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If Fixin' Your Head's grainy, vintage sound turned a lot of heads, Nitelife Boogie will certainly put more than a few blues fiends into neck braces. Utilizing vintage recording equipment and a live performance aesthetic, guitarist/singer Nick Curran reinterprets jump blues classics along with rarities and originals in the exact style of the original recordings. This guy uses Murray's Superior Hair Dressing on his pompadour, wears some snappy vintage threads, and is backed by a tight rhythm section and two tenor saxophones. Scenesters will certainly appreciate his adherence to vintage style, but Curran's chops are no cute trend. Like a mad-blues hungry-scientist's clone hybrid of Little Richard and T-Bone Walker, it's uncanny how much Curran sounds like his post-war blues idols. But rather than coming off as a staid, neo-traditionalist, Curran imbues each track with a fresh urgency lacking in many modern blues releases. In fact, even on his originals like the raunchy and wrong "She's Fifteen," Curran often improves his idols' approach, by distilling and magnifying the catchy and gritty elements that make jump blues so compelling. He takes on Johnny "Guitar" Watson's bizarre instro "Space Guitar," bettering the original with interesting reverb on/reverb off production tweaks. Similarly, there's a rebellious, punk-like exuberance in the way Curran's microphone distorts during the frenzied gospel-shouts of Lloyd Price's raucous "I'm Glad, Glad." If it wasn't a classic before, it is now. ~ Matt Collar

Nick Curran & The Nitelifes includes: Nick Curran (vocals guitar); Leroy Biller (guitar).

Jump Blues From Dallas

Recorded at Fort Horton Studios, Austin, Texas.

Personnel: Nick Curran (vocals, guitar).

Living Blues (9-10/02, p.62) - "...Highly recommended..."
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List Price $15.98 (You save $2.29)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Blues CDs, Swing
Label Texas Jamboree
Orig Year 2001
All Time Sales Rank   51065  
CD Universe Part number 1952301
Catalog number 63
Discs 1
Release Date Jul 10, 2001
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Billy Horton
Engineer Billy Horton
Personnel Nick Curran - vocals, guitar
Nick Curran Nitelife Boogie Songs


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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.I'm Glad, Glad
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Nite Life Boogie
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Let the Daddy Hold You
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.I Want to Love Somebody
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Low Down Dirty Shame
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Close to Midnight
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.This Time I'm Out the Door
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Space Guitar
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.She's Fifteen
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Juke Box Mama
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.You Know My Love
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Wrong Doin' Woman
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample13.Come Back to Me Baby
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.Don't Jive Me Baby

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Average Rating: (3 out of 5 stars) 3 stars

3 stars Fine effort by Curran et al
Good first effort by Nick & the Nitelifes, nice mutant combination of blues and boogie. Could certainly do without "Space Guitar" but other ditties like "Low Down Dirty Shame", "Jukebox Mama", and especially "Close To Midnight" more than make up for it. Definately recommended for anybody interested in the evolution of Nick and his charming retro sounds.
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