04.08.2012.

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GUITAR MIKEY AND THE REAL THING - Out Of The Box (2012)

The singular blues odyssey of Mike McMillan has taken him from his native Canada to Clarksdale, Mississippi, with extended residencies in Chicago and Boston nestled beton.comween. In 1985, it also gave him a distinctive stage moniker, one he retains to this day. Since then, Guitar Mikey and the Real Thing have steadily gained renown for their distinctive high-energy sound. ''I would describe it as hybrid blues, or blues-rock,'' says Mikey. ''I'm definitely a blues guitar player, I definitely write some blues, but not everything I do is strictly blues. Some of it's got a rockier edge, some of it's got a funkier edge.'' Mikey's ferocious axe (he's fiery on slide as well as single-string leads) and impassioned vocals have never been captured more effectively on record than on this self-produced collection, cut in Clarksdale with an impressive array of musical cohorts. - amaz

TRACKS: 01. Back To You 02. That's No Way 03. Blues Attack 04. It's A Sin 05. It's Goin' Down 06. Livin' In The Big Time 07. Blues Head 08. The Bigger Fool 09. Need $100 10. Freedom Road 11. Who Is She 12. Heart Shakin' Mama 13. She Needs Time 14. When Leo Starts To Growlin' 15. Out Of The Box