Big Lonesome Radio
Editorial Reviews Recorded to analog tape with vintage mics at Easley/McCain Studios in Memphis, Big Lonesome Radio has a gritty feel that's more akin to a Howlin' Wolf or Jimmy Reed than a young man playing the blues in the 21st century has a right to sound. Melding together influences from Delta blues, Piedmont rag-style forms, and North Mississippi trance blues, Lemhouse's notes come across like crackling radio transmissions from a time gone by.
<"b00006zgwz5020"> Blues Revue, March/April 2003
There's not a single iota of pseudo-blues here... should give blues lovers hope for the future of the genre.
<"b00006zgwz5019"> Sing Out!, Fall 2003
Mark Lemhouse's debut release reveals not only a gifted songwriter and soulful, bourbon-drenched vocalist but stellar guitarist as well...
<"b00006zgwz4999"> Album Description
Nominated for two W.C. Handy Awards in "Best Acoustic Blues Album" and "Best New Artist Debut" categories, Mark Lemhouse's debut release delivers string-strangling, gut-rocking blues ecstasy. Lemhouse reaches into a wicked toolbox - containing resonator chainsaw, electric tube-amp machete, and bottleneck auger - to uproot blues tradition with a vandal's glee.
Big Lonesome Radio
Big Lonesome Radio, Music, Mark Lemhouse, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Blues, Blues Music, Electric Memphis Blues, Nominated for 2 W.C. Handy awards. "The kind of record that can reassure your faith that the blues is a still vital and thriving music... a stunning set of traditional blues played with utter authenticity, grit and passion.", Pop
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