We no longer present 'Bernard Allison' to blues-rock fans and the start of 2020 saw the release of a live 'Song from the Road' which is a very good way to get to know this artist who takes his full dimension in concert. In a fairly wide set list which goes from 'Times are Changing' of 1998 ('I Can't Get You out of My Mind') to 'Let It Go' of 2018 which is very well represented ('Night Train', 'Cruisin For A Bluesin', 'Same Ole Feeling', 'Backdoor Man' and 'You're Gonna Need Me'), he takes us for an hour and a quarter in his musical world accompanied by talented musicians and with impeccable production. So these are 13 tracks available to us and apart from the fabulous blues 'Let's Try It Again' of almost 10 minutes and 'You're Gonna Need Me' which are from his father 'Luther Allison', the 11 other titles are all from his compositions : we navigate between funky atmospheres like in 'Night Train' or 'Call Me Momma' or even 'Meet Me Half Way', blues/rock with 'Stay with Me Tonight' or 'I Can't Get You out of My Mind' or 'Feels Kinda Funny', sensual blues with 'You're Gonna Need Me' or 'Let's Try Again' and jazzy atmosphere with 'Cruisin for a Bluesin' : Impossible to remain frozen in front of the simple but very effective 'Something's Wrong' or in the guitar solo of 'Slide Master'. We can also note, in addition to the remarkable performance of 'Bernard Allison' whether on vocals or on guitar, the very beautiful saxophone solos of 'José James' in most titles and to take only one I will quote that of 'Let's Try Again' of almost 2 minutes.
In summary, this live of 'Bernard Allison' is a very beautiful moment of blues declined in all sauces and therefore should undoubtedly please all lovers of blues but is also recommended for all ears because 'Songs from the Road' perpetuates a timeless style which took its roots in the XIX century in the south of the United States...
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