Artist Website Link |
Title Purchase Link |
Year |
Rtg |
Comments |
Says Who? |
| S.F Blues Guitar Summit |
S.F. Blues Guitar Summit 1 |
1993 |
3.5 |
Kevin Russell, Craig Erickson, T.J. Parker |
EB.com |
| S.F. Blues Guitar Summit |
S.F. Blues Guitar Summit 2 |
1993 |
3.5 |
Garth Weber, Chris Cob, Dave Goodman |
EB.com |
| S.F. Blues Guitar Summit |
S.F. Blues Guitar Summit 3 |
1993 |
3.5 |
The summit series offers abundant guitar jams, but not much feel. |
EB.com |
| Salgado, Curtis |
Wiggle Outta This |
1999 |
3.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Salomone, Sam |
VooDoo Bop |
2005 |
4.0 |
Instrumental Jazz. B3, guitar, horns. |
EB.com |
| Sardinas, Eric |
Treat Me Right |
1999 |
4.5 |
Hot, Johnny Winter style slide guitar - excellent. |
EB.com |
| Sardinas, Eric |
Devil's Train |
2001 |
4.5 |
Sardinas follows up his excellent debut with an other fine effort. |
EB.com |
| Sardinas, Eric |
Black Pearls |
2003 |
3.5 |
Outside a couple songs, little blues on this one... mostly instense rock. |
EB.com |
| Sarno, Tony |
It's A Blues Thing |
1995 |
4.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Sarno, Tony |
Tony Sarno |
1998 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Sas, Julian |
Where Will It End? |
1996 |
4.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Sas, Julian |
A Smile To My Soul |
1997 |
4.5 |
Second CD form the dutch blues hero. The music boogies all night long. |
Visitor |
| Sas, Julian |
Live |
1998 |
4.0 |
Wide ranging, high energy blues-rock in styles from JL Hooker to Hendrix |
EB.com |
| Sas, Julian |
For The Lost And Found |
1999 |
4.5 |
The band gets better and better. Some gonna-be-classic cuts on this one. |
Visitor |
| Sas, Julian |
Spirits On The Rise |
2000 |
4.5 |
Latest and best CD to date from the guitar hero of the Netherlands |
Visitor |
| Sas, Julian |
Delivered |
2002 |
5.0 |
The ultimate live document. 2CD featuring classics-covers-new. Also on DVD! |
Visitor |
| Sas, Julian |
Ragin' River |
2002 |
4.5 |
Another great record by Sas and co. The new bass player does a great job. |
Visitor |
| Sauls, Wayne / Bear Facts Band |
Emotional |
2001 |
4.0 |
Nice blend of blues, rock and southern rock. Original sound. |
EB.com |
| Sauce Boss |
Florida Blues |
2006 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Savoy Brown |
Blue Matter |
1968 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Savoy Brown |
Street Corner Talking |
1971 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Savoy Brown |
The Blues Keep Me Holding On |
2000 |
4.0 |
Pretty good Blues CD. Nice version of 'little red rooster'. Good quality CD |
Visitor |
| Sayce, Philip |
Philip Sayce Group |
1996 |
3.5 |
Monster player, but much of this CD is extreme heavy blues & rock. |
EB.com |
| Sayce, Philip |
Peace Machine |
2005 |
3.5 |
Sayce is an awesome blues player. But as with his previous release, this CD is heavy duty, mostly rock. |
EB.com |
| Sayers, Hadden |
Swingin From the Fab Satellite |
1998 |
4.5 |
Very solid live set... strong vocals and guitar |
EB.com |
| Scaggs, Boz |
Come On Home |
1997 |
3.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Schofield, Matt Trio |
The Trio, Live |
2004 |
4.5 |
Excellent UK based three piece band of guitar, drums, and keyboards. |
EB.com |
| Schofield, Matt |
Siftin' Thru Ashes |
2005 |
4.5 |
Slick mix of blues, jazz and funk, punctuated by strong guitar and vocals |
EB.com |
| Schuffert, Steve |
In color |
2001 |
4.0 |
Good CD, but more Rock than Blues, strong voc&g, live the better deal |
