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“Let Love Show the Way” is without question one of the finest blues rock albums released in years. Pick it up now!

“West of Flushing South of Frisco” is a keeper. This is definitely one to check out soon. Turn the sound up, and jump in with both feet. It’s everything blues rock should be.

Tommy’s playing is emotive throughout, always lifting us up as we find ourselves moving to the music. ‘Blizzard of Blues’ is indeed a keeper …

Fans who are more familiar with his rock oriented blues will also no doubt find these performances enlightening and thrilling for their simplistic beauty.

There are dozens of blues/rock bands in the current musical landscape, but hearing Dudley Taft is akin to one’s first sighting of Mt. Ranier above his hometown of Seattle.

This is by far one of the best records he has gifted his fans with, and the growth he shows here in writing and playing is phenomenal.

Each track is better than the one that came before it, and the cumulative effect on listeners is staggering.

If you enjoy your “vintage,” or if you prefer, “retro” jump blues, with some kick instead of a lame imitation, this album is for you.

Hey Joe might be a sort of “tribute” to Jimi, but make no mistake — this album carries all the spirit and ardent fire of the word “tribute” like Miles Davis’ “A Tribute to Jack Johnson” did.

From the opening notes of “Detroit Drive,” Neals and company grab us, shake us, caress us, and at record’s end, deposit us in a blissful, disheveled, spent heap.