ROBERT BRADLEY'S BLACKWATER SURPRISE: 1996 (RCA 66919)

Robert Bradley was a Detroit street singer for years before he was convinced to enter the studio by a group of young alternative rockers. The resulting album, Blackwater Surprise, is indeed surprising -- an effective collaboration between a blind blues musician and a sympathetic detroit rock trio. The band wisely decided to stay in the background and let Bradley do his thing -- namely, improvising blues and soul shuffles and stomps in his extraordinary voice. On paper, the music sounds simple, but there's unexpected depth -- there are shades of gospel, soul, motown and hard rock on the album, and a string section appears on a handful of cuts. Most of the album consists of first takes, and the music has an infectious, spontaneous feeling that is exhilarating. It may have taken Bradley a long time to enter the studio, but this unique record was worth the wait. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Personnel: Robert Bradley (vocals); Michael Nehra (guitar); Andrew Nehra (bass); Jeff Fowlkes (drums).

Tracks:

1. Bellybone
2. Comin' Down
3. California
4. Shake It Off
5. Once Upon a Time
6. Trouble Brother
7. Way Back
8. Governor
9. Burn
10. After Your Love
11. For the Night

Details
.. Year: 1996
.. Label: RCA 66919
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
.. MySpace: ww.myspace.com/robertbradleysblackwatersurprise
.. Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Robert+Bradley's+Blackwater+Surprise
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bradley's_Blackwater_Surprise
..Buy: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1111749&cart=900912123

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