Visitor |
| Seals, Son |
The Son Seals Blues Band |
1973 |
4.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Seals, Son |
Midnight Son |
1976 |
5.0 |
In my top 10 |
Visitor |
| Seals, Son |
Live and Burning |
1992 |
4.5 |
Excellent live set, one of Son Seal's best efforts |
EB.com |
| Seals, Son |
Nothing But The Truth |
1994 |
4.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Seals, Son |
Spontaneous Combustion |
1996 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Seals, Son |
Lettin' Go |
2000 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Selby, Mark |
More Storms Coming |
2000 |
4.5 |
No power Blues, but well paced and timed guitar licks. A treat! Fine CD. |
Visitor |
| Selby, Mark |
Dirt |
2002 |
4.0 |
Mark keeps his very personal style. Nice add on to "More Storms coming" |
Visitor |
| Serrato, Greg |
Child of the Blues |
1994 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Serrato, Greg |
Holy Smokes |
1999 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Serrato, Greg |
Like A Tornado |
2001 |
4.0 |
This is my favorite of Serrato's studio recordings. |
EB.com |
| Serrato, Greg |
Live @ Modesto's State Theater |
2002 |
4.5 |
Sizzlin' Electrifyin' Smokin' Guitar |
Visitor |
| Serrato, Greg & Bill Lordon |
Eyes of a Woman |
2004 |
4.5 |
Greg Serrato teams up with Bill Lordan (drummer for Robin Trower). |
EB.com |
| Serrato, Greg |
Live At The Coach House |
2005 |
4.5 |
Greg's new live CD is non-stop intensity |
EB.com |
| Sery, Matt |
More Perfect Union |
2004 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| The Shades |
Darker Side of Fun |
2004 |
3.5 |
Pretty good Mix of R&B, Jazz, blues and Rock. Only seven songs. |
EB.com |
| Shadows, The |
Party Tuff or Stay Home |
1992 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Shaver |
Unshaven: Live |
1995 |
5.0 |
hard-edged outlaw/country blues doesn't get any better than this! |
Visitor |
| Shepherd, Kenny Wayne |
Ledbetter Heights |
1995 |
4.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Shepherd, Kenny Wayne |
Trouble Is... |
1997 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Shepherd, Kenny Wayne |
Live On |
1999 |
4.5 |
His best yet. Loud but NOT live. Lead singer excellent |
Visitor |
| Shields, Lonnie |
Portrait |
1992 |
4.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Shields, Lonnie |
Blues is on Fire |
1997 |
3.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Shines, Johnny |
Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop |
1992 |
5.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Shines, Johnny |
Johhny Shines w/ Big Walter H |
1995 |
4.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Shomakhov, Arsen & Ragtime |
Troublemaker |
2003 |
4.0 |
Talented Russian blues band with distinctive style. Lot's of guitar. |
EB.com |
| Shomakhov, Arsen |
Dangerous |
2006 |
4.5 |
2nd release from Russian guitarist includes a few reworked tunes, but mostly new stuff. |
EB.com |
| Sibun, Innes |
Superstitious |
1994 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Sibun, Innes |
After Dark Live |
1999 |
4.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Sibun, Innes |
Farmhouse Blues |
2005 |
3.5 |
decent songs and good guitar... vocals lacking |
EB.com |
| Siegel-Schwall Band |
Flash Forward |
2005 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Simmonds, Kim |
Struck By Lightning |
2004 |
3.5 |
Nice acoustic set from the leader of Savoy Brown |
EB.com |
| Sintoni, J |
The Red Suit |
2007 |
4.0 |
