD
I was thinking there is no way an ex-porn, ex-welfare,
bisexual woman that sings about "Masturbation
Blues" will be anything that I dig. Well,
honestly, I kinda liked it. I listened to this
disc with a totally open mind and I feel that's
what you should also as a listener. Candye says
on her liner notes that "being a white trash
girl isn't an insult to her; it's a culmination
and a celebration of my entire life." Candye
actually started her life as a gang banger at
the age of 15 and by 17 she was posing for magazines
such as Juggs and Hustler. She has been repeatedly
rejected by record companies for her risky background,
but the woman has an incredible voice!!! It reminds
me of a rough Patsy Cline country type of thing.
The only person willing to believe in her (aside
from herself) was Cliff Antone of the Antone's
Texas Blues club fame. There are also some fabulous
musicians on this album as well. I was very surprised
to see one of my favorite harp players, Gary Pimich,
in this fine group of musicians. Here are the
track listings and remember folks: It takes all
kinds to make up this big world of ours!!!
Musicians:
Candye
Kane - singin' the blues
Gary Primich - harp
Preston Hubbard - bass (who now lives
in St. Lou)
Damien Llanes - drums (former Nick
Curran drummer!)
Jeff Ross, Johnny Moeller & David Grissom
- guitars
The Texas Horns - horns
Riley
Osbourn - piano & organ
Background
Vocals on "It Must Be Love"- The Texas
Horns, Thomas Ruf, Andrew Halbreich & Adam
Brauer
Tracks:
1.
White Trash Girl - love the harp on
this opening track
2.
Estrogen Bomb - my new theme song!
Nice organ and guitar
3.
What Happened to the Girl - slow song
about a gir, hmmmm friend or other?
4.
What a Day for a Daydream - the Loving
Spoonful pop hit with a bluesy feel
5.
Big Fat Mamas are Back in Style - my
favorite song on the disc; very swingy &
jazzy
6.
Queen of the Wrecking Ball - Rockin'
heart breakin' blues
7.
Misunderstood - slow with nice 30's/40's
style vocals
8.
I Wanna Do More - love the sound of
the bass on this one; Go Preston!
9.
It Must Be Love - I was diggin' the
background vocals. It's a song about true love.
10.
Work What You Got - great piano with
a boogie jump all about being yourself
11.
I Could Fall for You - mellow blues;
I can see the slow dancers lining up now
12.
Mistress Carmen - boogie song about
watching women dance (I'll stick w/ men!)
13.
Masturbation Blues - horrible title;
true and very funny lyrics
14.
Let There Be Peace on Earth - piano
and vocal solo; awesome vocal quality
Though this isn't at all a traditional blues
album, there are some funny, unique, and fantastic
songs on this disc. It's totally different than
anything I have heard on the blues scene. Give
it a shot and you just may like it too. I won't
say it's my favorite, but I enjoyed doing the
review. At least it wasn't boring - that's for
sure! I give it 3.5 of 5 on the STLBluesometer
rating. Learn more about Candye at www.candyekane.com.
Shannon
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