Customer Reviews
NeilRocks - By: NeilRocks!, 18 Jul 2008 
Although only his first release Buddy Whittington has been around the Blues circuit for years. This is a fantastic album that clearly shows why Buddy was an effective replacement for Coco Montoyain John Mayalls Bluesbreakers.
YAWN!!! - By: Silverback, 15 Jun 2008 
I bought this & wish i hadn,t. Great guitarist but boring & repetitive. Never again Buddy Boy.
Look out Warren Haynes - By: Mr. M. E. Watts, 07 May 2008 I first saw Buddy on TV at a Bluesbreaker's concert which featured Eric Clapton & as most people agree he really held his own against EC (not that it was a contest)This album is a superb example of his talent & shows what a superb guitarist he is & not a bad singer either. When I heard the album I immediately thought of Warren Haynes & when played them along side each other there is a similarity between the two artists which I can't quite put my finger on as they don't sound alike to that degree but the more i thought about it I realised that both these guys have tremendous talent without relying on all the other "hype" that is sometimes associated with the music industry. First class Buddy!!!!
At Last - THE Album - By: J. M. Green, 30 Apr 2008 From the longest serving Blues Breakers guitar slinger, here is, finally, the album we've all been waiting for - worth the wait? You betcha!
I've seen this man on many occasions & been impressed with his prowess as both guitar player & singer with the Blues Breakers as the "warm up" band for John Mayall & also as the foil for John Mayall as the main attraction.
But let's forget the John Mayall connection & listen to this album for what it really is - a great blues album - showing the various formsin which this genre of music manifests itself, maxed by a man who lives & breathes the blues.
In quick fire succession we get Young & Dumb, Pay The Band & Minor Blues ( a take on what's wrongin the Western Worldin general) followed by the ZZ Topesque Second Banana describing life on the road as the foil, & therefore second banana to John Mayall....interesting but executed with superb, Billy Gibbons style, clipped phrasing & soloing...truly superb. And, it doesn't end there - we are entertained with instrumentals & jazzier blues tracks before we get to the 8 minute rendition of Billy Gibbons' Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell, which is accuratein it's inflection to the original, but freshin it's delivery - really, it is that good!
Apart from the Mess Of Blues album ( the fitting tribute to the essence of Jeff Healey) I would be most surprised if any blues album, no, if any album released this year, will come up to the absolute delivery of this album - just do yourself a favour & BUY IT!
One of the best 'new' bluesers! - By: Charlie King, 30 Apr 2008 Having tried to get this album for a while I was delighted to see it finally appear on Amazon. It's crammed full of cleverly written & well structured songs. Anyone who's a fan of modern electric blues should own this album, as to be honest it's one that you'll find yourself listening to over & over & hearing something new every time.
Buddy has been 'Second Banana' for far too long (check out his playing alongside Clapton on Mayall's 70th birthday dvd & ask yourself who's the master & who's the pupil!) & although he may not have the 'pull' of his current boss, he deserves to be much more widely known on the strength of this album.
If you are a guitarist.....buy it & try it!
