Bad Brad & The Fat Cats
Take A Walk With Me
Independent
Bad Brad & The
Fat Cats hail from Austin, Texas, a trio who specialise in high-octane electric
blues – no quarter asked, none given – a heady mélange of Chicago shuffles,
12-bar porch-burners and general sweaty party tunes, south US style.
Traditionally a
three-piece (Brad Stivers on guitar and vocals, his brother Alec thumping tubs
and Nic Clark on harmonica), their second cut (recorded live in the studio)
sees them bring in a number of guests to bulk out their sound, most notably
Dwight Carrier adding a touch of Zydeco courtesy of some nice accordion playing
on ‘See My Way’, a move which breaks up the set nicely, as does Lionel Young’s
tasteful slide guitar on ‘Other Side’.
Elsewhere, it’s
blues guitar lover’s heaven, Bad Brad perhaps taking the spotlight a little
more than he needs on a few tracks, but ultimately producing what is by no
means anything new, but something that’ll back your next southern-styled BBQ
and beer bash a treat.
3/5
Samuel J. Fell
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