Steel Notes Magazine
Winter 2017/18
Album Review by The Grouch
(from Sweden, now in The Rockies)
Hej America!
The other day the good people at Bongo Boy asked me to give a listen to, and share my thoughts
regarding a new album from Sheba The Mississippi Queen. In total honesty, I could not
remember if I had ever heard of Sheba The Mississippi Queen, but I have heard (It was one of
the first songs I learned to play on the drums) the song Mississippi Queen by Mountain. If Sheba
rocks with anything close to the intensity of Leslie West and his band, I am sure I will dig this
album immensely. The title of the album is: A Real Good Woman and the release date is
November 1, 2017.
Song titles:
1. Oh So Good 3:12 – YES! I love this stuff. This,
folks, is the fire that spread to Chicago and burnt
down the city. It wasn’t Mrs. O’Leary’s cow that
started the fire; it was the Mississippi blues that
migrated north. I am in musical heaven – what a
voice!! What lightning from the band. They are
blistering really. Fantastic work.
2. Pourin’ Rain 4:08 – So heavy, so gritty, so
thundering, I LOVE IT. The horns remind me of
Motown, and having been raised in the Motor City I
cannot help but to be influenced by the magic Berry
Gordy was making on West Grand. This song has a
huge Motown vibe that leads straight back to
Mississippi.
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