David Olney’s Live At Norm’s River Road House Vol 1 is a hit and miss affair much like the man himself. He’s capable of writing disarmingly good songs but at other times he’s content to wallow in the kind of blustery blues rock that gives blues a bad name. When he’s at his best like on the Rounder releases High, Wide And Lonesome and Through a Glass Darkly his combination of literate, poetic lyrics and by turns somber and then preacherly delivery is hard to beat.
You can pre-order this August 26th release here now or here.
Bonus track from The Wheel:
Boss Don’t Shoot No Dice
Bonus track from The Migration
Speak Memory
Bonus track live via Folk Alley
Jerusalem Tomorrow