audio samples at CDbaby.com |
EB.com |
| Sister Blue |
Red, White, & Sister Blue |
2002 |
5.0 |
Raw, genuine blues. Not for the faint-hearted. |
Visitor |
| Slaughterhouse Blues |
Slaughterhouse Blues |
2004 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Slim, Memphis |
Slim's Blues |
1992 |
3.0 |
compilation of variable quality - best bits well worth a listen |
Visitor |
| Slowburn |
Slowburn |
1997 |
5.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Smillie, Pat Band |
Letter to Hampton |
2003 |
4.5 |
so soulful |
Visitor |
| Smith, Byther |
Addressing the Nation... |
1989 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Smith, Byther |
Im A Mad Man |
1993 |
5.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Smith, Byther |
All Night Long |
1997 |
4.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Smith, Gregg A. |
Forbidden Fruit |
2002 |
3.0 |
I would classify this as vocals oriented soul/R&B, not blues. |
EB.com |
| Smoke Blues Band |
Bald Eagle Moan |
2001 |
3.5 |
30 years old classics from back when the recording technology wasn't there |
Visitor |
| Smokin' Gun |
Bad Luck Blues |
1997 |
4.0 |
Local band from Wastingon State, hard drivin' blues, excellent guitar. |
EB.com |
| Smokin' Gun |
Live Rounds From Seattle |
2000 |
4.5 |
Guitar-driven roadhouse blues. Very good orginals, great covers. |
EB.com |
| Smokin' Gun |
Runnin' for Cover |
2002 |
4.5 |
Very tasty CD of just all time greats Blues Rock covers |
Visitor |
| Smokin' Section |
Smokin' Section |
1998 |
4.0 |
Nine piece R&B band can play the blues. Good vocals and guitar. |
EB.com |
| Solberg, James |
See That My Grave is Kept Clea |
1995 |
4.5 |
Solberg's debut solo release - Excellent. |
EB.com |
| Solberg, James |
L.A. Blues |
1998 |
4.5 |
Excellent CD. Solberg was Luther Allison's sideman when he toured the US. |
EB.com |
| Solberg, James |
The Hand You're Dealt |
2000 |
4.0 |
Luther Allison on 1 track, rec 1994. Rest rec 1999 |
Visitor |
| Solberg, James |
One of these Days |
2001 |
4.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Sonny Terry |
Whoopin' |
1984 |
4.0 |
Sonny, J. Winter, W. Dixon, S. Homnick on every track, cooks! |
Visitor |
| South Side Slim |
Five Steps |
1998 |
4.0 |
Hot guitarist plays everything from clean blues to near-metal blues rock. |
EB.com |
| South Side Slim |
Raising Hell |
2001 |
3.0 |
Mostly Alternative blues type stuff. Nothing like 'Five Steps'. |
EB.com |
| Spady, Clarence |
Nature of the Beast |
1996 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Spann, Otis |
Down to Earth |
1995 |
4.0 |
Great piano , Guitar and Harmonica work . |
Visitor |
| Speidel, Paul |
Blues Extensions Vol 1 |
2004 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Spinner, Tony |
Saturn Blues |
1993 |
4.0 |
50/50 heavy-blues/rock. The blues half is good, the rock half not so good. |
EB.com |
| Spooky Tooth |
Cross Purpose |
1999 |
3.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Spooky Tooth |
Live In Europe |
2001 |
3.0 |
1968 live sessions and outtakes from 1999 release. |
EB.com |
| Steckel, Eric |
A Few Degrees Warmer |
2002 |
4.5 |
Sensational for a kid that age. Instrumentally close to 5.0. Vocals? |
Visitor |
| Steckel, Eric |
High Action |
2004 |
4.5 |
Amazing blues from 13 yr old Eric. Guitar still hot, vocals improving. |
EB.com |
| Steckel, Eric |
Havana |
2006 |
4.5 |
Excellent, guitar oriented live recording. Eric's now a ripe old 15, his vocals are catching up. Audio samples at CDBaby.com |
EB.com |
| Sterling, Mick |
