Anyone who thinks the 70’s Soul/R & B sound is not vital has not heard this absolute vital cd.
With updated 2015 engineering but still funky with old school roots Lucky Dog is always on my playlist.
Every song makes sense in groove and melody.
Whether it’s Absher’s classy originals like I Can’t Wait, I Need A Drink, and the swampy I Wanna Be Your Man or covering the great William Bell songbook on Miss Your Water and grooving New Orlean’s style on Allen Toussaint’s Lipstick Traces, Absher sounds relaxed and confident.
On his own Not Tonight, Absher gives in to a best Nashville-esque ballad.
And it works wonders.
Absher’s band on this cd bassist Larry Fulcher, drummer Mike Patton, and keyboard man Barry Seelen just can’t miss.
Lucky Dog is soul/roots supreme folks.
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