Willie
Walker and the Butanes have released their second collaboration, Memphisapolis,
containing 13 original tracks featuring 4 horns, lady background singers,
real Hammond organ and the soulful vocals of Willie Walker.
A slice
of absolutely timeless soul music to gladden the heart...2006 or 1966,
this is what soul music is all about for me and I rather suspect you
too. - a ‘star pick’
David
Cole - In The Basement magazine (UK)
It’s
another slab of classic gritty Southern soul, the stuff that’s
as tough as it is romantic...“What’s It Take?” gets
the album off to a great start, and “Real Love” is easily
the best Al Green song of the year
Tom
Surowicz - StarTribune (US)
‘Memphisapolis’
has to be in the running for my pick of 2006. Yes indeed, I never
thought that soul records of this quality were being cut nowadays,
I though the magic touch had been lost somewhere back in the 1960s
along with Beatle wigs, black and white television and real leather
footballs with laces. It contains elements of all the great Memphis
studios, and summons up the spirit of Otis Redding, Al Green and all
those other giants who recorded in the Bluff City in the heyday of
real soul music. A sure fire winner for Messrs Walker and Obeda...
Phil
Wight - Blues & Rhythm (UK)
Soul
like it used to be done, one part church, one part barbecue, one part
groove-dripping sweat.
Mike
Elias - Electric Fetus Weekly E-Mailer (US)
Curt
and Willie have once more come up with an impressive rootsy record.
There are many songs that should put a party in full swing and fill
dance floors.
Heikki
Suosalo - Soul Express (FIN)
Walker
has a voice of pure wool, scratchy and warm, and he rubs it over a
set of all-original songs by guitarist Curtis Obeda. “Exactly
Like Me” is an especial standout
Peter
Scholtes - City Pages (US)
2
things which drew me to investing in the last CD are here again -
Willie’s voice and Curt’s songs both of which make this
CD album of the year already - no one surpassed them in 2004 and they
are back in 2006 with an album which is going to be hard for anyone
to beat again.
Colin
Dilnot - In Dangerous Rhythm Blog (UK)
I
can’t wait.
Bill
Wax
Proprietor of Low-Fi’s Bar and Pool Hall
Bluesville - XM Satellite Radio (US)