Between Saturday Night & Sunday Morning |
2005 |
3.0 |
Vocal oriented country flavored blues |
EB.com |
| Stevens, Corey |
Blue Drops of Rain |
1995 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Stevens, Corey |
Road To Zen |
1997 |
3.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Still At Large |
Still At Large |
2003 |
4.5 |
Excellent all-original set of distinctive blues and blues-rock |
EB.com |
| Stingray, JP |
Blues Stringer |
1996 |
4.5 |
Excellent home-grown blues/blues-rock CD. |
EB.com |
| Stingray, JP |
Can't Quit Old Habits |
2001 |
4.0 |
Nice collection of guitar oriented Electric Blues originals |
EB.com |
| Stingray, JP |
Crossroad |
2002 |
4.5 |
Studio set J.P. and band recorded in 1990. |
EB.com |
| Stingray, JP |
Road to Oblivion |
2002 |
4.0 |
Another solo effort. JP produces the finest CDs of this type you will find. |
EB.com |
| Stingray, JP |
Mister Blues Stirkes Again |
2003 |
4.5 |
JP's finest effort since Blues Stringer, possible his best ever. |
EB.com |
| Strange Brew |
Blues Cauldron |
2003 |
3.0 |
Young band with promising vocalist... but needs some seasoning. |
EB.com |
| Strifler, Volker |
The Volker Strifler Band |
2002 |
4.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Studebaker John |
Too Tough |
1994 |
5.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Studebaker John |
Outside Lookin' In |
1995 |
4.0 |
Of the ones I have heard, this is his best. |
EB.com |
| Studebaker John |
Tremoluxe |
1996 |
4.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Studebaker John |
Self-Made Man |
2006 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Stulo, Jay |
Damn Good Reason to Play Blues |
2000 |
3.5 |
Blues-rock with a little funk and smooth blues mixed in. |
EB.com |
| Stulo, Jay |
Gone crazy |
2002 |
4.0 |
Very good guitar and vocals. Mainly JS originals. M.Vlahakis on p/kb! |
Visitor |
| The Stumble |
The World is Tough |
2006 |
4.5 |
UK band plays straight up blues. Great guitar, vocals and sax. |
EB.com |
| Sugar Ray & the Bluetones |
Don't Stand in My Way |
1991 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
| Sugar Ray & the Bluetones |
Rockin' Sugar Daddy |
2001 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Sugar Ray & the Bluetones |
Featuring Monster Mike Welch |
2003 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Suhler, Jim & Monkey Beat |
Shake |
1995 |
4.5 |
Blues-rock featuring a lot of slide guitar. |
EB.com |
| Suhler, Jim & Monkey Beat |
Bad Juju |
2001 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Suhler, Jim and Alan Haynes |
Live at Blue Cat Blues |
2000 |
4.5 |
Excellent live recording. Hot Texas Blues with a surprise last track. |
Visitor |
| Sumlin, Hubert |
Healing Feeling |
1990 |
3.5 |
|
EB.com |
| Summertime Blues Band |
I coulda been |
2001 |
4.0 |
trad. rock'n'blues, sbb originals, pleasant toe tapping listening |
Visitor |
| Sunnyland Bluesband |
Mean Dog |
1997 |
4.0 |
Interesting, varied blues styles. A few clunkers, but mostly decent stuff. |
EB.com |
| Sunset Heights |
Texas Tea |
1994 |
3.5 |
3 or 4 excellent tunes - but otherwise just so-so |
EB.com |
| Sunset Heights |
Born In Houston - Live |
1995 |
4.5 |
|
Visitor |
| Sunset Heights |
Sunset Heights |
2000 |
3.0 |
|
Visitor |
| Swamp Mama Johnson |
Fresh, Raw & Live |
1999 |
4.0 |
|
EB.com |
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Rating Scale: 5.0 = Perfect | 4.5 = Excellent | 4.0 = Very Good | 3.5 = Good | 3.0 = Fair | Less than 3.0 = Forget it!
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